Patent ID: 6517931
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: B32B,C04B,H01G,Y10T

Abstract:
A low temperature fired multilayer ceramic capacitor device comprising a plurality of layers of dielectric material having electrically conductive electrodes formed there between, said multilayer ceramic capacitor device being formed by a process comprising:(i) providing a plurality of layers of green dielectric tape; (ii) providing a conductive ink composition comprising a silver powder, a vehicle and an inhibitor, said silver powder having a maximum particle size of less than about 1.0 &mgr;m, and said inhibitor comprising a powdered ceramic metal oxide composition having particles having a maximum particle size of less than about 0.9 &mgr;m; (iii) depositing said conductive ink composition upon said layers of green dielectric tape, said conductive ink composition being arranged on said layers of green dielectric tape so as to form conductive electrodes upon firing; (iv) stacking said layers of green dielectric tape in a registry and laminating said layers of green dielectric tape together to form a monolith; and (v) firing said monolith at a temperature of from about 860Â° C. to about 940Â° C.