Patent ID: 8518844

Claim:
A dielectric ceramic composition consisting essentially of a composition having a composition formula of 100(Ba 1-x Ca x )TiO 3 +aR 2 O 3 +bV 2 O 5 +cZrO 2 +dMnO where R is at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of Y, La, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm and Yb, and a, b, c and d denote values in terms of moles, and which substantially satisfy: 0.03≦x≦0.20, 0.05≦a≦3.50, 0.22≦b≦2.50, 0.05≦c≦3.0, and 0.01≦d≦0.30.