Patent ID: 7541306

Claim:
A powder composition for use in forming a dielectric material for use in a multilayer ceramic chip capacitor comprising, prior to sintering, a blend of: a. BaTiO 3 , and the following, per 100 mole parts of BaTiO 3 : b. about 0.01 to about 2 mole parts ZrO 2 , c. about 1 to about 6 mole parts BaCO 3 , d. about 0.05 to about 0.5 mole parts MnCO 3 , e. about 0.01 to about 0.4 mole parts MoO 3 , f. about 0.05 to about 2.5 mole parts MgO, g. about 0.5 to about 7 mole parts Y 2 O 3 , and h. about 0.3 to about 4 mole parts SiO 2 .