Patent ID: 7923395

Claim:
A dielectric ceramic composition in a multilayer ceramic capacitor consisting essentially of a composition of formula: {[(CaO) t (SrO) 1-t ] m [(ZrO 2 ) v (TiO 2 ) 1-v ]} 1-s-x A s E x wherein: A is a transition metal oxide of a transition metal selected from Cu, Mn, Mo, W, Ta, Sc, Y, Hf, Nb and combinations there of; E is an oxide of an element selected from the group consisting of Ge, Si, Ga and combinations thereof; m is 0.98 to 1.02; t is >0.5 and ≦0.9; v is 0.8 to 1.0; and s and x are selected from the group consisting of: a) x≦0.08, 0.0001≦s≦0.043 and x>1.86s; and b) 0<x≦0.0533, 0.0001≦s≦0.08 and x<0.667s.