Patent ID: 7042707

Claim:
A multilayer ceramic capacitor having internal electrode layers and dielectric layers, wherein a thickness of said dielectric layer is 2.0 μm or less, and an average particle number per one dielectric layer obtained by dividing the thickness of said dielectric layer by an average particle diameter of dielectric particles composing said dielectric layer is in a range of 3 to 6, wherein said dielectric layer includes a main component containing barium titanate; and 0.1 to 3 moles of an oxide of Mg in terms of MgO, 0 to 0.5 mole of an oxide of Mn in terms of MnO, 0 to 0.5 mole of an oxide of V in terms of V 2 O 5 , 0 to 5 moles of an oxide of Y in terms of Y 2 O 3 , 2 to 12 moles of an oxide of Si in terms of SiO 2 , and 2 to 12 moles of oxides of Ba and Ca in terms of (BaO+CaO) as subcomponents with respect to 100 moles of said main component.