Patent ID: 7556747

Claim:
An electrically conductive paste to be sintered comprising main components including a metal powder, a glass frit, and an organic vehicle, wherein the metal powder comprises spherical particles (A) having an average primary-particle diameter of 0.1 to 1 μm and spherical particles (B) having an average primary-particle diameter of 50 nm or less, and the content of spherical particles (A) is in the range of 50 to 99 wt % and the content of spherical particles (B) is in the range of 1 to 50 wt % relative to the total amount of metal particles; the content of the glass frit is in the range of 0.1 wt % to 15 wt % to the total amount of the glass frit and the metal powder; the electrically conductive paste exhibits a volume resistivity of 3 μΩ·cm or less at a sintering temperature of 500° C.; and the organic vehicle contains a cellulose resin or an acrylic resin.