Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.

Makoto Sakata

Nobuyuki Yamaguchi

Ryuichi Shibasaki

A multi-layer ceramic capacitor includes a ceramic body and external electrodes. The ceramic body includes ceramic layers laminated in a first direction, first and second internal electrodes between the ceramic layers, a facing portion in which the internal electrodes face in the first direction, and a cover that covers the facing portion in the first direction. The facing portion includes a first region including at least one element of manganese, a rare-earth element, or magnesium and having a flat distribution of a concentration of the element along the first direction, and a second region disposed between the cover and the first region and having an increasing concentration of the element from the first region toward the cover. The ceramic layers include a capacitance forming layer between the first and second internal electrodes, and a dummy layer between the first or second internal electrodes and across the first and second regions.

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Tokyo, Japan

Makoto Sakata