Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.

Sadayoshi Kato

Hitoshi Kikuchi

Jun Nishikawa

Yasutomo Suga

Masataka Watabe

Kunihiro Matsushita

Nobuhiro Sasaki

Tadashi Itoi

Makoto Miyashiro

A multi-layer ceramic electronic component includes: a ceramic body including a main surface facing in a first direction, an end surface facing in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, a side surface facing in a third direction orthogonal to the first and second directions, and internal electrodes laminated in the first direction; and an external electrode formed on a surface of the ceramic body, the external electrode including a base film including an end-surface-covering portion that covers the end surface, and a main-surface-covering portion that covers part of the main surface continuously from the end-surface-covering portion, an electrically conductive thin film including a base-covering portion that covers the main-surface-covering portion, and a ceramic-body-covering portion that extends from the base-covering portion in the second direction and covers part of the main surface, and a plating film that covers the electrically conductive thin film and the base film.

Multi-layer ceramic electronic component having external electrode with base film and electrically conductive thin film

Recycled ceramic slurry is produced by a method including the steps: dissolving the waste material of unfired ceramic in a solvent to form a waste solution; and adjusting a composition of the waste solution to thereby produce the recycled ceramic slurry. If the waste material of unfired ceramic includes a metal component, the metal component may be removed therefrom before the step of adjusting the composition of the waste solution.

Recycled ceramic slurry, recycled ceramic powder, ceramic electronic part, and fabricating methods therefor

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Sadayoshi Kato