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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Guenther Greier, Graz-St. Peter, AT;
Heinrich Zoedl, Deutschlandsberg, AT;
Guenter Engel, Leibnitz, AT;
Reinhard Sperlich, Kolbermoor, DE;
Assignee:
Epcos AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 7/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 7/10 ;
Abstract
The invention is directed to a low-capacitance multi-layer varistor having a ceramic body and two terminals that are applied on the ceramic body spaced from one another. The ceramic body is constructed in film technology with multi-layer structure and preferably comprises inner electrodes whose ends lie opposite one another with a gap.