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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2001
Hiromichi Takeda, Fukui-ken, JP;
Hiroyuki Kishishita, Fukui-ken, JP;
Hidetoshi Kita, Fukui-ken, JP;
Keizo Morita, Fukui, JP;
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A grinding method, in which the grinding operation is performed on a plurality of workpieces having different thicknesses with an end surface in the thickness direction of each workpiece being a surface to be ground, includes the steps of holding the workpieces with a holder such that the surfaces to be ground of the individual workpieces are aligned in the same plane, and grinding the surfaces to be ground of the workpieces while the workpieces are held by the holder. An electronic component provided with an element ground by the grinding method, and a variable capacitor provided with an element ground by the grinding method are also disclosed.