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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2005
Applicants:
Toshiya Imai, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideyasu Ando, Tokyo, JP;
Susumu Nishiwaki, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A non-linear resistor comprises a sintered body having zinc oxide as a main component, a side-surface high resistance layer arranged at a side-surface of the sintered body, and an electrode arranged at upper and lower surfaces of the sintered body. The side-surface high resistance layer is formed of a specifically selected material. The end-to-end distance between an end portion of the electrode and a nonlinear resistor end portion including the side-surface high resistance layer falls within a range of 0 mm to the thickness of the side-surface high resistance layer+0.01 mm.