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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2006
Applicants:
Hidenori Katsumura, Hyogo, JP;
Tatsuya Inoue, Osaka, JP;
Keiji Kobatashi, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A varistor includes a ceramic substrate having an insulating property, a varistor layer provided on the ceramic substrate and mainly containing zinc oxide, a first glass ceramic layer provided on the second surface of the varistor layer, first and second internal electrodes provided in the varistor layer and facing each other. The varistor has a small, thin size, and has sufficient varistor characteristics against surge voltages. The varistor provides a small electronic component module with resistance to static electricity and surge voltages.