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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2008
Applicant:
Dai Matsuoka, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Dai Matsuoka, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
TDK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A varistor has a ceramic composition to exhibit nonlinear voltage-current characteristics, and at least two electrodes arranged to sandwich at least a portion of the ceramic composition. The ceramic composition contains a mixture phase in which a first phase containing zinc oxide as a major component, and a second phase comprised of an oxide of Ca and Si are mixed.