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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
May. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd., Taito-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/187 (2006.01); H01L 41/273 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/187 (2013.01); H01L 41/1873 (2013.01); H01L 41/273 (2013.01);
Abstract
A piezoelectric element includes first internal electrodes and second electrodes, as well as piezoelectric ceramic layers that are made of ceramics and arranged between the first internal electrodes and second internal electrodes. Manganese is present relatively more abundantly in the areas of the piezoelectric ceramic layers adjacent to the first internal electrodes and second internal electrodes, compared to at the centers of the piezoelectric ceramic layers. Insulation performance of the piezoelectric element is kept from dropping over the course of use.