Ceramic capacitor with nickel-solder electrodes
AssigneeTaiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
InventorsMasayoshi Shibayama, Yuji Nakano, Youji Shimizu
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Abstract
A tubular ceramic body has formed thereon inner and outer electrodes each comprising a nickel layer in direct contact with the ceramic body and a solder layer overlying the nickel layer. Of tin-lead composition, the solder layer is intended to make leads or the like readily solderable to the electrodes. According to the manufacturing process of the capacitor, the nickel layer is formed by electroless plating, and the solder layer by electroplating.
Claims6
A capacitor comprising a tube of ceramic, and inner and outer electrodes formed on said ceramic tube so as to be electrically insulated from each other, each of said inner and outer electrodes comprising a first nickel layer formed on and in direct contact with said ceramic tube, an insulating layer formed on said first nickel layer, an unfired second nickel layer overlying said insulating layer, and a plated solder layer overlying said second nickel layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.