Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
310364000 | Multilayer | 55 |
20080218034 | Piezo Actuator and Method For The Production Thereof - The invention is a method for producing a piezo actuator starting with the assembly of a plurality of actuator layers made of a ceramic material and a plurality of metallic layer electrodes disposed between the actuator layers to form a green member. The metallic layer electrodes are alternately electrically connected a respective terminal electrode via which a voltage can be applied to the layer electrodes. The terminal electrode extends within the piezo actuator through respective longitudinal bores. The piezo actuator has an end face and an opposing base. According to the inventive production method, the terminal electrode protrudes from the end face of the green member. The green member is heated until the sintering process has been completed, during which the end of the terminal electrode that protrudes from the end face is supported such that the green member is not deformed during the sintering process. A piezo actuator produced according to the method encompasses at least one terminal electrode which is configured in a tubular manner and extends inside the piezo actuator. | 09-11-2008 |
20080231147 | LAMINATED PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A multilayer piezoelectric device including a body having internal electrode layers and piezoelectric ceramic layers alternately stacked. The internal electrode layers contain Cu as a major component, the piezoelectric ceramic layers contain a compound oxide represented by Pb(Ti, Zr)O | 09-25-2008 |
20080238264 | Multi-Layer Piezoelectric Element and Method for Manufacturing the Same - The multi-layer piezoelectric element comprises a stack having an active portion constituted from at least one piezoelectric layer and a plurality of internal electrodes consisting of first and second internal electrodes placed one on another, the active portion being subjected to expansion and contraction in response to a voltage applied across the first internal electrode and the second internal electrode, and external electrodes formed on two side faces of the stack with one thereof being connected to the first internal electrode and the other connected to the second internal electrode, wherein each of the external electrodes is constituted from three or more layers including a first layer formed in contact with the side face of the stack and a second layer formed on the first layer, to provide a multi-layer piezoelectric element having high durability. | 10-02-2008 |
20090015109 | Monolithic Piezoelectric Component Comprising a Mechanical Uncoupling, Method for Producing Same and Use Thereof - A piezoelectric component includes at least one monolithic piezo element, having at least a first electrode layer, at least a second electrode layer and at least one piezoceramic layer located between the electrode layers. The piezoelectric component is characterized in that at least between one of the electrode layers and the piezoceramic layer is provided an uncoupling layer which is in direct contact with at least one of the layers for mechanically uncoupling the electrode layer and the piezoceramic layer. A method for producing such a piezoelectric component is disclosed. The piezoelectric component is used in automotive technique for controlling an internal combustion engine injection valve. | 01-15-2009 |
20090039738 | High frequency ultrasound transducers based on ceramic films - A design and a manufacturing method of ultrasound transducers based on films of ferro-electric ceramic material is presented, the transducers being particularly useful for operating at frequencies above 10 MHz. The manufacturing technique can involve tape-casting of the ceramic films, deposition of the ceramic films onto a substrate with thick film printing, sol-gel, or other deposition techniques, where manufacturing methods for load matching layers and composite ceramic layers are described. The designs also involve acoustic load matching layers that provide particularly wide bandwidth of the transducers, and also multi-band operation of the transducers. The basic designs can be used for elements in a transducer array, that provides the frequency characteristics of the single element transducers, for array steering of the focus and possibly also direction of a pulsed ultrasound beam at high frequencies and multi-band frequencies. | 02-12-2009 |
20090045703 | Bulk acoustic wave structure with aluminum cooper nitride piezoelectric layer and related method - According to an exemplary embodiment, a bulk acoustic wave structure includes a lower electrode situated over a substrate. The bulk acoustic wave structure further includes a piezoelectric layer situated over the lower electrode, where the piezoelectric layer comprises aluminum copper nitride. The bulk acoustic wave structure further includes an upper electrode situated over the lower electrode. The bulk acoustic wave structure can further include a bond pad connected to the upper electrode, where the bond pad comprises aluminum copper. The lower electrode can include a high density metal situated adjacent to the piezoelectric layer and a high conductivity metal layer underlying the high density metal layer. | 02-19-2009 |
20090045704 | Method for forming a multi-layer electrode underlying a piezoelectric layer and related structure - According to an exemplary embodiment, a method of forming a multi-layer electrode for growing a piezoelectric layer thereon includes a step of forming a high conductivity metal layer over a substrate. The method further includes a step of forming a seed layer over the high conductivity metal layer. The method further includes a step of forming a high density metal layer over the seed layer. The method further includes a step of forming a piezoelectric layer over the high density metal layer. The high conductivity metal layer, the seed layer, and the high density metal layer form the multi-layer electrode on which the piezoelectric layer is grown. | 02-19-2009 |
20090085443 | Piezoelectric device and liquid-ejecting head - The piezoelectric device includes a substrate, a first electrode deposited on the substrate, a piezoelectric film deposited on top of at least a part of the first electrode by vapor phase deposition, a second electrode deposited on the piezoelectric film and having a water vapor transmission rate of not more than 1 g/m | 04-02-2009 |
20090108709 | PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE - [Problem] To provide a piezoelectric device with which it is possible to prevent a brazing material from attaching to a vibrating area, prevent solder eating, and to thereby obtain excellent vibration characteristics. | 04-30-2009 |
20090115293 | Stacked Mechanical Nanogenerators - An electric power generator includes a first conductive layer, a plurality of semiconducting piezoelectric nanostructures, a second conductive layer and a plurality of conductive nanostructures. The first conductive layer has a first surface from which the semiconducting piezoelectric nanostructures extend. The second conductive layer has a second surface and is parallel to the first conductive layer so that the second surface faces the first surface of the first conductive layer. The conductive nanostructures depend downwardly therefrom. The second conductive layer is spaced apart from the first conductive layer at a distance so that when a force is applied, the semiconducting piezoelectric nanostructures engage the conductive nanostructures so that the piezoelectric nanostructures bend, thereby generating a potential difference across the at semiconducting piezoelectric nanostructures and also thereby forming a Schottky barrier between the semiconducting piezoelectric nanostructures and the conductive nanostructures. | 05-07-2009 |
20100066213 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING QUARTZ RESONATOR ELEMENT, QUARTZ RESONATOR ELEMENT, QUARTZ RESONATOR, AND QUARTZ OSCILLATOR - To provide a method of manufacturing a quartz resonator element having a small CI value, a quartz resonator element manufactured by this method, a quartz resonator, and a quartz oscillator. | 03-18-2010 |
20100079038 | PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR AND ELECTRODE STRUCTURE OF PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR - Provided are a piezoelectric vibrator and an electrode structure of the piezoelectric vibrator. The piezoelectric vibrator includes a piezoelectric material vibrating according to an electric signal, first and second electrode structures formed on the upper surface and the undersurface of the piezoelectric material, and including first to fourth layers sequentially stacked thereon, respectively. The first and third layers are formed of an alloy including Cr. The second and fourth layers are formed of Ag or an alloy including Ag. | 04-01-2010 |
20100117493 | PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - Upper adhesion layer | 05-13-2010 |
20100133958 | Piezoelectric devices and methods for manufacturing same - Methods are disclosed for manufacturing piezoelectric vibrating pieces and devices including such pieces. According to an embodiment of the method, a piezoelectric vibrating piece is produced from a piezoelectric wafer. To form the piece, a profile of the piezoelectric vibrating piece is formed in a piezoelectric wafer. A first metal film (chromium; Cr) is formed on the surface of the piezoelectric piece. The chromium film is surface-oxidized to form a film having Cr foundation layer and an oxidized surface. A second metal film (gold; Au) is formed on the oxidized surface. Then, in selected regions not destined to become electrodes, the second metal film is removed, leaving electrode patterns at designated regions of the piezoelectric vibrating piece. | 06-03-2010 |
20100156251 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT - The invention relates to a method for producing a piezoelectric actuator in which a metallization paste is applied to a sintered piezoelectric stack and a flexible metal electrode is arranged on top of the paste. In a subsequent baking or firing step, a base metallic coating is formed from the metallization paste, whereby the base coating is permanently connected to the piezoelectric stack and to the flexible metal electrode. Alternatively, the metallization paste can be applied to a green body which is subsequently sintered so that a first layer of a base metallic coating is formed in the sintering step. A metallization paste is applied to the first layer in a similar manner and a flexible metal electrode is arranged thereon, whereby the metal electrode becomes fixed during a second baking step. | 06-24-2010 |
20100213796 | PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME, AND AUTOMOBILE - A piezoelectric device according to the present invention includes lead wires ( | 08-26-2010 |
20100244633 | ACTUATOR - An actuator includes: an ion conductive polymer layer including an ion conductive polymer; a pair of electrode layers disposed on both surfaces of the ion conductive polymer layer; and an ionic liquid contained in the ion conductive polymer layer and the electrode layers; wherein the electrode layers contain at least an ion conductive polymer and carbon powder, and kinds of carbon powders included on an inside and an outside of the electrode layers are different from each other. | 09-30-2010 |
20100244634 | ACTUATOR - An actuator includes an ion-conductive polymer layer made of a first ion-conductive polymer, a pair of electrode layers provided one on each side of the ion-conductive polymer layer and made of a second ion-conductive polymer and conductive powder, and ions contained in the ion-conductive polymer layer and electrode layers. The first and second ion-conductive polymers differ in functional group type from each other. | 09-30-2010 |
20100314973 | Piezoelectric Device with Magnetically Enhanced Piezoelectricity - A piezoelectric device is disclosed. The piezoelectric device includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer and a piezoelectric layer. The piezoelectric layer is disposed between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer. Both the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer are electrically conductive layers and are capable of generating magnetic fields. | 12-16-2010 |
20100320876 | Piezoelectric Multilayer Component - A piezoelectric multilayer component has a stack of green piezoceramic layers arranged one on top of the other. A first electrode layer is applied onto a piezoceramic layer and contains a first metal. A structured sacrificial layer is applied onto a further piezoceramic layer, adjacent to the first electrode layer in the stacking direction, and contains a higher concentration of the first metal than does the first electrode layer. When the intermediate product is sintered, the first metal diffuses from the structured sacrificial layer to the first electrode layer and in the process leaves cavities which form a weak layer. | 12-23-2010 |
20100327703 | PIEZOELECTRIC/ELECTROSTRICTIVE ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF - Disclosed is a piezoelectric/electrostrictive element equipped with a piezoelectric/electrostrictive drive unit having a piezoelectric/electrostrictive body, and a film external terminal electrode containing substantially no glass component and being disposed on at least one surface of the piezoelectric/electrostrictive body. The external terminal electrode is an electrode having a laminated structure equipped with a first electrode layer made of a first electrode material being disposed to contact the piezoelectric/electrostrictive body closely and containing a first metal component and a piezoelectric/electrostrictive material, and a second electrode layer made of a second electrode material containing a second metal component and substantially no piezoelectric/electrostrictive material, which the first and second metal components are in the same element system. | 12-30-2010 |
20110006644 | Piezoelectric Multilayer Component - A piezoelectric multilayer component includes a stack of piezoceramic layers, which are arranged one on top of the other, and electrode layers. The stack has a first area and a second area. The second area contains a disturbance material, which is used to make the second area less mechanically robust than the first area. | 01-13-2011 |
20110018401 | Multilayer Piezoelectric Actuator - In a multilayer piezoelectric actuator, external electrodes are formed on external surfaces of a multilayer piezoelectric body in which a plurality of internal electrodes and a plurality of piezoelectric layers are stacked on top of one another. Each of the external electrodes includes a base electrode and a stress-absorbing external-electrode member formed on the base electrode. The stress-absorbing external-electrode member is provided with an elastically deformable elastic structure, and a planar portion, which is continuous with the elastic structure and has at least an area sufficient for bonding a feeder terminal such as a lead line thereto. | 01-27-2011 |
20110037351 | Multilayer Piezoelectric Actuator - A multilayer piezoelectric actuator having external electrodes formed on external surfaces of a multilayer piezoelectric body in which a plurality of internal electrodes and a plurality of piezoelectric layers are stacked on top of one another. Each of the external electrodes includes a base electrode and a stress-absorbing electrode member formed on the base electrode. The stress-absorbing electrode member includes an elastic structure that elastically deforms when subject to an external force and fixed portions that are fixed to the base electrode. The fixed portions have a shape that extends parallel to edge portions of the internal electrodes, and each of the fixed portions has a width dimension that does not reach an adjacent internal electrode in the stacking direction. | 02-17-2011 |
20110043078 | Piezoelectric component and manufacturing method thereof - A piezoelectric component that has a superior level of molding pressure resistance while reducing the height and size thereof, is manufactured at low cost by using a photosensitive resin film to which is added a nano filler or a mica filler. The invention relates to a piezoelectric component and a manufacturing method of a piezoelectric component comprising: a piezoelectric substrate; a comb electrode formed on a main surface of the piezoelectric substrate; a piezoelectric device composed of wiring electrodes having device wiring sections disposed adjacent to the comb electrode; an insulation layer formed on an upper surface of the device wiring sections; a rewiring layer formed on an upper surface of the insulation layer; a protective film layer that is composed of an inorganic material and that covers the entire upper surface of the rewiring layer excluding the comb electrode; an outer periphery wall section formed by laminating a photosensitive resin film to which is added a nano filler onto the protective film layer; a ceiling section formed by laminating the photosensitive resin film to which is added a nano filler or a mica filler onto top openings of the outer periphery wall section; and electrode posts formed so as to pass through the outer periphery wall section and the ceiling section. Here the photosensitive resin film to which is added a nano filler is composed of a photosensitive resin to which is added an inorganic nano filler with a mean particle size of 1.0 nm or less, and has an elastic modulus of 3.0 GPa or greater. | 02-24-2011 |
20110074252 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR AND PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR - A method for manufacturing a piezoelectric actuator is provided. The method includes: forming a diffusion-preventive layer having an electrical conductivity on a partial surface thereof on a surface of a vibration plate formed of a metallic material; forming a piezoelectric layer on the surfaces of the diffusion-preventive layer and the vibration plate; forming an electrode in an area of the piezoelectric layer which overlaps the partial surface of the diffusion-preventive layer having the electrical conductivity; forming an extraction electrode in an area of the piezoelectric layer which does not overlap the diffusion-preventive layer; and heating the piezoelectric layer and the vibration plate after the piezoelectric layer is formed so as to diffuse metallic atoms of the metallic material of which the vibration plate is formed to the piezoelectric layer, thereby making the extraction electrode be in conduction with the partial surface of the diffusion-preventive layer having the electrical conductivity. | 03-31-2011 |
20110115341 | Insulated Film Use in a Mems Device - A method of forming an actuator and an actuable device formed by this method are disclosed. This method includes depositing a photoimageable material to form a first photoimageable layer on a piezoelectric layer; patterning the first photoimageable layer to form an aperture; and disposing a first conductive layer on the first photoimageable layer. The first conductive layer partially overlies the first photoimageable layer such that a first portion of the first conductive layer contacts the first photoimageable layer and a second portion of the first conductive layer electrically contacts the piezoelectric layer in the aperture. | 05-19-2011 |
20110241494 | MULTI-LAYERED ACTUATOR WITH EXTERNAL ELECTRODES MADE OF A METALLIC, POROUS, EXPANDABLE CONDUCTIVE LAYER - A monolithic multilayer actuator made of a sintered stack of thin films of piezoceramio with embedded metallic internal electrodes. All metallic internal electrodes of one polarity are electrically connected in parallel by way of a base metallization applied to the stack and wherein an external electrode is connected in an electrically conducting manner to the base metallization for electrical contacting purposes. In order to provide that the external electrode can be applied to the base metallization using simple and cost-effective means so that said electrode is expandable such that it dissipates the cracks arising from cracking energy in the actuator without the external electrode disconnecting in the process that are sintered together, the layer being applied onto the base metallization. | 10-06-2011 |
20110248607 | Piezoelectric Actuator with Outer Electrode - A piezoelectric actuator of a multilayer design which has a stack of piezoelectric layers and electrode layers arranged in between. The electrode layers are contacted by way of two outer electrodes, which have a multiplicity of wires. The outer electrodes are fastened in fastening regions on first side faces of the stack (11) and are led around the edge of the stack that is closest to the respective fastening region. | 10-13-2011 |
20110316392 | PIEZOELECTRIC RESONATOR AND ELECTRODE STRUCTURE THEREOF - There are provided an electrode structure of a piezoelectric resonator and a piezoelectric resonator including the same. The piezoelectric resonator includes: a piezoelectric plate vibrated by an electrical signal; and first and second electrodes having first to fourth layers stacked on both surfaces thereof, wherein the first and third layers are made of at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, Ni, Cr, an alloy including Ti and an alloy including Cr and the second and fourth layers are made of Ag or an alloy including Ag. | 12-29-2011 |
20120062074 | PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR, LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A piezoelectric element includes a first electrode, a first multilayer composite disposed on the first electrode, a second multilayer composite disposed on the first electrode with a distance from the first multilayer composite, and a covering layer covering the side surfaces of the first and second multilayer composites and the surface of the first electrode between the first multilayer composite and the second multilayer composite. The first and second multilayer composites each include a piezoelectric layer and a second electrode over the piezoelectric layer. The first electrode contains a metal that can react with chlorine, and has at least one of a bump and a dip at the surface thereof between the first multilayer composite and the second multilayer composite. | 03-15-2012 |
20120161587 | HAPTIC ACTUATOR USING CELLULOSE ELECTRO-ACTIVE PAPER FILM - A haptic actuator using a cellulose electro-active paper film is provided. The haptic actuator includes a cellulose electro-active paper film exhibiting a piezoelectric phenomenon and a metal electrode for applying electricity to the electro-active paper film, so that the haptic actuator can be provided in the form of a thin film, can manifest high transparency, and can produce displacement to the magnitude of sufficiently stimulating the sensor receptors of a user's skin in response to the applied electricity. Also, the haptic actuator is friendly to the environment and humans thanks to the use of cellulose which is an environmentally friendly material. | 06-28-2012 |
20120194038 | ELECTRODE OF A PIEZO FILM ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER - A piezo film ultrasonic transducer has a piezo film including first and second opposing surfaces and a working portion and a lead-out portion. A first plated metal electrode layer is on the first surface of the working portion and the lead-out portion of the piezo film; a first conductive layer is on the first metal plated electrode layer; and a second metal electrode layer is on the opposite surface of the working portion and the lead-out portion. A first conductive layer is on the first metal electrode layer and a second conductive layer is on the second metal electrode layer. | 08-02-2012 |
20120235544 | LEAD TYPE PIEZOELECTRIC RESONATOR DEVICE - A lead type piezoelectric resonator device includes a piezoelectric resonator plate and a lead terminal that supports the piezoelectric resonator plate. The piezoelectric resonator plate is provided with a terminal electrode that is electrically connected to the lead terminal, and the lead terminal is provided with a bonding layer that is electrically connected to the piezoelectric resonator plate. The piezoelectric resonator plate and the lead terminal are electromechanically bonded to each other by the terminal electrode and the bonding layer. A bonding material containing an Sn—Cu alloy is produced from the terminal electrode and the bonding layer by the bonding of the terminal electrode and the bonding layer. | 09-20-2012 |
20120248944 | Piezoelectric resonator and electrode structure thereof - There are provided a piezoelectric resonator and an electrode structure thereof. The piezoelectric resonator includes: a piezoelectric body oscillated according to an electrical signal; and first and second electrodes each including first and second electrode layers stacked on respective both surfaces of the piezoelectric body, wherein the first electrode layer includes one or more selected from the group consisting of chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), titanium (Ti), and an alloy including any one thereof, the ratio of the thickness of the first electrode layer to the thickness of the first or second electrode is 3% to 30%; and the second electrode layer includes copper (Cu) or an alloy including copper (Cu), and the ratio of the thickness of the second electrode layer to the thickness of the first or second electrode is 70% to 97%. | 10-04-2012 |
20130020913 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - An electronic component has an element body, an external electrode, and an insulating material. The element body has a pair of end faces opposed to each other, a pair of principal faces extending so as to connect the pair of end faces and opposed to each other, and a pair of side faces extending so as to connect the pair of principal faces and opposed to each other. The external electrode is formed on the end face side of the element body and covers a partial region of the principal face and/or a partial region of the side face adjacent to the end face. The insulating material covers a surface of the element body except for one face which is the principal face or the side face and at least a part of which is covered by the external electrode, and the external electrode formed on the surface. | 01-24-2013 |
20130069490 | Piezoelectric Actuator And Drive Device - A piezoelectric actuator that includes a piezoelectric substrate, first and second electrodes, and a conductive layer. The first and second electrodes are configured to apply a voltage to the piezoelectric substrate. The conductive layer is formed on the first electrode. The conductive layer is made of a metal or an alloy different in color from the second electrode. | 03-21-2013 |
20130127299 | PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE OF POLYMER - The present invention relates to a piezoelectric device of a multi-layered structure on which first electrodes and second electrodes are sequentially stacked on a piezoelectric polymer and single surfaces or both surfaces of piezoelectric polymer. | 05-23-2013 |
20130221806 | NANO-PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A nano-piezoelectric generator includes a first electrode and a second electrode, at least one nano-piezoelectric unit, formed of a semiconductor piezoelectric material having a nano-structure, disposed between the first and the second electrodes, and an interlayer, formed of an insulating material, disposed between the first electrode and the at least one nano-piezoelectric unit. | 08-29-2013 |
20140035439 | PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE - A piezoelectric device according to the present invention is provided with a first electrode film, a first nonmetal electroconductive intermediate film provided on the first electrode film, a piezoelectric film provided on the first nonmetal electroconductive intermediate film, a second nonmetal electroconductive intermediate film provided on the piezoelectric film, and a second electrode film provided on the second nonmetal electroconductive intermediate film. A linear expansion coefficient of the first nonmetal electroconductive intermediate film is larger than those of the first electrode film and the piezoelectric film, and a linear expansion coefficient of the second nonmetal electroconductive intermediate film is larger than those of the second electrode film and the piezoelectric film. | 02-06-2014 |
20140062263 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR UNIT - A piezoelectric actuator unit includes a plurality of laminated piezoelectric elements, a first external electrode positioned on a first side surface of each piezoelectric element, and a conductive member connected to each first external electrode with a solder including indium, bismuth, or a mixture thereof, and some of the indium and/or bismuth in the solder is diffused into the soldered portions of the conductive member. | 03-06-2014 |
20140139075 | PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE - A piezoelectric device that prevents defects due to pyroelectric charge without limiting how the piezoelectric device can be used includes a first metal layer located on a bonding surface of a piezoelectric single crystal substrate. A second metal layer is located on a bonding surface of a support substrate. The first and second metal layers are overlaid on each other to define a metal bonded layer. Subsequently, by oxidizing the metal bonded layer, a semi-conducting layer is formed. | 05-22-2014 |
20140167568 | UNIT OF PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT - In object to provide a unit of piezoelectric element having a preferable bending strength and preferably used as a part of a driving unit, a unit of piezoelectric element comprising: a multilayer piezoelectric element, having internal electrodes laminated having a piezoelectric body layer in-between and a pair of external electrodes formed on side surfaces extending along laminating direction and electrically connected to the internal electrodes, a wiring part connected to the external electrodes via a solder part, wherein a solder is solidified, a resin part, joining one end surface in the laminating direction of the multilayer piezoelectric element and a mounting surface of a connection member placed to face the one end surface, wherein the resin part is continuous from the one end surface and the mounting surface to the solder part; and the resin part covers the solder part, is provided. | 06-19-2014 |
20140292156 | PIEZOELECTRIC/ELECTROSTRICTIVE ELEMENT AND WIRING SUBSTRATE - A piezoelectric/electrostrictive element includes a substrate, an adhesive layer, a first conductive layer, an anchor portion and a second conductive layer. The substrate contains a ceramic as a main component. The substrate has a main surface. The adhesive layer is formed on the main surface of the substrate. The adhesive layer contains a metal oxide as a main component. The first conductive layer is formed on the adhesive layer. The anchor portion is formed on the adhesive layer. The anchor portion is embedded in the conductive layer. The anchor portion contains glass as a main component. The second conductive layer is disposed opposite to the first conductive layer with the substrate located in-between. | 10-02-2014 |
20140368091 | INTERNAL ELECTRODE FOR PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE, PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE - There is provided a piezoelectric device, including: a multilayered body in which a piezoelectric layer having a first internal electrode formed thereon and a piezoelectric layer having a second internal electrode formed thereon are alternately formed; a first insulating via formed in the first internal electrode layer; a second insulating via formed in the second internal electrode layer; a first conductive via formed in the multilayered body and penetrating through the first insulating via; and a second conductive via formed in the multilayered body and penetrating through the second insulating via, wherein a diameter of the first insulating via is larger than a diameter of the first conductive via, and a diameter of the second insulating via is larger than a diameter of the second conductive via. | 12-18-2014 |
20140375174 | LOW-TEMPERATURE CO-FIRING OF MULTILAYER TEXTURED PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS WITH INNER ELECTRODES - Textured PMN-PZT fabricated by templated grain growth (TGG) method has a piezoelectric coefficient (d) of 3 to 5 times that of its random counterpart. By combining this TGG method with low-temperature co-firing ceramics (LTCC) techniques, co-fired multilayer textured piezoelectric ceramic materials with inner electrodes were produced at a temperature as low as 925° C., which silver could be used. Trilayer PMN-PZT ceramics prepared by this method show a strain increase of 2.5 times, a driving voltage decrease of 3 times, and an equivalent piezoelectric coefficient (d*) improvement of 10 to 15 times that of conventional random ceramic counterparts. Further, a co-fired magnetostrictive/piezoelectric/magnetostrictive laminate structure with silver inner electrode was also synthesized. The integration of textured piezoelectric microstructure with the cost-effective low-temperature co-fired layered structure achieves strong magnetoelectric coupling. These new materials have promising applications including as actuators, ultrasonic transducers, and use in energy harvesters. | 12-25-2014 |
20150028725 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING AN ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER AND THE TRANSDUCER OBTAINED THEREBY - An ultrasonic transducer includes a stack of flat electrodes between which are interposed ceramic wafers of substantially same surface area as the electrodes, stacked contours of the ceramic wafers and electrode wafers defining substantially flat or cylindrical side faces of the stack. A method of manufacturing the transducer includes: alternatively stacking a ceramic wafer and an electrode wafer, placing between each ceramic wafer and its two neighbouring electrodes a composition of which at least 75% by weight, or at least 80% by weight, that includes silver nanoparticles having a grain size of smaller than or equal to 80 nanometres, or smaller than or equal to 60 nanometres; and compressing the stack by heating to a temperature of less than or equal to 280° C., or between 200° C. and 250° C. | 01-29-2015 |
20150042212 | Multilayer Component and Method for Producing a Multilayer Component - A method can be used for producing a fully active stack. A stack has the sides A, B, C and D running along the stacking direction. The method includes combining and temporarily making contact with the internal electrodes that make contact with the respective side on one of the sides B or D, such that the internal electrodes that make contact with the respective side can be electrically driven selectively. The electrically driven internal electrodes are electrochemically coated on the sides A and C. The stack is singulated to form a fully active stack with the electrochemically coated internal electrodes on the sides A′ and C′. A method for producing a multilayer component comprising the fully active stack and a fully active multilayer component producible according to the method are furthermore proposed. | 02-12-2015 |
20150054388 | CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A ceramic electronic component includes an electronic component body and first and second metal terminals. The electronic component body includes a bare ceramic body and first and second outer electrodes. The first and second outer electrodes of the electronic component body are connected respectively to the first and second metal terminals by solders containing Sn as a main constituent. An alloy layer containing Ni—Sn is provided in at least a portion of a bonding interface between adjacent two of the first and second metal terminals and the first and second outer electrodes. | 02-26-2015 |
20150076967 | MULTILAYER PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT - The present disclosure relates to a multilayer piezoelectric element which includes a plurality of piezoelectric layers with a thickness of 15 μm to 100 μm each; and internal electrodes interposed between the plurality of piezoelectric layers and laminated to alternately form an anode and a cathode. | 03-19-2015 |
20150084487 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In an electronic component, an outer electrode includes a sintered layer including a sintered metal, a reinforcement layer not containing Sn but including Cu or Ni, an insulation layer, and a Sn-containing layer. The sintered layer extends from each end surface of an element assembly onto at least one main surface thereof to cover each end surface of the element assembly. The reinforcement layer extends on the sintered layer and covers the sintered layer entirely. The insulation layer is directly provided on the reinforcement layer at each end surface of the element assembly, extends in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a side surface of the element assembly, and defines a portion of a surface of the outer electrode. The Sn-containing layer covers the reinforcement layer except for a portion of the reinforcement layer that is covered by the insulation layer, and defines another portion of the surface of the outer electrode. | 03-26-2015 |
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