Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a multilayer body including dielectric layers and inner electrode layers. Each of the dielectric layers includes first crystal grains defining and functioning as plate-shaped objects that have an average thickness of less than or equal to about 300 nm and an average aspect ratio of more than or equal to about 5, each of the inner electrode layers includes second crystal grains defining and functioning as plate-shaped objects that have an average thickness of less than or equal to about 150 nm and an average aspect ratio of more than or equal to about 5, where an aspect ratio is represented by a ratio of a major axis of each plate-shaped object to a thickness of the plate-shaped object with the major axis of the plate-shaped object being orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to a thickness direction of the plate-shaped object.

Abstract: Electrical energy storage device (1), including at least one electrical component (2) and a busbar (5) for electrical power distribution, where the electrical component (2) is arranged on the busbar (5), and at least a first contact side (11) and/or a second contact side (12) of the electrical component (2) is connected to the busbar (5) by a contact element (8), and wherein the contact element (8) is formed at least partially as a mesh (7). The electrical component (2) is preferably a capacitor.

Abstract: An integrated power control assembly mounted on an axial end of a three-phase motor includes a substrate, two input busbars each of positive and negative polarities alternatively spaced apart on the substrate, a plurality of sets of paired devices, and three output busbars corresponding to the three phases of the motor, wherein a set of paired devices includes a switching semiconductor and a diode. An inner input busbar has edges adjacent to an inner input busbar of opposite polarity and an outer input busbar of opposite polarity and configured to have at least twice as many devices as the outer input busbars. One or more sets of paired devices are disposed axially on outer input busbars and on inner input busbars along the edges. An individual output busbar is disposed over and electrically coupled to one or more sets of paired devices disposed on adjacent input busbars of opposite polarity.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body having a capacitance forming portion in which first and second internal electrodes are alternately laminated with respective dielectric layers interposed therebetween, and first and second external electrodes respectively disposed on surfaces of the ceramic body. The first and second internal electrodes are respectively exposed to surfaces of the ceramic body, and first and second protrusions, each including a carbon compound, are respectively disposed on end portions of the first and second internal electrodes exposed to the surfaces of the ceramic body.

Abstract: Provided is a dielectric ceramic composition including a first component and a second component, wherein the first component comprises an oxide of Ca of 0.00 mol % to 35.85 mol % an oxide of Sr of 0.00 mol % to 47.12 mol %, an oxide of Ba of 0.00 mol % to 51.22 mol %, an oxide of Ti of 0.00 mol % to 17.36 mol %, an oxide of Zr of 0.00 mol % to 17.36 mol %, an oxide of Sn of 0.00 mol % to 2.60 mol %, an oxide of Nb of 0.00 mol % to 35.32 mol %, an oxide of Ta of 0.00 mol % to 35.32 mol %, and an oxide of V of 0.00 mol % to 2.65 mol %, and the second component includes at least (a) an oxide of Mn of 0.005% by mass to 3.500% by mass and (b) an oxide of Cu and/or an oxide of Ru.

Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes a capacitor body in which a first capacitor portion and a second capacitor portion are disposed to face each other with a connection region disposed therebetween, the connection portion having a predetermined thickness in which an internal electrode is not formed. The first capacitor portion comprises first and second internal electrodes that are alternately disposed with a dielectric layer interposed therebetween, and the second capacitor portion comprises third and fourth internal electrodes that are alternately disposed with a dielectric layer interposed therebetween. First and second external electrodes connected to the internal electrodes respectively comprise first and second internal layers containing copper (Cu), and first and second external layers containing silver (Ag) or nickel (Ni), and palladium (Pd).

Abstract: A capacitor includes a first metal layer disposed on a wafer or substrate, a first polarized dielectric layer above the first metal layer and comprising a plurality of electrets formed by aligning molecular dipoles throughout a three-dimensional surface area of a polarizable dielectric material during polarization by applying a momentary electric field of positive or negative polarity, a second metal layer disposed on the first polarized dielectric layer to electrically isolate the first polarized dielectric layer, and a second polarized dielectric layer above the second metal layer, the second polarized dielectric layer comprising a plurality of electrets formed by aligning molecular dipoles throughout a three-dimensional surface area of a polarizable dielectric material during polarization by applying a second momentary electric field of opposing polarity.

Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body having a dielectric layer; a solid electrolyte layer in contact with the dielectric layer of the anode body; and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution contains a solvent and a solute. The solvent contains a glycol compound. The solute contains an acid component and a base component. A mass of the acid component in the solute is greater than a mass of the base component in the solute. The acid component contains a first aromatic compound having a hydroxyl group.

Abstract: A parallel plate capacitor including a cathode core that further includes a pair of parallel electrodes and a dielectric material layer positioned between the pair of parallel electrodes. The capacitor also includes a dielectric liquid medium, where the cathode core is at least partially submerged in the dielectric liquid medium.

Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes: a capacitor body including first and second internal electrodes alternately stacked with a dielectric layer interposed therebetween, and having first to six surfaces, the first internal electrode being exposed through the third, fifth, and sixth surfaces, the second internal electrode being exposed through the fourth, fifth, and sixth surfaces; first and second side portions disposed on the fifth and sixth surfaces of the capacitor body; and first and second external electrodes. The capacitor body includes upper and lower cover portions disposed on an upper surface of an uppermost internal electrode and a lower surfaces of a lowermost internal electrode, respectively, in a stacking direction of the first and second internal electrodes. The first and second side portions and the upper and lower cover portions include zirconium (Zr).

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body, including dielectric layers and internal electrodes, and external electrodes disposed on external surfaces of the ceramic body and electrically connected to the internal electrodes. Each of the internal electrodes includes a nickel-cobalt (Ni—Co) alloy, and a content of the cobalt (Co) is 0.01 at % to 10 at % based on 100 at % of the nickel (Ni).

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a multilayer ceramic electronic component includes preparing a ceramic green sheet, forming an internal electrode pattern by coating a paste for an internal electrode including a conductive powder including one or more of tungsten (W), molybdenum (Mo), chromium (Cr), and cobalt (Co), the sum of which is 1 to 20 wt o, and including tin (Sn), on the ceramic green sheet, forming a ceramic multilayer structure by stacking ceramic green sheets on which the internal electrode pattern is formed, and forming a body including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode by sintering the ceramic multilayer structure.

Abstract: A multi-layer ceramic electronic device includes an element body and terminal electrodes. The terminal electrodes include end electrode parts covering ends of the element body in which internal electrode layers are led and upper electrode parts continuing to the end electrode parts and each partially covering an upper surface of the element body in a lamination direction. An upper-surface cover layer covering the upper surface of the element body located between the upper electrode parts has an external surface substantially flush with external surfaces of the upper electrode parts. The terminal electrodes are not substantially formed on a lower surface of the element body located opposite to the upper surface of the element body in the lamination direction.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body having a capacitance forming portion including dielectric layers and first and second internal electrodes laminated with respective dielectric layers interposed therebetween, a first external electrode connected to the first internal electrode and including a first conductive layer and a first band portion, and a second external electrode connected to the second internal electrode and including a second conductive layer and a second band portion. Tb/Tc is 0.85 or more, where Tc is a maximum thickness of each of the first and second conductive layers and Tb is a maximum thickness of each of the first and second band portions.

Abstract: An inductor includes a conductor and an exterior member containing magnetic material. The conductor includes a main body embedded in the exterior member, a pair of lead-out parts connected to the main body, and a pair of electrode parts coupled to the main body and disposed outside the exterior member. The main body includes first and second conductive plates. The first conductive plate includes a pair of first end parts connected to the electrode parts, respectively, and a first central part sandwiched between the first end parts in a longitudinal direction. The second conductive plate includes a second central part connected to the first central part at a first connecting location and a pair of second end parts sandwiching the second central part therebetween in the longitudinal direction. The main body is bent at the first connecting location such that the first main surface faces the second main surface with a space in between. One of the first end parts is joined to one of the second end parts.

Abstract: A capacitor component includes a body including a plurality of dielectric layers and first and second internal electrodes, alternately disposed to face each other with respective dielectric layers interposed therebetween, and first and second external electrodes disposed on external surfaces of the body and connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively. The body includes a capacitance forming portion, in which capacitance is formed by including the first and second internal electrodes, cover portions disposed above and below the capacitance forming portion, respectively, and margin portions disposed on both side surfaces of the capacitance forming portion, respectively. At least one selected from the cover portions and the margin portions includes a plurality of graphene platelets.

Abstract: A coil component includes a winding core, and a first wire and a second wire that are spirally wound around the winding core, that have substantially the same number of turns, that are not electrically connected to each other, and that have a twisted portion at which the first wire and the second wire are twisted together. In the coil component, the first wire and the second wire are wound around the winding core such that layers are formed. The twist pitch of the twisted portion at a turn in a first layer differs from the twist pitch of the twisted portion at a turn adjacent thereto in a second layer.

Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a dielectric layer, and a first internal electrode and a second internal electrode alternately disposed with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween. The first internal electrode includes a first main portion and a first lead portion connecting the first main portion, and the second internal electrode includes a second main portion and a second lead portion connecting the second main portion, and the lead portion of the first internal electrode and a main portion of the second internal electrode are partially overlapped.

Abstract: Provided is a reactor including a coil and a magnetic core that includes inner core portions arranged inside of a wound portions and outer core portions arranged outside of the wound portions. A sensor measures a physical amount that is related to a combined body of the coil and the magnetic core. A wiring locking portion locks a wiring of the sensor. The wiring locking portion includes a first claw member and a second claw member. A wiring path is formed inside a bent portion of the claw members. The second claw member is spaced apart from the first claw member a distance L between the leading end of the first claw member and the leading end of the second claw member in the Y direction is greater than 1 times the diameter of the wiring and less than or equal to 1.5 times the diameter of the wiring.

Abstract: The present invention provides a small electronic device including an actuation component that operates using an electromagnetic force, a power storage device, and a case in which the actuation component and the power storage device are stored, in which the power storage device is formed of a non-magnetic body.