Abstract: A lead-free resistance paste and a lead-free resistor that is formed with the resistance paste and has a high resistance value and excellent electric characteristics are disclosed. The resistance paste is substantially made of electrically conductive particles, glass frit and an organic vehicle, wherein the electrically conductive particles are made of iridium dioxide (IrO2) alone, or of iridium dioxide and ruthenium dioxide (RuO2) which has an average particle diameter of 1.0 ?m or less, and the glass frit is glass frit that has an average particle diameter of 5 ?m or less and does not contain lead such as borosilicate glass.

Abstract: A lead-free resistance paste and a lead-free resistor that is formed with the resistance paste and has a high resistance value and excellent electric characteristics are disclosed. The resistance paste is substantially made of electrically conductive particles, glass frit and an organic vehicle, wherein the electrically conductive particles are made of iridium dioxide (IrO2) alone, or of iridium dioxide and ruthenium dioxide (RuO2) which has an average particle diameter of 1.0 ?m or less, and the glass frit is glass frit that has an average particle diameter of 5 ?m or less and does not contain lead such as borosilicate glass.

Abstract: A valve metal powder with optimized particle size distribution, and a solid electrolytic capacitor which uses this is provided. A valve metal powder for a solid electrolytic capacitor is used which is an agglomerate powder to be used for manufacturing an anode with a structure in which valve metal powder is formed in a layer on a valve metal base material, and contains at least 90% of all the powder within a particle size range of 1 ?m to 50 ?m. It is desirable that at least 90% of all the powder is contained within a particle size range of 1 ?m to 30 ?m. Moreover, preferably the product of BET specific surface area and specific gravity (d25) is greater than 17 m2/g.

Abstract: The temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) is made zero with reduced noise in a thick film resistor composition essentially consisting of Pb.sub.2 Ru.sub.2 O.sub.6-7, organic vehicle and non-conductive glass by adding Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5 up to five weight %.