Abstract: The invention relates to a passive ceramic component with a carrier substrate, at least one first electrode, at least one first barrier layer, at least one dielectric, and at least one second electrode. A metal, an alloy, or a conductive oxide is used for the barrier layer.

Abstract: Nozzles are formed in a plate for an ink-jet printer by holding a metal foil tightly against the side of the plate from which the nozzle is to protrude, and then pressing and punching through the plate and the metal foil together, through an aperture of a pressing die into a cushion of a hard elastic material such as lead. The foil is made of an isotropic material which is harder than that of the nozzle plate, and is preferably an amorphous or microcrystalline metal.

Abstract: In jet nozle printers in which the ink droplets are ejected individually from one or more jet nozzles for a matrix print, an orifice to produce a uniform, axially proceeding ejection of ink droplets in the nozzle direction. The jet nozzles are shaped such that the orifice is provided with a sharp edge, both in its interior region and also closely around this region, the jet nozzle brim thus formed radially around the orifice having a uniform width of not more than 20 .mu.m. The cross-section of the wall surrounding the jet nozzle orifice forms an acute-angled triangle, the apex forming the jet nozzle brim.