Abstract: An elastic wave filter device includes first and second signal terminals, an inductor, and a ladder elastic wave filter unit. The elastic wave filter device includes an elastic wave filter chip provided with the ladder elastic wave filter unit and a wiring board. The wiring board includes a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of electrode layers alternately laminated. An inductor electrode and a ground electrode are arranged so as to not face each other via the dielectric layer.

Abstract: The ESD protection device includes: opposed electrodes 2 including an opposed electrode 2a on one side and an opposed electrode 2b on the other side, and a discharge auxiliary electrode 3, the discharge auxiliary electrode being placed so as to extend from the opposed electrode on one side to the opposed electrode on the other side, wherein the discharge auxiliary electrode contains metal grains, semiconductor grains and a glass material, the metal grains, the semiconductor grains, and the metal grain and the semiconductor grain are bound together, respectively, via the glass material, the average grain size X of the metal grains is 1.0 ?m or more, and the relationship between the thickness Y of the discharge auxiliary electrode and the average grain size X of the metal grains satisfies the requirement of 0.5?Y/X?3.

Abstract: An NTC thermistor having a metal base material, a thermistor film layer formed on the metal base material, and a pair of split electrodes formed on the thermistor film layer. A ceramic slurry is applied onto a carrier film to form the thermistor film layer, a metal powder containing paste is applied onto the thermistor film layer to form the metal base material, and further an electrode paste is applied onto the metal base material to form the split electrodes. Thereafter, the three substances are integrally fired.

Abstract: Provided is a resistive element which has excellent inrush current resistance, and can suppress heat generation in a steady state. The resistive element has an element main body of a semiconductor ceramic in which the main constituent has a structure of R11-xR2xBaMn2O6 in which 0.05?x?1.0 when R1 is Nd and R2 is at least one of Sm, Eu and Gd; 0.05?x?0.8 when R1 is Nd and R2 is at least one of Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, and Y; 0?x?0.4 when R1 is at least one of Sm, Eu, and Gd and R2 is at least one of Tb, Dy, Ho, and Y; and 0?x?1.0 when R1 is at least one of Sm, Eu, and Gd and R2 is at least one of Sm, Eu, and Gd, but the Sm, Eu, and/or Gd in R1 is different from that in R2.

Abstract: A laminated ceramic capacitor including a laminated body having a plurality of stacked ceramic layers and internal electrodes located between the ceramic layers. The internal electrodes have a plurality of ceramic columnar members formed therein, which project into the internal electrodes from interfaces between the ceramic layers and the internal electrodes, but do not penetrate in the thickness direction of the internal electrodes.

Abstract: As a dielectric ceramic constituting dielectric layers of a laminated ceramic capacitor, a dielectric ceramic is used which contains, as its main constituent, a perovskite-type compound containing Ca and Zr and optionally containing Sr, Ba, and Ti, and further contains Si, Mn, and Al, and when the total content of Zr and Ti is regarded as 100 parts by mol, the total content (100×m) of Ca, Sr, and Ba meets 1.002?m?1.100 in terms of parts by mol, the Si content n meets 0.5?n?10 in terms of parts by mol, the Mn content u meets 0.5?u?10 in terms of parts by mol, and the Al content w meets 0.02?w?4 in terms of parts by mol, m and n satisfying ?0.4?100(m?1)?n?3.9.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic that includes a sintered body of BaTiO3 based ceramic grains, in which the ceramic grains each include a shell part as a surface layer part and a core part inside the shell part. The ceramic grains contain, as accessory constituents, R (R, which is a rare-earth element, is at least one selected from the group consisting of Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, and Y) and M (M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Mn, Ni, Co, Fe, Cr, Cu, Al, Mo, W, and V). R and M are present in the shell part of the ceramic grain, and concentrations of R and M contained in the shell part are increased from a grain boundary toward the core part.

Abstract: A module substrate includes a plurality of electronic components mounted on at least one surface of a base substrate and a columnar terminal connection substrate connected to the one surface of the base substrate on which a plurality of the electronic components are mounted. The terminal connection substrate includes a plurality of conductor portions, at least one corner of the columnar terminal connection substrate is chamfered with a flat surface and/or curved surface, and the terminal connection substrate is connected at a side surface thereof contacting the chamfered surface, to the one surface of the base substrate.

Abstract: A chip-type coil component capable of reducing the resistance of the coil while minimizing a decrease in the inductance of the coil includes magnetic layers composed of a multilayer body. The chip-type coil component further includes internal electrodes laminated on the magnetic layers. The internal electrodes are connected to each other to form a coil. The chip-type coil component further includes an auxiliary internal electrode laminated on each of the magnetic layers. Each auxiliary internal electrode is connected in parallel to the internal electrode laminated on the magnetic layer that is different from the magnetic layer on which the auxiliary internal electrode is laminated.

Abstract: An electronic component includes a laminated body including a plurality of insulator layers laminated on each other in a lamination direction. A first strip line resonator is provided within a first region in the laminated body. A second strip line resonator is provided within a second region in the laminated body. A third strip line resonator is provided within the first region in the laminated body, and in a planar view in a lamination direction, the third strip line resonator and the first strip line resonator sandwich therebetween the second strip line resonator. A coupling conductor capacitively couples the first strip line resonator and the third strip line resonator.

Abstract: A surface acoustic wave device having high heat radiation performance is provided. A surface acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate, IDT electrodes, a cover, and wiring lines. The IDT electrodes are arranged on a main surface of the piezoelectric substrate. The cover is joined to the main surface. The wiring lines extend to join portions of the main surface and the cover. The cover is provided with through-holes facing the wiring lines, respectively. The surface acoustic wave device further includes under-bump metals arranged in the through-holes, respectively, and bumps arranged on the under-bump metals, respectively.

Abstract: A substrate includes a built-in component that suppresses resin flow occurring in the case of thermocompression bonding in a region where vias and wiring conductors are provided and that reduces the occurrence of via defects and wiring-conductor defects. The resin flow occurring in an outer side portion of a frame-shaped electrode is suppressed in the case of thermocompression bonding by encircling the periphery of a built-in component with the frame-shaped electrode. Because of this structure, the occurrence of defects in vias and wiring conductors arranged in an outer side portion of the frame-shaped electrode may be reduced.

Abstract: A wireless IC device includes a cutout portion having no aluminum-deposited film that is provided at an end of an article package made of an aluminum-deposited laminated film, and an electromagnetic coupling module is provided at the cutout portion. The electromagnetic coupling module and the aluminum-deposited film of the package define a wireless IC device. A loop electrode, which is a magnetic field transmission auxiliary radiator of the electromagnetic coupling module, is coupled to the aluminum-deposited film of the package. Thus, the article package functions as a radiator of an antenna.

Abstract: An electrode active material is based on an organic compound containing in the structural unit thereof a pyrazine structure bound to cycloalkane. The electrode active material and a secondary battery containing it have large energy density, outputting high power, and having excellent cycle characteristics with little reduction in capacity even after repetition of charging and discharging.

Abstract: In an elastic wave demultiplexer having excellent isolation characteristics, a first ground wiring electrode is connected to a second ground wiring electrode, via first ground via-hole electrodes. The first ground wiring electrode is connected to ground land electrodes via second ground via-hole electrodes. The second ground wiring electrode is connected to a ground terminal via third ground via-hole electrodes. The number of the first ground via-hole electrodes is greater than the number of the second ground via-hole electrodes and the number of the third ground via-hole electrodes.

Abstract: A laminated ceramic capacitor that includes a laminated body including dielectric ceramic layers having crystal grains and crystal grain boundaries, and including internal electrode layers. An external electrode is formed on a surface of the laminated body, and is electrically connected to the internal electrode layers exposed at the surface of the laminated body. The laminated body has a composition including a calcium zirconate based perovskite-type compound as a main constituent, and further including Mn, Sr, and Si. When the laminated body is dissolved, the Si contained therein is 0.1 parts by mol or more and 10 parts by mol or less with respect to 100 parts by mol of Zr, and the molar ratio of Mn to Sr is 0.3 or more and 3.2 or less.

Abstract: A high-frequency signal transmission line includes a body; a signal line including a first line portion provided to a first layer of the body, a second line portion provided to a second layer of the body alternately being connected; and a first ground conductor provided to the first layer or a third layer positioned on an opposite side of the second layer relative to the first layer, and also overlaid with a plurality of second line portions in planar view from a normal direction of a principal surface of the body, and also not overlaid with a plurality of the first line portions. A property impedance of the first line portion and a property impedance of the second line portion are different from each other.

Abstract: An ozone generating element includes a laminated body including stacked dielectric layers. A discharge electrode is provided on a first of the dielectric layers. An induction electrode is provided on a second of the dielectric layers that is opposed to the discharge electrode with the first dielectric layer interposed therebetween. A protective layer is arranged on the first dielectric layer so as to cover the discharge electrode, and includes a glass ceramic.

Abstract: A rectangular or substantially rectangular parallelepiped chip including first and second end surfaces and first and second side surfaces is produced by cutting a mother block along a first direction in a portion where, of conductive layers that are adjacent to each other in a stacking direction, a first one is present and a second one is not present and cutting of the mother block along a second direction in a portion where, of the conductive layers that are adjacent to each other in the stacking direction, the second one is present and the first one is not present. A first internal electrode formed from the first conductive layer is exposed at the first end and side surfaces and not exposed at either of the second end and side surfaces. A second internal electrode formed from the second conductive layer is exposed at the second end and side surfaces and not exposed at either of the first end and side surfaces.

Abstract: An elastic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate and an interdigital transducer electrode. The piezoelectric substrate includes a principal surface with a groove tapered in lateral cross section. The interdigital transducer electrode is arranged on the principal surface such that at least one portion thereof is located in the groove. The interdigital transducer electrode is a laminate including a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a diffusion-preventing layer located between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer and made of an oxide or nitride of Ti or Cr.