Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor comprises a sintered ceramic compact including primary crystalline phases and secondary phases. The primary crystalline phases mainly contain CaTiO3 and CaZrO3. The secondary phases mainly contain Si and Ca. The amount of Ca in the secondary phase is about 30 mol % or less.

Abstract: A ceramic capacitor made from a ceramic mainly containing a CaZrO3-CaTiO3 solid solution exhibiting a high solid solubility is provided. The powder X-ray diffraction pattern of the ceramic satisfies conditions: (X-ray intensity of valley D)/(X-ray intensity of peak B)<0.2; and (X-ray intensity of valley E)/(X-ray intensity of peak B)<0.2, wherein the peak B is assigned to the (121) plane of the CaZrO3-CaTiO3 solid solution at approximately 32.0°, the valley D lies at approximately 31.8° between a peak A which is assigned to the (200) plane of the CaZrO3-CaTiO3 solid solution detected at approximately 31.6° and the peak B, and the valley E lies at approximately 32.2° between the peak B and a peak C which is assigned to the (002) plane of the CaZrO3-CaTiO3 solid solution detected at approximately 32.4°. A manufacturing method therefor is also provided.

Abstract: A monolithic capacitor including a sintered body formed from a TiO2-containing reduction-resistant dielectric ceramic material; a plurality of internal electrodes which are formed inside the sintered body, the electrodes being formed of a base metal; and first and second external electrodes which are formed on the sintered body, the internal electrodes being electrically connected to the external electrodes; wherein the amount of Ti contained in a secondary phase of the sintered body is about 2 wt. % or less as TiO2. A process for producing the monolithic capacitor of the present invention is also disclosed.

Abstract: A tooth grinding apparatus uses a cutter grinder to regrind the tooth surfaces of a shaving cutter adapted to cut gear workpieces, the regrinding being performed whenever the tooth surfaces of the shaving cutter become worn. A plurality of tooth grinding data stored in memory in advance are preset in such a manner that the gear workpiece can be cut in dependence upon the state of the shaving cutter tooth surfaces so that the teeth of the gear workpiece will have a target tooth surface shape. The tooth surface state of the shaving cutter is measured, and tooth grinding data, which are closest to the measured tooth surface state, are called from the plurality of stored tooth grinding data. A grinding control unit controls the cutter grinder in such a manner that the tooth surfaces of the shaving cutter are ground based on the called tooth grinding data.