US20190198249A1 - Multi-layer ceramic electronic component, multi-layer ceramic electronic component mounting substrate, and multi-layer ceramic electronic component package - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to a multi-layer ceramic electronic component such as a multi-layer ceramic capacitor, and a multi-layer ceramic electronic component mounting substrate and a multi-layer ceramic electronic component package that mount the multi-layer ceramic electronic component.
- a multi-layer ceramic electronic component such as a multi-layer ceramic capacitor, in which a ceramic body includes a plurality of laminated internal electrodes, has been known.
- the multi-layer ceramic electronic component is mounted onto a circuit board of a personal digital assistant or another electronic device and widely used.
- Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 2014-99589 discloses a method of mounting a multi-layer ceramic capacitor housed in a package onto a circuit board. Specifically, a cover tape is peeled off from a package including a plurality of accommodating sections in which the multi-layer ceramic capacitors are arranged such that internal electrodes thereof are oriented in a certain direction, and the multi-layer ceramic capacitors are subjected to suction and held one by one by a suction nozzle and then mounted at predetermined positions on the surface of the circuit board.
- a multi-layer ceramic electronic component including a ceramic body and a pair of external electrodes.
- the ceramic body includes internal electrodes laminated in a first direction, and a pair of main surfaces including a center region facing in the first direction.
- the pair of external electrodes are connected to the internal electrodes and face each other in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.
- a dimension of the ceramic body in the first direction is 1.1 times or more and 1.6 times or less a dimension of the ceramic body in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction.
- the center region is formed at a center portion of at least one of the pair of main surfaces in the second direction.
- the ceramic body includes the center region formed at the center portion of at least one of the pair of main surfaces in the second direction. Accordingly, a suction nozzle for transferring the multi-layer ceramic electronic component at the time of mounting can come into close contact with the center region and can stably hold the center region. Therefore, it is possible to inhibit occurrence of a failure at the time of mounting in the multi-layer ceramic electronic component.
- a dimension of the center region in the third direction may be 80% or more and less than 100% of the dimension of the ceramic body in the third direction.
- the center region may include a flat region.
- a multi-layer ceramic electronic component mounting substrate including a circuit board and a multi-layer ceramic electronic component.
- the multi-layer ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body and a pair of external electrodes and is mounted onto the circuit board via the pair of external electrodes.
- the ceramic body includes internal electrodes laminated in a first direction and a pair of main surfaces including a center region facing in the first direction.
- the pair of external electrodes are connected to the internal electrodes and face each other in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.
- a dimension of the ceramic body in the first direction is 1.1 times or more and 1.6 times or less a dimension of the ceramic body in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction.
- the center region is formed at a center portion of at least one of the pair of main surfaces in the second direction.
- the multi-layer ceramic electronic component is mounted onto the circuit board with the center region being faced outward in the first direction.
- the multi-layer ceramic electronic component is placed onto the circuit board with the center region being held by suction by the suction nozzle in the first direction. Accordingly, in the multi-layer ceramic electronic component mounting substrate, the multi-layer ceramic electronic component is mounted onto the circuit board with the center region being faced outward in the first direction.
- a multi-layer ceramic electronic component package including a multi-layer ceramic electronic component, a housing portion, and a sealing portion.
- the multi-layer ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body and a pair of external electrodes and is mounted onto a circuit board via the pair of external electrodes.
- the ceramic body includes internal electrodes laminated in a first direction and a pair of main surfaces including a center region facing in the first direction.
- the pair of external electrodes are connected to the internal electrodes and face each other in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.
- a dimension of the ceramic body in the first direction is 1.1 times or more and 1.6 times or less a dimension of the ceramic body in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction.
- the center region is formed at a center portion of at least one of the pair of main surfaces in the second direction.
- the housing portion includes a recess that houses the multi-layer ceramic electronic component and includes a take-out opening.
- the sealing portion covers the take-out opening of the recess.
- the multi-layer ceramic electronic component is housed in the recess with the center region being faced to the take-out opening.
- a method of producing a multi-layer ceramic electronic component including: forming an internal electrode pattern having a predetermined thickness on an unsintered ceramic sheet; forming a dielectric pattern in an electrode non-formation region around the internal electrode pattern on the ceramic sheet such that the dielectric pattern occupies 75% or more and less than 100% of a space portion facing to the electrode non-formation region and having the predetermined thickness; laminating in a first direction the ceramic sheets on each of which the internal electrode pattern and the dielectric pattern are formed, and forming a ceramic body including a plurality of internal electrodes laminated in the first direction, a dimension of the ceramic body in the first direction being 1.1 times or more and 1.6 times or less a dimension of the ceramic body in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction; and forming a pair of external electrodes connected to the plurality of internal electrodes and facing each other in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction.
- the dielectric pattern not only the internal electrode pattern but also the dielectric pattern are formed on each ceramic sheet.
- the dielectric pattern is formed to occupy 75% or more of the space portion, the laminated ceramic sheets can be inhibited from sinking down into gaps between the internal electrode patterns and the dielectric patterns. Accordingly, also in a ceramic body including a lot of laminated ceramic sheets, variations in height dimension for each region can be suppressed, and the center region can be formed on at least one of the main surfaces.
- the dielectric pattern is less than 100% of the space portion, it is possible to inhibit the dielectric pattern from overlapping with the internal electrode pattern if the dielectric pattern is slightly displaced from the internal electrode pattern. This can also suppress variations in height dimension in the ceramic body and form the center region.
- a multi-layer ceramic electronic component As described above, according to the present disclosure, it is possbile to provide a multi-layer ceramic electronic component, a multi-layer ceramic electronic component mounting substrate, and a multi-layer ceramic electronic component package, which are capable of improving electrical characteristics without increasing a mounting area on a circuit board.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a multi-layer ceramic capacitor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor taken along the A-A′ line in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor taken along the B-B′ line in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a microstructure of a cross section of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor
- FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 3 ;
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a method of producing the multi-layer ceramic capacitor
- FIGS. 7A and 7B are each a plan view showing a production process of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor
- FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor taken along the C-C′ line of FIG. 7A ;
- FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 8 and a view for describing Step S 02 of FIG. 6 ;
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a production process of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor
- FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a production process of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor
- FIG. 12 is a plan view of a multi-layer ceramic capacitor package according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the package taken along the D-D′ line in FIG. 12 ;
- FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a step of mounting the multi-layer ceramic capacitor.
- FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of a multi-layer ceramic capacitor mounting substrate according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
- an X axis, a Y axis, and a Z axis orthogonal to one another are shown as appropriate.
- the X axis, the Y axis, and the Z axis are common in all figures.
- FIGS. 1 to 3 each show a multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 .
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 taken along the A-A′ line in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 taken along the B-B′ line in FIG. 1 .
- the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 includes a ceramic body 11 , a first external electrode 14 , and a second external electrode 15 .
- the ceramic body 11 has two end surfaces 11 a and 11 b facing in an X-axis direction, two side surfaces 11 c and 11 d facing in a Y-axis direction, and two main surfaces 11 e and 11 f facing in a Z-axis direction. Ridges connecting the respective surfaces of the ceramic body 11 are chamfered.
- the shape of the ceramic body 11 is not limited to the above shape. In other words, the ceramic body 11 does not need to have the rectangular shape as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 .
- the first external electrode 14 and the second external electrode 15 are configured to face each other in the X-axis direction and to respectively cover both the end surfaces 11 a and 11 b of the ceramic body 11 .
- the first external electrode 14 and the second external electrode 15 extend to the four surfaces connected to both the end surfaces 11 a and 11 b, i.e., the two main surfaces 11 e and 11 f and the two side surfaces 11 c and 11 d.
- both of the first external electrode 14 and the second external electrode 15 have U-shaped cross sections parallel to the X-Z plane and the X-Y plane.
- the ceramic body 11 includes a multi-layer unit 16 and covers 17 .
- the multi-layer unit 16 has a configuration in which first internal electrodes 12 and second internal electrodes 13 are alternately laminated in the Z-axis direction via ceramic layers 18 .
- the covers 17 cover an upper surface and a lower surface of the multi-layer unit 16 in the Z-axis direction.
- the first internal electrodes 12 and the second internal electrodes 13 are alternately laminated in the Z-axis direction via the ceramic layers 18 .
- the first internal electrodes 12 are drawn to the end surface 11 a to be connected to the first external electrode 14 and are apart from the second external electrode 15 .
- the second internal electrodes 13 are drawn to the end surface 11 b to be connected to the second external electrode 15 and are apart from the first external electrode 14 .
- first and second internal electrodes 12 and 13 are not drawn to the side surfaces 11 c and 11 d. Accordingly, side margins made of dielectric ceramics are formed on the sides of the side surfaces 11 c and 11 d of the multi-layer unit 16 .
- the first and second internal electrodes 12 and 13 mainly contain nickel (Ni) and function as internal electrodes of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 . It should be noted that the first and second internal electrodes 12 and 13 may contain at least one of copper (Cu), silver (Ag), or palladium (Pd) as a main component, other than nickel.
- Ni nickel
- the first and second internal electrodes 12 and 13 may contain at least one of copper (Cu), silver (Ag), or palladium (Pd) as a main component, other than nickel.
- Each of the ceramic layers 18 is disposed between the first internal electrode 12 and the second internal electrode 13 and is made of dielectric ceramics.
- the ceramic layer 18 is made of dielectric ceramics having a high dielectric constant.
- polycrystal of a barium titanate (BaTiO 3 ) based material i.e., polycrystal having a Perovskite structure containing barium (Ba) and titanium (Ti) is used. This provides the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 with a large capacitance.
- the ceramic layer 18 may be made of a strontium titanate (SrTiO 3 ) based material, a calcium titanate (CaTiO 3 ) based material, a magnesium titanate (MgTiO 3 ) based material, a calcium zirconate (CaZrO 3 ) based material, a calcium zirconate titanate (Ca(Zr,Ti)O 3 ) based material, a barium zirconate (BaZrO 3 ) based material, a titanium oxide (TiO 2 ) based material, or the like.
- a strontium titanate (SrTiO 3 ) based material a strontium titanate (SrTiO 3 ) based material, a calcium titanate (CaTiO 3 ) based material, a magnesium titanate (MgTiO 3 ) based material, a calcium zirconate (CaZrO 3 ) based material, a calcium zircon
- the covers 17 are also made of dielectric ceramics.
- the material of the covers 17 only needs to be insulating ceramics, but use of the dielectric ceramics similar to the dielectric ceramics of the ceramic layers 18 leads to suppression of internal stress in the ceramic body 11 .
- the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 stores charge corresponding to the voltage applied between the first external electrode 14 and the second external electrode 15 .
- the basic configuration of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 according to this embodiment is not limited to the configuration shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and can be changed as appropriate.
- the ceramic body 11 is characterized in that a height dimension T in the Z-axis direction is 1.1 times or more and 1.6 times or less a width dimension W in the Y-axis direction. This can increase the number of lamination of the first and second internal electrodes 12 and 13 and increase the capacitance of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 without increasing a cross-sectional area of the ceramic body 11 in the X-Y plane.
- the height dimension T of the ceramic body 11 means a dimension along the Z-axis direction at the center portion of the ceramic body 11 in the Y-axis direction, on a Y-Z cross-section (see FIG. 3 ) that is cut at the center portion of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 in the X-axis direction.
- the height dimension T can be defined by a relationship between the width dimension W and a length dimension L to be described later.
- the width dimension W of the ceramic body 11 means a dimension along the Y-axis direction at the center portion of the ceramic body 11 in the Z-axis direction, on the Y-Z cross-section (see FIG. 3 ) that is cut at the center portion of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 in the X-axis direction.
- the width dimension W is not particularly limited and can be set to, for example, 0.10 mm or more and 1.50 mm or less.
- the length dimension L of the ceramic body 11 may be larger than 1.0 times and equal to or smaller than 1.5 times the height dimension T. This can increase the height dimension T and increase the capacitance without increasing the mounting area for the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 and allows handling at the time of manufacturing or mounting to be described later to be smoothly performed.
- the length dimension L of the ceramic body 11 means a dimension along the X-axis direction at the center portion of the ceramic body 11 in the Z-axis direction, on the Z-X cross-section (see FIG. 2 ) that is cut at the center portion of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 in the Y-axis direction.
- the length dimension L is not particularly limited and can be set to, for example, 0.20 mm or more and 2.00 mm or less.
- the thickness of the cover 17 may be reduced.
- the dimension (thickness) of the cover 17 in the Z-axis direction may be 15 ⁇ m or less.
- each ceramic layer 18 between the first and second internal electrodes 12 and 13 may be reduced.
- a mean dimension (mean thickness) of the ceramic layers 18 in the Z-axis direction may be set to, for example, 1.0 ⁇ m or less or further 0.5 ⁇ m or less.
- the mean thickness of the ceramic layers 18 can be calculated as a mean value of the thicknesses measured at a plurality of sites of the ceramic layers 18 .
- a position at which the thickness of the ceramic layer 18 is to be measured or the number of positions may be optionally determined.
- an example of a method of measuring a mean thickness T of the ceramic layers 18 will be described with reference to FIG. 4 .
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a microstructure of a cross section of the ceramic body 11 , which is observed in the visual field of 12.6 ⁇ m ⁇ 8.35 ⁇ m with a scanning electron microscope. For each of the six ceramic layers 18 within the visual field, the thickness is measured at five sites indicated by the arrows arranged at equal intervals of 2 ⁇ m. A mean value of the thicknesses obtained at the 30 sites can be set as a mean thickness.
- the height dimension T can be increased and a large number of first and second internal electrodes 12 and 13 can be laminated without increasing the mounting area, so that a large capacitance can be achieved.
- the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 has been difficult to handle at the time of mounting, and it has been difficult to achieve a multi-layer ceramic capacitor in which the height dimension T is larger than the width dimension W.
- the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 of this embodiment at least one of the main surface 11 e or 11 f has a center region F facing in the Z-axis direction.
- the center region F is a flat region that is formed at the center portion in the Y-axis direction of at least one of the main surface 11 e or 11 f and formed as a flat surface substantially parallel to the X-Y plane.
- the center region F is formed on each of the main surfaces 11 e and 11 f, but it may be formed on either one of the main surfaces 11 e and 11 f.
- Peripheral portions of each of the main surfaces 11 e and 11 f in the Y-axis direction are positioned outward in the Y-axis direction of the center portion and have curved surfaces extending from the center region F.
- FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 3 .
- the center region F will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5 .
- a first imaginary line L 1 and a second imaginary line L 2 are defined on the Y-Z cross-section of the ceramic body 11 , the first imaginary line L 1 passes through a center point C of the main surface 11 e ( 11 f ) in the Y-axis direction and orthogonally intersects with the Z-axis direction (the first imaginary line L 1 is parallel to the Y-axis direction), and the second imaginary line L 2 is parallel to the first imaginary line L 1 and has an interval of 1% of the height dimension T of the ceramic body 11 (T*0.01) from the first imaginary line L 1 .
- the center region F means a region between two points at which the second imaginary line L 2 and the main surface 11 e ( 11 f ) intersect with each other.
- the center point C of the main surface 11 e ( 11 f ) in the Y-axis direction means the center of the width dimension of each of the main surfaces 11 e and 11 f along the Y-axis direction.
- FIG. 5 shows the center point of the main surface 11 e in the Y-axis direction by an arrow and shows the first imaginary line L 1 and the second imaginary line L 2 by thick chain lines.
- a width dimension Wf of the center region F along the Y-axis direction corresponds to a distance along the Y-axis direction between the two points at which the second imaginary line L 2 and the main surface 11 e ( 11 f ) intersect with each other.
- the width dimension Wf of the center region F can be set to be 80% or more and less than 100% of the widthdimension W of the ceramic body 11 . Accordingly, the width dimension Wf of the flat center region F can be sufficiently ensured and handleability at the time of mounting can be further improved.
- the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 including the center region F can be produced by the following production method.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a method of producing the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 .
- FIGS. 7A to 11 are views each showing a production process of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 .
- the method of producing the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 will be described along FIG. 6 with reference to FIGS. 7A to 11 as appropriate.
- first internal electrode patterns 112 and second internal electrode patterns 113 are respectively formed on first ceramic sheets 101 and second ceramic sheets 102 for forming the multi-layer unit 16 .
- the first and second ceramic sheets 101 and 102 are configured as unsintered dielectric green sheets mainly containing dielectric ceramics.
- dielectric ceramics powder having a particle diameter of, for example, 20 nm to 200 nm can be used.
- the first and second ceramic sheets 101 and 102 are each formed into a sheet shape by using a roll coater or a doctor blade, for example.
- the thickness of each of the first and second ceramic sheets 101 and 102 is not limited, but it is adjusted to have 1.5 ⁇ m or less, for example.
- FIGS. 7A and 7B are plan views of the first ceramic sheet 101 and the second ceramic sheet 102 , respectively.
- the first and second ceramic sheets 101 and 102 are each formed into a large-sized sheet that is not singulated.
- FIGS. 7A and 7B each show cutting lines Lx and Ly used when the sheets are singulated into the multi-layer ceramic capacitors 10 .
- the cutting lines Lx are parallel to the X axis
- the cutting lines Ly are parallel to the Y axis.
- the unsintered first internal electrode patterns 112 corresponding to the first internal electrodes 12 are formed on the first ceramic sheet 101
- the unsintered second internal electrode patterns 113 corresponding to the second internal electrodes 13 are formed on the second ceramic sheet 102 .
- the first internal electrode patterns 112 and the second internal electrode patterns 113 can be formed by applying an optional electrical conductive paste to the first ceramic sheets 101 and the second ceramic sheets 102 , respectively.
- a method of applying the electrical conductive paste can be optionally selected from well-known techniques. For example, for the application of the electrical conductive paste, a screen printing method or a gravure printing method can be used.
- Each of the first internal electrode patterns 112 on the first ceramic sheets 101 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape that crosses one cutting line Ly 1 or Ly 2 and extends in the X-axis direction.
- the first internal electrode patterns 112 are cut on the cutting lines Ly 1 , Ly 2 , and Lx, thus forming the first internal electrodes 12 of the multi-layer ceramic capacitors 10 .
- the first internal electrode pattern 112 on the cutting line Ly 1 or Ly 2 corresponds to a drawn portion to be exposed at the end surface 11 a.
- a first column including the first internal electrode patterns 112 that extend across the cutting lines Ly 1 and are disposed along the X-axis direction, and a second column including the first internal electrode patterns 112 that extend across the cutting lines Ly 2 and are disposed along the X-axis direction are arranged alternately in the Y-axis direction.
- the first internal electrode patterns 112 adjacent to each other in the X-axis direction face each other while sandwiching the cutting line Ly 2 therebetween.
- the first internal electrode patterns 112 adjacent to each other in the X-axis direction face each other while sandwiching the cutting line Ly 1 therebetween.
- the first internal electrode patterns 112 are displaced by one chip in the X-axis direction between the first column and the second column adjacent to each other in the Y-axis direction.
- the second internal electrode patterns 113 on the second ceramic sheets 102 are configured to be similar to the first internal electrode patterns 112 .
- the second internal electrode patterns 113 in a column corresponding to the first column of the first ceramic sheet 101 extend across the cutting lines Ly 2
- the second internal electrode patterns 113 in a column corresponding to the second column of the first ceramic sheet 101 extend across the cutting lines Ly 1 .
- the second internal electrode patterns 113 are displaced from the first internal electrode patterns 112 by one chip in the X-axis direction or the Y-axis direction.
- An electrode non-formation region N is a region in which the first and second internal electrode patterns 112 and 113 are not formed on each of the first and second ceramic sheets 101 and 102 .
- the electrode non-formation region N includes a plurality of belt-like regions extending along the cutting lines Ly 1 and Ly 2 between the first internal electrode patterns 112 adjacent to each other in the X-axis direction, and a plurality of belt-like regions extending along the cutting lines Lx between the first internal electrode patterns 112 adjacent to each other in the Y-axis direction.
- the electrode non-formation region N is formed in a lattice pattern as a whole, in which those belt-like regions are alternately crossed.
- the electrode non-formation region N corresponds to side margins and end margins of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 .
- the electrode non-formation region N in the second ceramic sheet 102 is also formed in a similar manner.
- FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the electrode non-formation region N between the internal electrode patterns 112 ( 113 ) adjacent to each other on the cross section taken along the C-C′ line of FIG. 7A .
- the electrode non-formation region N between the second internal electrode patterns 113 shown in FIG. 7B has a configuration similar to that of the electrode non-formation region N between the first internal electrode patterns 112 . Accordingly, the electrode non-formation region N of both the first and second ceramic sheets 101 and 102 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9 .
- the internal electrode patterns 112 ( 113 ) each having a predetermined thickness d 1 are formed on the ceramic sheet 101 ( 102 ).
- the thickness d 1 of the internal electrode patterns 112 ( 113 ) is a mean thickness of the internal electrode patterns 112 ( 113 ) and can be calculated as, for example, a mean value of the thicknesses measured at a plurality of sites as in the case of the mean thickness of the ceramic layers 18 .
- a space portion S sandwiched between the adjacent internal electrode patterns 112 ( 113 ) is formed in the electrode non-formation region N.
- the space portion S is a space region having a thickness d 1 and facing to the electrode non-formation region N.
- the space portion S has a volume obtained by multiplying the area of the electrode non-formation region N by the thickness d 1 .
- FIGS. 8 and 9 each show the space portion S surrounded by a thick broken line.
- Step S 02 a dielectric pattern P is formed in the electrode non-formation region N around the first internal electrode patterns 112 on the first ceramic sheet 101 and around the second internal electrode patterns 113 on the second ceramic sheet 102 .
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the same position as that of FIG. 8 and shows a state in which the dielectric pattern P is formed in the space portion S.
- the dielectric pattern P can be formed by applying a ceramic paste to the electrode non-formation region N of the ceramic sheet 101 ( 102 ).
- the ceramic paste only needs to mainly contain dielectric ceramics, but use of dielectric ceramics similar to that of the first and second ceramic sheets 101 and 102 leads to suppression of internal stress at the time of sintering.
- a screen printing method or a gravure printing method can be used, for example.
- the dielectric pattern P is formed to occupy 75% or more and less than 100% of the space portion S.
- the volume of the dielectric pattern P is 75% or more and less than 100% of the volume of the space portion S, the volume of the space portion S being obtained by multiplying the area of the electrode non-formation region N by the thickness d 1 of the internal electrode pattern 112 ( 113 ).
- a mean thickness of the dielectric pattern P only needs to be equal to or smaller than the thickness d 1 of the space portion S.
- the mean thickness of the dielectric pattern P may be 80% or more and 100% or less when the thickness d 1 is assumed as 100%.
- the mean thickness of the dielectric pattern P can be a mean value measured in a similar manner to the case where the thicknesses of the first and second internal electrode patterns 112 and 113 are measured.
- the ceramic sheet 101 ( 102 ) may have gaps Q, in which the dielectric pattern P is not formed, around the internal electrode patterns 112 ( 113 ).
- the dielectric pattern P can be inhibited from being formed on the internal electrode patterns 112 ( 113 ).
- Step S 03 the first and second ceramic sheets 101 and 102 prepared in Steps S 01 and S 02 and third ceramic sheets 103 are laminated as shown in FIG. 10 , to produce a multi-layer sheet 104 .
- the third ceramic sheet 103 is a ceramic sheet on which the first and second internal electrode patterns 112 and 113 and the dielectric pattern P are not formed. It should be noted that FIG. 10 omits the illustration of the gaps Q.
- the multi-layer sheet 104 includes a laminated electrode sheet 105 and two laminated cover sheets 106 .
- the first ceramic sheets 101 and the second ceramic sheets 102 are alternately laminated in the Z-axis direction in the laminated electrode sheet 105 .
- Only the third ceramic sheets 103 are laminated in the laminated cover sheet 106 .
- the two laminated cover sheets 106 are provided on the upper surface and the lower surface of the laminated electrode sheet 105 in the Z-axis direction.
- the laminated electrode sheet 105 corresponds to the multi-layer unit 16 after sintering.
- the laminated cover sheets 106 correspond to the covers 17 after sintering.
- the number of lamination of the first and second ceramic sheets 101 and 102 in the laminated electrode sheet 105 is adjusted so as to obtain a desired capacitance and a desired height dimension T after sintering.
- the number of lamination of the third ceramic sheets 103 in the laminated cover sheet 106 is not limited to the example shown in FIG. 10 and is adjusted as appropriate.
- the multi-layer sheet 104 is integrated by pressure-bonding the first, second, and third ceramic sheets 101 , 102 , and 103 .
- pressure-bonding of the first, second, and third ceramic sheets 101 , 102 , and 103 for example, hydrostatic pressing or uniaxial pressing is favorably used. This makes it possible to obtain a high-density multi-layer sheet 104 .
- Step S 04 the multi-layer sheet 104 obtained in Step S 03 is cut along the cutting lines Lx and Ly, to produce an unsintered ceramic body 111 .
- FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the ceramic body 111 obtained in Step S 04 .
- the unsintered ceramic body 111 has two end surfaces 111 a and 111 b facing in the X-axis direction, two side surfaces 111 c and 111 d facing in the Y-axis direction, and two main surfaces 111 e and 111 f facing in the Z-axis direction.
- a cut portion corresponding to the laminated electrode sheet 105 is formed as an unsintered multi-layer unit 116 .
- Cut portions corresponding to the laminated cover sheets 106 are formed as unsintered covers 117 .
- the unsintered ceramic body 111 has such an outer shape that the height dimension T in the Z-axis direction is 1.1 times or more and 1.6 times or less the width dimension in the Y-axis direction after sintering. Further, the main surfaces 111 e and 111 f each include a center region F′ that is defined in a manner similar to the center region F. A width dimension of the center region F′ in the Y-axis direction can be set to 80% or more and less than 100% of the width dimension of the unsintered ceramic body 111 , as in the case of the center region F. It should be noted that the unsintered ceramic body 111 may be chamfered by barrel polishing or the like after the cutting. In such a case, barrel polishing is performed such that the width dimension of the center region F′ falls within the range described above.
- Step S 05 Sintering
- Step S 05 the unsintered ceramic body 111 obtained in Step S 04 is sintered, to produce the ceramic body 11 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 .
- the multi-layer unit 116 becomes the multi-layer unit 16
- the covers 117 become the covers 17 .
- Sintering can be performed in a reduction atmosphere or a low-oxygen partial pressure atmosphere, for example.
- Step S 06 the first external electrode 14 and the second external electrode 15 are formed on the ceramic body 11 obtained in Step S 05 , to produce the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 .
- Step S 06 first, an unsintered electrode material is applied so as to cover one of the end surfaces of the ceramic body 11 that face in the X-axis direction, and then applied so as to cover the other end surface of the ceramic body 11 that faces in the X-axis direction.
- the unsintered electrode material applied to the ceramic body 11 is baked in a reduction atmosphere or a low-oxygen partial pressure atmosphere, for example, to form base films on the ceramic body 11 .
- intermediate films and surface films are formed by plating such as electrolytic plating, thus completing the first external electrode 14 and the second external electrode 15 .
- Step S 06 part of the processing in Step S 06 described above may be performed before Step S 05 .
- the unsintered electrode material may be applied to both the end surfaces of the unsintered ceramic body 111 that face in the X-axis direction, and in Step S 05 , the unsintered ceramic body 111 may be sintered and, simultaneously, the unsintered electrode material may be baked to form the base films of the first external electrode 14 and the second external electrode 15 .
- the unsintered electrode material may be applied to the ceramic body 111 that has been subjected to debinder processing, to simultaneously sinter the unsintered electrode material and the ceramic body 111 .
- the ceramic body 11 thus produced has the height dimension T in the Z-axis direction, which is 1.1 times or more and 1.6 times or less the width dimension W in the Y-axis direction, and includes the flat center regions F.
- the center region F is formed by forming the dielectric pattern P that occupies 75% or more and less than 100% of the space portion S.
- a capacitance forming portion in which the internal electrode patterns are laminated and a side margin portion in which the electrode non-formation regions are laminated have a difference in height dimension in the Z-axis direction due to the thicknesses of the internal electrode patterns. Additionally, as the number of lamination of the ceramic sheets becomes larger, that is, as the height dimension of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor becomes larger, the difference in height dimension in the Z-axis direction between the above-mentioned portions becomes larger.
- the height dimension gradually increases from the peripheral portions in the Y-axis direction toward the center portion in the Y-axis direction, and the main surfaces are formed as curved surfaces protruding in the Z-axis direction.
- the dielectric pattern is intended to be formed on the entire electrode non-formation region N (i.e., in a state of occupying 100% of the space portion), even with a slight displacement of the dielectric pattern, the dielectric pattern overlaps with the internal electrode patterns. Accordingly, the thickness of the overlapping portion increases, and the height of the ceramic body in the Z-axis direction becomes uneven.
- the dielectric pattern P is formed so as to occupy 75% or more of the space portion S, and thus the gaps Q can be made small to such an extent that the ceramic sheets laminated in Step S 03 do not sink down into the gaps Q. Accordingly, the height of the laminated electrode sheet 105 in the Z-axis direction can be formed to be uniform, and the center regions F′ are formed in the unsintered ceramic body 111 . Therefore, the center regions F are also formed in the sintered ceramic body 11 .
- the dielectric pattern P is formed so as to occupy a portion less than 100% of the space portion S, and thus narrow gaps Q can be provided in the electrode non-formation region N. Accordingly, even when the dielectric pattern P is slightly displaced with respect to the internal electrode patterns 112 ( 113 ), the displacement is mitigated by the gaps Q. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the risk of overlapping of the dielectric pattern P with the internal electrode patterns 112 ( 113 ).
- the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 is packaged as a package 100 with the center region F being faced upward in the Z-axis direction. Accordingly, a mounting step of taking the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 out of the package 100 and mounting the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 to an electronic device can be smoothly performed.
- FIG. 12 is a plan view of the package 100 for the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 .
- FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along the D-D′ line in FIG. 12 . It should be noted that the configuration of the package 100 according to this embodiment is not limited to the configuration shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 .
- the package 100 is long in the Y-axis direction, has a predetermined depth in the Z-axis direction, and houses a plurality of multi-layer ceramic capacitors 10 .
- the package 100 includes a housing portion 110 , a sealing portion 120 , and a plurality of multi-layer ceramic capacitors 10 .
- the housing portion 110 includes a plurality of recesses 110 a formed at predetermined intervals along the Y-axis direction.
- the housing portion 110 is typically a carrier tape, but it may be a chip tray in which the recesses 110 a that house the multi-layer ceramic capacitors 10 are arranged in a lattice pattern, for example. Further, a material forming the housing portion 110 is also not particularly limited, and a synthetic resin, paper, or the like can be used therefor.
- the recess 110 a is formed downward from an upper surface 110 c of the housing portion 110 in the Z-axis direction and has a size capable of housing each multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 .
- a take-out opening 110 b is formed on the upper surface 110 c side of the recess 110 a. The take-out opening 110 b is used when the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 is housed in the recess 110 a and taken out of the recess 110 a.
- the sealing portion 120 is disposed on the housing portion 110 so as to be capable of being peeled off.
- the sealing portion 120 is formed to cover the take-out openings 110 b of the recesses 110 a in the Z-axis direction.
- the sealing portion 120 is typically a cover tape, but it is not particularly limited as long as the sealing portion 120 is a member capable of being peeled off from the housing portion 110 and having a function of sealing the recesses 110 a. Further, the sealing portion 120 may be made of the same type of material as that of the housing portion 110 or may be made of a different material.
- the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 is housed in the recess 110 a with the flat center region F being faced to the take-out opening 110 b side (upward in the Z-axis direction). It is favorable that the center region F on the take-out opening 110 b side is formed such that the width dimension Wf is 80% or more and less than 100% of the width dimension W of the ceramic body 11 .
- main surfaces 11 e and 11 f include the respective center regions F, one of the main surfaces 11 e and 11 f is faced upward in the Z-axis direction when the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 is housed. If one of the main surfaces 11 e and 11 f includes the center region F, the one of the main surfaces 11 e and 11 f, which includes the center region F, is faced upward in the Z-axis direction when the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 is housed.
- FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a step of mounting the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 , which shows a cross section corresponding to FIG. 13 .
- FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of a multi-layer ceramic capacitor mounting substrate (mounting substrate) 200 , onto which the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 is mounted, when viewed in the Y-axis direction.
- the multi-layer ceramic capacitors 10 are taken out of the package 100 one by one and are mounted onto a circuit board 210 of an electronic device.
- description will be given with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15 .
- the sealing portion 120 is peeled off from the housing portion 110 .
- the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 is taken out through the take-out opening 110 b of the package 100 by using a suction nozzle M of a chip mounter.
- the suction nozzle M holds the flat center region F by suction from above in the Z-axis direction, the flat center region F being faced to the take-out opening 110 b side.
- the suction nozzle M moves the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 onto the circuit board 210 while keeping suction of the center region F.
- the suction nozzle M disposes the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 at a predetermined position on the circuit board 210 , and then releases the suction. At that time as well, the center region F is faced upward in the Z-axis direction.
- the first and second external electrodes 14 and 15 of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 and the circuit board 210 are bonded to each other in the Z-axis direction by solder H or the like, and a mounting substrate 200 onto which the multi-layer ceramic electronic component 10 is mounted is formed as shown in FIG. 15 .
- the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 is mounted with the center region F being faced upward in the Z-axis direction.
- the center portion of the main surface of the ceramic body has a curved surface.
- a gap is generated between the tip of the suction nozzle M and the main surface of the ceramic body, and the suction by the suction nozzle M becomes insufficient. Therefore, there is a possibility that a failure, such as the difficulty of performing suction of the main surface of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor or the drop of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor in the process of transfer, occurs in the mounting step.
- the flat center region F is formed on at least one of the main surface 11 e or 11 f of the ceramic body 11 , and the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 is packaged with the center region F being faced upward in the Z-axis direction. Accordingly, the tip of the suction nozzle M and the center region F of the ceramic body 11 come into close contact with each other, so that the suction nozzle M can stably perform suction of the center region F. Therefore, it is possible to inhibit failures from occurring at the time of suction by the suction nozzle M and to smoothly mount the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 .
- the height dimension T of the ceramic body 11 is set to be 1.1 times or more and 1.6 times or less the width dimension W thereof.
- the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 can keep the balance thereof even if the height dimension T is larger than the width dimension W. Accordingly, in the recess 110 a of the package 100 or in the mounting step, the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 can be inhibited from falling down and can be handled at a posture at which the height direction of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 coincides with the Z-axis direction. This also allows the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 to be smoothly mounted.
- the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 In such a manner, according to the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 , a failure caused at the time of mounting can be inhibited from occurring even if the number of lamination of the first and second internal electrodes 12 and 13 is increased, so that the capacitance can be increased without changing the mounting area. Therefore, it is possible to achieve the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 having a large capacitance and capable of contributing to reduction in size of the electronic device.
- samples of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor 10 were produced by the production method described above, and the shape and a suction rate of the suction nozzle M were investigated.
- samples (Examples 1 to 3 and Comparative examples 1 and 2) of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor were produced.
- the samples had three sizes: a first size having a length dimension (L) of 0.69 mm, a width dimension (W) of 0.39 mm, and a height dimension (T) of 0.55 mm; a second size having a length dimension (L) of 1.15 mm, a width dimension (W) of 0.65 mm, and a height dimension (T) of 1.00 mm; and a third size having a length dimension (L) of 1.20 mm, a width dimension (W) of 0.75 mm, and a height dimension (T) of 0.85 mm.
- a ratio of the length dimension to the height dimension (L/T) was 1.15 to 1.41
- a ratio of the height dimension to the width dimension (T/W) was 1.13 to 1.54.
- Table 1 shows a volume ratio of the dielectric pattern to the volume of the space portion (space occupancy rate), the volume of the space portion being obtained by multiplying the area of the electrode non-formation region by the thickness of the internal electrode pattern. It should be noted that a value of the space occupancy rate shown in Table 1 was a mean value of the 300 samples for each of Examples and Comparative examples.
- the space occupancy rate was 95% in Example 1, 90% in Example 2, and 75% in Example 3, all of which were 75% or more and less than 100%. Meanwhile, in Comparative example 1, the space occupancy rate was 50%. In Comparative example 2, the space occupancy rate was 0% because the dielectric pattern was not formed.
- a proportion (Wf/W) of the width dimension (Wf) of the flat center region to the width dimension (W) of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor was measured.
- Table 1 shows the results of the measurement. It should be noted that a value of the proportion of the width dimension shown in Table 1 was a mean value of the 300 samples for each of Examples and Comparative examples. Further, for a value of the proportion of the width dimension in each sample, one of the two main surfaces of each sample, which has a larger proportion of the width dimension of the center region, was employed.
- the proportion of the width dimension was 85% in Example 1, 83% in Example 2, and 82% in Example 3, all of which were 80% or more in Examples 1 to 3. Meanwhile, the proportion of the width dimension was 65% in Comparative example 1, and 35% in Comparative example 2, all of which were less than 80%.
- the proportion (Wf/W) of the width dimension showed a positive relationship with the space occupancy rate of the dielectric pattern. Specifically, in Examples 1 to 3 in which the space occupancy rate is 75% or more and less than 100%, the Wf/W was 80% or more in each example. However, in Comparative examples 1 and 2 in which the space occupancy rate was 50% or less, the Wf/W was 65% or less in each example. From those results, it was confirmed that when the space occupancy rate of the dielectric pattern is set to 75% or more and less than 100%, the center region can be formed such that the proportion of the width dimension is 80% or more.
- a housing portion including recesses in a package was prepared, and each sample was held in the recess with a main surface being faced to the take-out opening side, the main surface including the center region having a larger proportion of the width dimension.
- the main surface of each sample on the take-out opening side was tried to be subjected to suction by a suction nozzle of a chip mounter.
- a proportion of the samples whose main surfaces could be subjected to suction was calculated as a “suction rate”. Table 1 shows the results thereof.
- the embodiment of the present disclosure has been described, but the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiment described above, and it should be appreciated that the present disclosure may be variously modified without departing from the gist of the present disclosure.
- the embodiment of the present disclosure can be an embodiment in which some embodiments are combined.
- the multi-layer unit 16 may be divided into a plurality of multi-layer units 16 and then disposed in the Z-axis direction.
- the first and second internal electrodes 12 and 13 only need to be alternately disposed along the Z-axis direction, and the first internal electrodes 12 or the second internal electrodes 13 may be consecutively disposed at portions where the multi-layer units 16 are adjacent to each other.
- the multi-layer ceramic capacitor has been described as an example of a ceramic electronic component, but the present disclosure can be applied to any other multi-layer ceramic electronic components in which paired internal electrodes are alternately disposed.
- Examples of such multi-layer ceramic electronic components include a piezoelectric element.
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- This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119 of Japanese Application No. 2017-246104, filed Dec. 22, 2017, which is hereby incorporated in its entirety.
- The present disclosure relates to a multi-layer ceramic electronic component such as a multi-layer ceramic capacitor, and a multi-layer ceramic electronic component mounting substrate and a multi-layer ceramic electronic component package that mount the multi-layer ceramic electronic component.
- In the past, a multi-layer ceramic electronic component such as a multi-layer ceramic capacitor, in which a ceramic body includes a plurality of laminated internal electrodes, has been known. The multi-layer ceramic electronic component is mounted onto a circuit board of a personal digital assistant or another electronic device and widely used.
- Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 2014-99589 (paragraph [0031],
FIG. 6 , etc.) discloses a method of mounting a multi-layer ceramic capacitor housed in a package onto a circuit board. Specifically, a cover tape is peeled off from a package including a plurality of accommodating sections in which the multi-layer ceramic capacitors are arranged such that internal electrodes thereof are oriented in a certain direction, and the multi-layer ceramic capacitors are subjected to suction and held one by one by a suction nozzle and then mounted at predetermined positions on the surface of the circuit board. - In recent years, electronic devices such as personal digital assistants have increasingly achieved downsizing, and a mounting area for ceramic electronic components on a circuit board is limited. Meanwhile, there is a demand for improvement in electrical characteristics of multi-layer ceramic electronic components, such as increase in capacitance of multi-layer ceramic capacitors.
- In view of the circumstances as described above, it is desirable to provide a multi-layer ceramic electronic component, a multi-layer ceramic electronic component mounting substrate, and a multi-layer ceramic electronic component package, which are capable of improving electrical characteristics without increasing a mounting area on a circuit board.
- According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a multi-layer ceramic electronic component including a ceramic body and a pair of external electrodes.
- The ceramic body includes internal electrodes laminated in a first direction, and a pair of main surfaces including a center region facing in the first direction.
- The pair of external electrodes are connected to the internal electrodes and face each other in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.
- A dimension of the ceramic body in the first direction is 1.1 times or more and 1.6 times or less a dimension of the ceramic body in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction.
- The center region is formed at a center portion of at least one of the pair of main surfaces in the second direction.
- With this configuration, it is possible to increase the height of the ceramic body while maintaining the area of the main surface and to increase the number of lamination of the internal electrodes. Therefore, it is possible to achieve a multi-layer ceramic electronic component capable of improving electrical characteristics without increasing a mounting area on a circuit board.
- Additionally, the ceramic body includes the center region formed at the center portion of at least one of the pair of main surfaces in the second direction. Accordingly, a suction nozzle for transferring the multi-layer ceramic electronic component at the time of mounting can come into close contact with the center region and can stably hold the center region. Therefore, it is possible to inhibit occurrence of a failure at the time of mounting in the multi-layer ceramic electronic component.
- A dimension of the center region in the third direction may be 80% or more and less than 100% of the dimension of the ceramic body in the third direction.
- The center region may include a flat region.
- Accordingly, it is possible to further improve the stability of suction at the time of mounting in the multi-layer ceramic electronic component and to inhibit occurrence of a failure more reliably.
- According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a multi-layer ceramic electronic component mounting substrate including a circuit board and a multi-layer ceramic electronic component.
- The multi-layer ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body and a pair of external electrodes and is mounted onto the circuit board via the pair of external electrodes.
- The ceramic body includes internal electrodes laminated in a first direction and a pair of main surfaces including a center region facing in the first direction.
- The pair of external electrodes are connected to the internal electrodes and face each other in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.
- A dimension of the ceramic body in the first direction is 1.1 times or more and 1.6 times or less a dimension of the ceramic body in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction.
- The center region is formed at a center portion of at least one of the pair of main surfaces in the second direction.
- The multi-layer ceramic electronic component is mounted onto the circuit board with the center region being faced outward in the first direction.
- The multi-layer ceramic electronic component is placed onto the circuit board with the center region being held by suction by the suction nozzle in the first direction. Accordingly, in the multi-layer ceramic electronic component mounting substrate, the multi-layer ceramic electronic component is mounted onto the circuit board with the center region being faced outward in the first direction.
- According to still another embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a multi-layer ceramic electronic component package including a multi-layer ceramic electronic component, a housing portion, and a sealing portion.
- The multi-layer ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body and a pair of external electrodes and is mounted onto a circuit board via the pair of external electrodes.
- The ceramic body includes internal electrodes laminated in a first direction and a pair of main surfaces including a center region facing in the first direction.
- The pair of external electrodes are connected to the internal electrodes and face each other in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.
- A dimension of the ceramic body in the first direction is 1.1 times or more and 1.6 times or less a dimension of the ceramic body in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction.
- The center region is formed at a center portion of at least one of the pair of main surfaces in the second direction.
- The housing portion includes a recess that houses the multi-layer ceramic electronic component and includes a take-out opening.
- The sealing portion covers the take-out opening of the recess.
- The multi-layer ceramic electronic component is housed in the recess with the center region being faced to the take-out opening.
- With this configuration, when the sealing portion is peeled off, the center region is to be exposed from the take-out opening. Therefore, it is possible to cause the suction nozzle to come into close contact with the center region without changing the posture of the multi-layer ceramic electronic component, and smoothly mount the multi-layer ceramic electronic component.
- According to yet still another embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of producing a multi-layer ceramic electronic component, the method including: forming an internal electrode pattern having a predetermined thickness on an unsintered ceramic sheet; forming a dielectric pattern in an electrode non-formation region around the internal electrode pattern on the ceramic sheet such that the dielectric pattern occupies 75% or more and less than 100% of a space portion facing to the electrode non-formation region and having the predetermined thickness; laminating in a first direction the ceramic sheets on each of which the internal electrode pattern and the dielectric pattern are formed, and forming a ceramic body including a plurality of internal electrodes laminated in the first direction, a dimension of the ceramic body in the first direction being 1.1 times or more and 1.6 times or less a dimension of the ceramic body in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction; and forming a pair of external electrodes connected to the plurality of internal electrodes and facing each other in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction.
- Accordingly, not only the internal electrode pattern but also the dielectric pattern are formed on each ceramic sheet. When the dielectric pattern is formed to occupy 75% or more of the space portion, the laminated ceramic sheets can be inhibited from sinking down into gaps between the internal electrode patterns and the dielectric patterns. Accordingly, also in a ceramic body including a lot of laminated ceramic sheets, variations in height dimension for each region can be suppressed, and the center region can be formed on at least one of the main surfaces. Further, when the dielectric pattern is less than 100% of the space portion, it is possible to inhibit the dielectric pattern from overlapping with the internal electrode pattern if the dielectric pattern is slightly displaced from the internal electrode pattern. This can also suppress variations in height dimension in the ceramic body and form the center region.
- As described above, according to the present disclosure, it is possbile to provide a multi-layer ceramic electronic component, a multi-layer ceramic electronic component mounting substrate, and a multi-layer ceramic electronic component package, which are capable of improving electrical characteristics without increasing a mounting area on a circuit board.
- These and other objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent in light of the following detailed description of embodiments thereof, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a multi-layer ceramic capacitor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor taken along the A-A′ line inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor taken along the B-B′ line inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a microstructure of a cross section of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor; -
FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view ofFIG. 3 ; -
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a method of producing the multi-layer ceramic capacitor; -
FIGS. 7A and 7B are each a plan view showing a production process of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor; -
FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor taken along the C-C′ line ofFIG. 7A ; -
FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view similar toFIG. 8 and a view for describing Step S02 ofFIG. 6 ; -
FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a production process of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor; -
FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a production process of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor; -
FIG. 12 is a plan view of a multi-layer ceramic capacitor package according to the embodiment of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the package taken along the D-D′ line inFIG. 12 ; -
FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a step of mounting the multi-layer ceramic capacitor; and -
FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of a multi-layer ceramic capacitor mounting substrate according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. - Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.
- In the figures, an X axis, a Y axis, and a Z axis orthogonal to one another are shown as appropriate. The X axis, the Y axis, and the Z axis are common in all figures.
- 1. Basic Configuration of Multi-Layer
Ceramic Capacitor 10 -
FIGS. 1 to 3 each show a multi-layerceramic capacitor 10 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10.FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10 taken along the A-A′ line inFIG. 1 .FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10 taken along the B-B′ line inFIG. 1 . - The multi-layer
ceramic capacitor 10 includes aceramic body 11, a firstexternal electrode 14, and a secondexternal electrode 15. - Typically, the
ceramic body 11 has twoend surfaces side surfaces main surfaces ceramic body 11 are chamfered. - It should be noted that the shape of the
ceramic body 11 is not limited to the above shape. In other words, theceramic body 11 does not need to have the rectangular shape as shown inFIGS. 1 to 3 . - The first
external electrode 14 and the secondexternal electrode 15 are configured to face each other in the X-axis direction and to respectively cover both the end surfaces 11 a and 11 b of theceramic body 11. The firstexternal electrode 14 and the secondexternal electrode 15 extend to the four surfaces connected to both the end surfaces 11 a and 11 b, i.e., the twomain surfaces side surfaces external electrode 14 and the secondexternal electrode 15 have U-shaped cross sections parallel to the X-Z plane and the X-Y plane. - The
ceramic body 11 includes amulti-layer unit 16 and covers 17. Themulti-layer unit 16 has a configuration in which firstinternal electrodes 12 and secondinternal electrodes 13 are alternately laminated in the Z-axis direction viaceramic layers 18. Thecovers 17 cover an upper surface and a lower surface of themulti-layer unit 16 in the Z-axis direction. - The first
internal electrodes 12 and the secondinternal electrodes 13 are alternately laminated in the Z-axis direction via the ceramic layers 18. The firstinternal electrodes 12 are drawn to theend surface 11 a to be connected to the firstexternal electrode 14 and are apart from the secondexternal electrode 15. The secondinternal electrodes 13 are drawn to theend surface 11 b to be connected to the secondexternal electrode 15 and are apart from the firstexternal electrode 14. - Further, the first and second
internal electrodes multi-layer unit 16. - Typically, the first and second
internal electrodes ceramic capacitor 10. It should be noted that the first and secondinternal electrodes - Each of the
ceramic layers 18 is disposed between the firstinternal electrode 12 and the secondinternal electrode 13 and is made of dielectric ceramics. In order to increase the capacitance of themulti-layer unit 16, theceramic layer 18 is made of dielectric ceramics having a high dielectric constant. - For the dielectric ceramics having a high dielectric constant, polycrystal of a barium titanate (BaTiO3) based material, i.e., polycrystal having a Perovskite structure containing barium (Ba) and titanium (Ti) is used. This provides the multi-layer
ceramic capacitor 10 with a large capacitance. - It should be noted that the
ceramic layer 18 may be made of a strontium titanate (SrTiO3) based material, a calcium titanate (CaTiO3) based material, a magnesium titanate (MgTiO3) based material, a calcium zirconate (CaZrO3) based material, a calcium zirconate titanate (Ca(Zr,Ti)O3) based material, a barium zirconate (BaZrO3) based material, a titanium oxide (TiO2) based material, or the like. - The
covers 17 are also made of dielectric ceramics. The material of thecovers 17 only needs to be insulating ceramics, but use of the dielectric ceramics similar to the dielectric ceramics of theceramic layers 18 leads to suppression of internal stress in theceramic body 11. - With such a condiguration, when a voltage is applied between the first
external electrode 14 and the secondexternal electrode 15 in the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10, the voltage is applied to the plurality ofceramic layers 18 between the firstinternal electrodes 12 and the secondinternal electrodes 13. Thus, the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10 stores charge corresponding to the voltage applied between the firstexternal electrode 14 and the secondexternal electrode 15. - It should be noted that the basic configuration of the multi-layer
ceramic capacitor 10 according to this embodiment is not limited to the configuration shown inFIGS. 1 to 3 and can be changed as appropriate. - 2. Detailed Configuration of Ceramic Body
- As shown in
FIG. 3 , theceramic body 11 is characterized in that a height dimension T in the Z-axis direction is 1.1 times or more and 1.6 times or less a width dimension W in the Y-axis direction. This can increase the number of lamination of the first and secondinternal electrodes ceramic capacitor 10 without increasing a cross-sectional area of theceramic body 11 in the X-Y plane. - Here, the height dimension T of the
ceramic body 11 means a dimension along the Z-axis direction at the center portion of theceramic body 11 in the Y-axis direction, on a Y-Z cross-section (seeFIG. 3 ) that is cut at the center portion of the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10 in the X-axis direction. In this embodiment, the height dimension T can be defined by a relationship between the width dimension W and a length dimension L to be described later. - The width dimension W of the
ceramic body 11 means a dimension along the Y-axis direction at the center portion of theceramic body 11 in the Z-axis direction, on the Y-Z cross-section (seeFIG. 3 ) that is cut at the center portion of the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10 in the X-axis direction. The width dimension W is not particularly limited and can be set to, for example, 0.10 mm or more and 1.50 mm or less. - The length dimension L of the
ceramic body 11 may be larger than 1.0 times and equal to or smaller than 1.5 times the height dimension T. This can increase the height dimension T and increase the capacitance without increasing the mounting area for the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10 and allows handling at the time of manufacturing or mounting to be described later to be smoothly performed. - The length dimension L of the
ceramic body 11 means a dimension along the X-axis direction at the center portion of theceramic body 11 in the Z-axis direction, on the Z-X cross-section (seeFIG. 2 ) that is cut at the center portion of the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10 in the Y-axis direction. The length dimension L is not particularly limited and can be set to, for example, 0.20 mm or more and 2.00 mm or less. - In order to further increase the number of layers of the first and second
internal electrodes ceramic capacitor 10, the thickness of thecover 17 may be reduced. As an example, the dimension (thickness) of thecover 17 in the Z-axis direction may be 15 μm or less. - In order to further increase the capacitance of the multi-layer
ceramic capacitor 10, the thickness of eachceramic layer 18 between the first and secondinternal electrodes ceramic layers 18 in the Z-axis direction may be set to, for example, 1.0 μm or less or further 0.5 μm or less. - It should be noted that the mean thickness of the
ceramic layers 18 can be calculated as a mean value of the thicknesses measured at a plurality of sites of the ceramic layers 18. A position at which the thickness of theceramic layer 18 is to be measured or the number of positions may be optionally determined. Hereinafter, an example of a method of measuring a mean thickness T of theceramic layers 18 will be described with reference toFIG. 4 . -
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a microstructure of a cross section of theceramic body 11, which is observed in the visual field of 12.6 μm×8.35 μm with a scanning electron microscope. For each of the sixceramic layers 18 within the visual field, the thickness is measured at five sites indicated by the arrows arranged at equal intervals of 2 μm. A mean value of the thicknesses obtained at the 30 sites can be set as a mean thickness. - In such a manner, in the multi-layer
ceramic capacitor 10 of this embodiment, the height dimension T can be increased and a large number of first and secondinternal electrodes - Meanwhile, in the past, the multi-layer
ceramic capacitor 10 has been difficult to handle at the time of mounting, and it has been difficult to achieve a multi-layer ceramic capacitor in which the height dimension T is larger than the width dimension W. - In this regard, in the multi-layer
ceramic capacitor 10 of this embodiment, at least one of themain surface - The center region F is a flat region that is formed at the center portion in the Y-axis direction of at least one of the
main surface main surfaces main surfaces main surfaces -
FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view ofFIG. 3 . The center region F will be described in detail with reference toFIG. 5 . - It is assumed that a first imaginary line L1 and a second imaginary line L2 are defined on the Y-Z cross-section of the
ceramic body 11, the first imaginary line L1 passes through a center point C of themain surface 11 e (11 f) in the Y-axis direction and orthogonally intersects with the Z-axis direction (the first imaginary line L1 is parallel to the Y-axis direction), and the second imaginary line L2 is parallel to the first imaginary line L1 and has an interval of 1% of the height dimension T of the ceramic body 11 (T*0.01) from the first imaginary line L1. In this case, the center region F means a region between two points at which the second imaginary line L2 and themain surface 11 e (11 f) intersect with each other. “The center point C of themain surface 11 e (11 f) in the Y-axis direction” described herein means the center of the width dimension of each of themain surfaces FIG. 5 shows the center point of themain surface 11 e in the Y-axis direction by an arrow and shows the first imaginary line L1 and the second imaginary line L2 by thick chain lines. - When the center region F is defined as described above, a width dimension Wf of the center region F along the Y-axis direction corresponds to a distance along the Y-axis direction between the two points at which the second imaginary line L2 and the
main surface 11 e (11 f) intersect with each other. The width dimension Wf of the center region F can be set to be 80% or more and less than 100% of the widthdimension W of theceramic body 11. Accordingly, the width dimension Wf of the flat center region F can be sufficiently ensured and handleability at the time of mounting can be further improved. - The multi-layer
ceramic capacitor 10 including the center region F can be produced by the following production method. - 3. Method of Producing Multi-Layer
Ceramic Capacitor 10 -
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a method of producing the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10.FIGS. 7A to 11 are views each showing a production process of the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10. Hereinafter, the method of producing the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10 will be described alongFIG. 6 with reference toFIGS. 7A to 11 as appropriate. - 3.1 Step S01: Formation of Internal Electrode Pattern
- In Step S01, first
internal electrode patterns 112 and secondinternal electrode patterns 113 are respectively formed on firstceramic sheets 101 and secondceramic sheets 102 for forming themulti-layer unit 16. - The first and second
ceramic sheets ceramic sheets ceramic sheets -
FIGS. 7A and 7B are plan views of the firstceramic sheet 101 and the secondceramic sheet 102, respectively. At this stage, the first and secondceramic sheets FIGS. 7A and 7B each show cutting lines Lx and Ly used when the sheets are singulated into the multi-layerceramic capacitors 10. The cutting lines Lx are parallel to the X axis, and the cutting lines Ly are parallel to the Y axis. - As shown in
FIGS. 7A and 7B , the unsintered firstinternal electrode patterns 112 corresponding to the firstinternal electrodes 12 are formed on the firstceramic sheet 101, and the unsintered secondinternal electrode patterns 113 corresponding to the secondinternal electrodes 13 are formed on the secondceramic sheet 102. - The first
internal electrode patterns 112 and the secondinternal electrode patterns 113 can be formed by applying an optional electrical conductive paste to the firstceramic sheets 101 and the secondceramic sheets 102, respectively. A method of applying the electrical conductive paste can be optionally selected from well-known techniques. For example, for the application of the electrical conductive paste, a screen printing method or a gravure printing method can be used. - Each of the first
internal electrode patterns 112 on the firstceramic sheets 101 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape that crosses one cutting line Ly1 or Ly2 and extends in the X-axis direction. The firstinternal electrode patterns 112 are cut on the cutting lines Ly1, Ly2, and Lx, thus forming the firstinternal electrodes 12 of the multi-layerceramic capacitors 10. The firstinternal electrode pattern 112 on the cutting line Ly1 or Ly2 corresponds to a drawn portion to be exposed at theend surface 11 a. - In the first
ceramic sheet 101, a first column including the firstinternal electrode patterns 112 that extend across the cutting lines Ly1 and are disposed along the X-axis direction, and a second column including the firstinternal electrode patterns 112 that extend across the cutting lines Ly2 and are disposed along the X-axis direction are arranged alternately in the Y-axis direction. In the first column, the firstinternal electrode patterns 112 adjacent to each other in the X-axis direction face each other while sandwiching the cutting line Ly2 therebetween. In the second column, the firstinternal electrode patterns 112 adjacent to each other in the X-axis direction face each other while sandwiching the cutting line Ly1 therebetween. In other words, the firstinternal electrode patterns 112 are displaced by one chip in the X-axis direction between the first column and the second column adjacent to each other in the Y-axis direction. - The second
internal electrode patterns 113 on the secondceramic sheets 102 are configured to be similar to the firstinternal electrode patterns 112. However, in the secondceramic sheet 102, the secondinternal electrode patterns 113 in a column corresponding to the first column of the firstceramic sheet 101 extend across the cutting lines Ly2, and the secondinternal electrode patterns 113 in a column corresponding to the second column of the firstceramic sheet 101 extend across the cutting lines Ly1. In other words, the secondinternal electrode patterns 113 are displaced from the firstinternal electrode patterns 112 by one chip in the X-axis direction or the Y-axis direction. - An electrode non-formation region N is a region in which the first and second
internal electrode patterns ceramic sheets ceramic sheet 101, the electrode non-formation region N includes a plurality of belt-like regions extending along the cutting lines Ly1 and Ly2 between the firstinternal electrode patterns 112 adjacent to each other in the X-axis direction, and a plurality of belt-like regions extending along the cutting lines Lx between the firstinternal electrode patterns 112 adjacent to each other in the Y-axis direction. The electrode non-formation region N is formed in a lattice pattern as a whole, in which those belt-like regions are alternately crossed. The electrode non-formation region N corresponds to side margins and end margins of the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10. - The electrode non-formation region N in the second
ceramic sheet 102 is also formed in a similar manner. -
FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the electrode non-formation region N between the internal electrode patterns 112 (113) adjacent to each other on the cross section taken along the C-C′ line ofFIG. 7A . It should be noted that the electrode non-formation region N between the secondinternal electrode patterns 113 shown inFIG. 7B has a configuration similar to that of the electrode non-formation region N between the firstinternal electrode patterns 112. Accordingly, the electrode non-formation region N of both the first and secondceramic sheets FIGS. 8 and 9 . - In
FIG. 8 , the internal electrode patterns 112 (113) each having a predetermined thickness d1 are formed on the ceramic sheet 101 (102). The thickness d1 of the internal electrode patterns 112 (113) is a mean thickness of the internal electrode patterns 112 (113) and can be calculated as, for example, a mean value of the thicknesses measured at a plurality of sites as in the case of the mean thickness of the ceramic layers 18. - A space portion S sandwiched between the adjacent internal electrode patterns 112 (113) is formed in the electrode non-formation region N. The space portion S is a space region having a thickness d1 and facing to the electrode non-formation region N. In other words, the space portion S has a volume obtained by multiplying the area of the electrode non-formation region N by the thickness d1.
FIGS. 8 and 9 each show the space portion S surrounded by a thick broken line. - 3.2 Step S02: Formation of Dielectric Pattern
- In Step S02, a dielectric pattern P is formed in the electrode non-formation region N around the first
internal electrode patterns 112 on the firstceramic sheet 101 and around the secondinternal electrode patterns 113 on the secondceramic sheet 102. -
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the same position as that ofFIG. 8 and shows a state in which the dielectric pattern P is formed in the space portion S. - The dielectric pattern P can be formed by applying a ceramic paste to the electrode non-formation region N of the ceramic sheet 101 (102). The ceramic paste only needs to mainly contain dielectric ceramics, but use of dielectric ceramics similar to that of the first and second
ceramic sheets - In this embodiment, the dielectric pattern P is formed to occupy 75% or more and less than 100% of the space portion S. In other words, the volume of the dielectric pattern P is 75% or more and less than 100% of the volume of the space portion S, the volume of the space portion S being obtained by multiplying the area of the electrode non-formation region N by the thickness d1 of the internal electrode pattern 112 (113).
- A mean thickness of the dielectric pattern P only needs to be equal to or smaller than the thickness d1 of the space portion S. For example, the mean thickness of the dielectric pattern P may be 80% or more and 100% or less when the thickness d1 is assumed as 100%. The mean thickness of the dielectric pattern P can be a mean value measured in a similar manner to the case where the thicknesses of the first and second
internal electrode patterns - The ceramic sheet 101 (102) may have gaps Q, in which the dielectric pattern P is not formed, around the internal electrode patterns 112 (113). When the gaps Q between the internal electrode patterns 112 (113) and the dielectric pattern P are provided, the dielectric pattern P can be inhibited from being formed on the internal electrode patterns 112 (113).
- 3.3 Step S03: Lamination
- In Step S03, the first and second
ceramic sheets ceramic sheets 103 are laminated as shown inFIG. 10 , to produce amulti-layer sheet 104. The thirdceramic sheet 103 is a ceramic sheet on which the first and secondinternal electrode patterns FIG. 10 omits the illustration of the gaps Q. - The
multi-layer sheet 104 includes alaminated electrode sheet 105 and twolaminated cover sheets 106. The firstceramic sheets 101 and the secondceramic sheets 102 are alternately laminated in the Z-axis direction in thelaminated electrode sheet 105. Only the thirdceramic sheets 103 are laminated in thelaminated cover sheet 106. The twolaminated cover sheets 106 are provided on the upper surface and the lower surface of thelaminated electrode sheet 105 in the Z-axis direction. Thelaminated electrode sheet 105 corresponds to themulti-layer unit 16 after sintering. Thelaminated cover sheets 106 correspond to thecovers 17 after sintering. - The number of lamination of the first and second
ceramic sheets laminated electrode sheet 105 is adjusted so as to obtain a desired capacitance and a desired height dimension T after sintering. - The number of lamination of the third
ceramic sheets 103 in thelaminated cover sheet 106 is not limited to the example shown inFIG. 10 and is adjusted as appropriate. - The
multi-layer sheet 104 is integrated by pressure-bonding the first, second, and thirdceramic sheets ceramic sheets density multi-layer sheet 104. - 3.4 Step S04: Cutting
- In Step S04, the
multi-layer sheet 104 obtained in Step S03 is cut along the cutting lines Lx and Ly, to produce an unsinteredceramic body 111. -
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of theceramic body 111 obtained in Step S04. - As shown in
FIG. 11 , the unsinteredceramic body 111 has twoend surfaces side surfaces main surfaces laminated electrode sheet 105 is formed as an unsinteredmulti-layer unit 116. Cut portions corresponding to thelaminated cover sheets 106 are formed as unsintered covers 117. - The unsintered
ceramic body 111 has such an outer shape that the height dimension T in the Z-axis direction is 1.1 times or more and 1.6 times or less the width dimension in the Y-axis direction after sintering. Further, themain surfaces ceramic body 111, as in the case of the center region F. It should be noted that the unsinteredceramic body 111 may be chamfered by barrel polishing or the like after the cutting. In such a case, barrel polishing is performed such that the width dimension of the center region F′ falls within the range described above. - 3.5 Step S05: Sintering
- In Step S05, the unsintered
ceramic body 111 obtained in Step S04 is sintered, to produce theceramic body 11 shown inFIGS. 1 to 3 . In other words, in Step S05, themulti-layer unit 116 becomes themulti-layer unit 16, and thecovers 117 become thecovers 17. Sintering can be performed in a reduction atmosphere or a low-oxygen partial pressure atmosphere, for example. - 3.6 Step S06: Formation of External Electrode
- In Step S06, the first
external electrode 14 and the secondexternal electrode 15 are formed on theceramic body 11 obtained in Step S05, to produce the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10 shown inFIGS. 1 to 3 . - In Step S06, first, an unsintered electrode material is applied so as to cover one of the end surfaces of the
ceramic body 11 that face in the X-axis direction, and then applied so as to cover the other end surface of theceramic body 11 that faces in the X-axis direction. The unsintered electrode material applied to theceramic body 11 is baked in a reduction atmosphere or a low-oxygen partial pressure atmosphere, for example, to form base films on theceramic body 11. On the base films baked onto theceramic body 11, intermediate films and surface films are formed by plating such as electrolytic plating, thus completing the firstexternal electrode 14 and the secondexternal electrode 15. - It should be noted that part of the processing in Step S06 described above may be performed before Step S05. For example, before Step S05, the unsintered electrode material may be applied to both the end surfaces of the unsintered
ceramic body 111 that face in the X-axis direction, and in Step S05, the unsinteredceramic body 111 may be sintered and, simultaneously, the unsintered electrode material may be baked to form the base films of the firstexternal electrode 14 and the secondexternal electrode 15. Alternatively, the unsintered electrode material may be applied to theceramic body 111 that has been subjected to debinder processing, to simultaneously sinter the unsintered electrode material and theceramic body 111. - As shown in
FIGS. 1 to 3 , theceramic body 11 thus produced has the height dimension T in the Z-axis direction, which is 1.1 times or more and 1.6 times or less the width dimension W in the Y-axis direction, and includes the flat center regions F. In Step S02, the center region F is formed by forming the dielectric pattern P that occupies 75% or more and less than 100% of the space portion S. - If the dielectric pattern is not formed, a capacitance forming portion in which the internal electrode patterns are laminated and a side margin portion in which the electrode non-formation regions are laminated have a difference in height dimension in the Z-axis direction due to the thicknesses of the internal electrode patterns. Additionally, as the number of lamination of the ceramic sheets becomes larger, that is, as the height dimension of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor becomes larger, the difference in height dimension in the Z-axis direction between the above-mentioned portions becomes larger. For that reason, in the ceramic body in which the laminated ceramic sheets are pressure-bonded and cut, the height dimension gradually increases from the peripheral portions in the Y-axis direction toward the center portion in the Y-axis direction, and the main surfaces are formed as curved surfaces protruding in the Z-axis direction.
- Further, if the dielectric pattern is intended to be formed on the entire electrode non-formation region N (i.e., in a state of occupying 100% of the space portion), even with a slight displacement of the dielectric pattern, the dielectric pattern overlaps with the internal electrode patterns. Accordingly, the thickness of the overlapping portion increases, and the height of the ceramic body in the Z-axis direction becomes uneven.
- Meanwhile, when the proportion of the dielectric pattern occupying the space portion is less than 75%, a gap between the internal electrode pattern and the dielectric pattern becomes larger. As a result, the laminated ceramic sheets sink down into the gaps at the time of pressure-bonding, and the height of the ceramic body in the Z-axis direction becomes uneven again.
- In this embodiment, the dielectric pattern P is formed so as to occupy 75% or more of the space portion S, and thus the gaps Q can be made small to such an extent that the ceramic sheets laminated in Step S03 do not sink down into the gaps Q. Accordingly, the height of the
laminated electrode sheet 105 in the Z-axis direction can be formed to be uniform, and the center regions F′ are formed in the unsinteredceramic body 111. Therefore, the center regions F are also formed in the sinteredceramic body 11. - Further, the dielectric pattern P is formed so as to occupy a portion less than 100% of the space portion S, and thus narrow gaps Q can be provided in the electrode non-formation region N. Accordingly, even when the dielectric pattern P is slightly displaced with respect to the internal electrode patterns 112 (113), the displacement is mitigated by the gaps Q. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the risk of overlapping of the dielectric pattern P with the internal electrode patterns 112 (113).
- Additionally, after the production, the multi-layer
ceramic capacitor 10 is packaged as apackage 100 with the center region F being faced upward in the Z-axis direction. Accordingly, a mounting step of taking the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10 out of thepackage 100 and mounting the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10 to an electronic device can be smoothly performed. - Hereinafter, the configuration of the
package 100 and a method of mounting the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10 will be described in detail. - 4. Configuration of
Package 100 for Multi-LayerCeramic Capacitor 10 -
FIG. 12 is a plan view of thepackage 100 for the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10.FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along the D-D′ line inFIG. 12 . It should be noted that the configuration of thepackage 100 according to this embodiment is not limited to the configuration shown inFIGS. 12 and 13 . - For example, the
package 100 is long in the Y-axis direction, has a predetermined depth in the Z-axis direction, and houses a plurality of multi-layerceramic capacitors 10. - The
package 100 includes ahousing portion 110, a sealingportion 120, and a plurality of multi-layerceramic capacitors 10. - The
housing portion 110 includes a plurality ofrecesses 110 a formed at predetermined intervals along the Y-axis direction. - The
housing portion 110 is typically a carrier tape, but it may be a chip tray in which therecesses 110 a that house the multi-layerceramic capacitors 10 are arranged in a lattice pattern, for example. Further, a material forming thehousing portion 110 is also not particularly limited, and a synthetic resin, paper, or the like can be used therefor. - The
recess 110 a is formed downward from anupper surface 110 c of thehousing portion 110 in the Z-axis direction and has a size capable of housing each multi-layerceramic capacitor 10. A take-outopening 110 b is formed on theupper surface 110 c side of therecess 110 a. The take-outopening 110 b is used when the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10 is housed in therecess 110 a and taken out of therecess 110 a. - The sealing
portion 120 is disposed on thehousing portion 110 so as to be capable of being peeled off. The sealingportion 120 is formed to cover the take-outopenings 110 b of therecesses 110 a in the Z-axis direction. The sealingportion 120 is typically a cover tape, but it is not particularly limited as long as the sealingportion 120 is a member capable of being peeled off from thehousing portion 110 and having a function of sealing therecesses 110 a. Further, the sealingportion 120 may be made of the same type of material as that of thehousing portion 110 or may be made of a different material. - The multi-layer
ceramic capacitor 10 is housed in therecess 110 a with the flat center region F being faced to the take-outopening 110 b side (upward in the Z-axis direction). It is favorable that the center region F on the take-outopening 110 b side is formed such that the width dimension Wf is 80% or more and less than 100% of the width dimension W of theceramic body 11. - If the
main surfaces main surfaces ceramic capacitor 10 is housed. If one of themain surfaces main surfaces ceramic capacitor 10 is housed. - 5. Method of Mounting Multi-Layer
Ceramic Capacitor 10 -
FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a step of mounting the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10, which shows a cross section corresponding toFIG. 13 .FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of a multi-layer ceramic capacitor mounting substrate (mounting substrate) 200, onto which the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10 is mounted, when viewed in the Y-axis direction. - The multi-layer
ceramic capacitors 10 are taken out of thepackage 100 one by one and are mounted onto acircuit board 210 of an electronic device. Hereinafter, description will be given with reference toFIGS. 14 and 15 . - First, the sealing
portion 120 is peeled off from thehousing portion 110. Subsequently, as shown inFIG. 14 , the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10 is taken out through the take-outopening 110 b of thepackage 100 by using a suction nozzle M of a chip mounter. The suction nozzle M holds the flat center region F by suction from above in the Z-axis direction, the flat center region F being faced to the take-outopening 110 b side. - The suction nozzle M moves the multi-layer
ceramic capacitor 10 onto thecircuit board 210 while keeping suction of the center region F. The suction nozzle M disposes the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10 at a predetermined position on thecircuit board 210, and then releases the suction. At that time as well, the center region F is faced upward in the Z-axis direction. - Subsequently, the first and second
external electrodes ceramic capacitor 10 and thecircuit board 210 are bonded to each other in the Z-axis direction by solder H or the like, and a mountingsubstrate 200 onto which the multi-layer ceramicelectronic component 10 is mounted is formed as shown inFIG. 15 . - Also in the mounting
substrate 200, the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10 is mounted with the center region F being faced upward in the Z-axis direction. - Here, if the dielectric pattern is not formed to have the volume occupying 75% or more and less than 100% of the space portion, as described above, the center portion of the main surface of the ceramic body has a curved surface. In this case, a gap is generated between the tip of the suction nozzle M and the main surface of the ceramic body, and the suction by the suction nozzle M becomes insufficient. Therefore, there is a possibility that a failure, such as the difficulty of performing suction of the main surface of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor or the drop of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor in the process of transfer, occurs in the mounting step.
- In this embodiment, the flat center region F is formed on at least one of the
main surface ceramic body 11, and the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10 is packaged with the center region F being faced upward in the Z-axis direction. Accordingly, the tip of the suction nozzle M and the center region F of theceramic body 11 come into close contact with each other, so that the suction nozzle M can stably perform suction of the center region F. Therefore, it is possible to inhibit failures from occurring at the time of suction by the suction nozzle M and to smoothly mount the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10. - Further, in the multi-layer
ceramic capacitor 10, the height dimension T of theceramic body 11 is set to be 1.1 times or more and 1.6 times or less the width dimension W thereof. Thus, the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10 can keep the balance thereof even if the height dimension T is larger than the width dimension W. Accordingly, in therecess 110 a of thepackage 100 or in the mounting step, the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10 can be inhibited from falling down and can be handled at a posture at which the height direction of the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10 coincides with the Z-axis direction. This also allows the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10 to be smoothly mounted. - Additionally, setting the length dimension L of the
ceramic body 11 to be larger than 1.0 times and equal to or smaller than 1.5 times the height dimension T also enables the balance of theceramic body 11 to be kept. Therefore, handleability at the time of mounting of the multi-layerceramic capacitor 10 can be more improved. - In such a manner, according to the multi-layer
ceramic capacitor 10, a failure caused at the time of mounting can be inhibited from occurring even if the number of lamination of the first and secondinternal electrodes ceramic capacitor 10 having a large capacitance and capable of contributing to reduction in size of the electronic device. - 6. Examples and Comparative Examples
- As Examples and Comparative examples of this embodiment, samples of the multi-layer
ceramic capacitor 10 were produced by the production method described above, and the shape and a suction rate of the suction nozzle M were investigated. - First, samples (Examples 1 to 3 and Comparative examples 1 and 2) of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor were produced. The samples had three sizes: a first size having a length dimension (L) of 0.69 mm, a width dimension (W) of 0.39 mm, and a height dimension (T) of 0.55 mm; a second size having a length dimension (L) of 1.15 mm, a width dimension (W) of 0.65 mm, and a height dimension (T) of 1.00 mm; and a third size having a length dimension (L) of 1.20 mm, a width dimension (W) of 0.75 mm, and a height dimension (T) of 0.85 mm. In other words, a ratio of the length dimension to the height dimension (L/T) was 1.15 to 1.41, and a ratio of the height dimension to the width dimension (T/W) was 1.13 to 1.54. Further, in the following evaluation, 100 samples for each of the three sizes for each of Examples and Comparative examples, i.e., 1,500 samples in total were used.
- In each of the samples of Examples 1 to 3 and Comparative example 1, a dielectric pattern was formed. Table 1 shows a volume ratio of the dielectric pattern to the volume of the space portion (space occupancy rate), the volume of the space portion being obtained by multiplying the area of the electrode non-formation region by the thickness of the internal electrode pattern. It should be noted that a value of the space occupancy rate shown in Table 1 was a mean value of the 300 samples for each of Examples and Comparative examples.
- The space occupancy rate was 95% in Example 1, 90% in Example 2, and 75% in Example 3, all of which were 75% or more and less than 100%. Meanwhile, in Comparative example 1, the space occupancy rate was 50%. In Comparative example 2, the space occupancy rate was 0% because the dielectric pattern was not formed.
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TABLE 1 Space occupancy rate Wf/W Suction rate Example1 95% 85% 99% Example2 90% 83% 99% Example3 75% 82% 99% Comparative example1 50% 65% 92% Comparative example2 0% 35% 85% - Further, a proportion (Wf/W) of the width dimension (Wf) of the flat center region to the width dimension (W) of the multi-layer ceramic capacitor was measured. Table 1 shows the results of the measurement. It should be noted that a value of the proportion of the width dimension shown in Table 1 was a mean value of the 300 samples for each of Examples and Comparative examples. Further, for a value of the proportion of the width dimension in each sample, one of the two main surfaces of each sample, which has a larger proportion of the width dimension of the center region, was employed.
- The proportion of the width dimension was 85% in Example 1, 83% in Example 2, and 82% in Example 3, all of which were 80% or more in Examples 1 to 3. Meanwhile, the proportion of the width dimension was 65% in Comparative example 1, and 35% in Comparative example 2, all of which were less than 80%.
- The proportion (Wf/W) of the width dimension showed a positive relationship with the space occupancy rate of the dielectric pattern. Specifically, in Examples 1 to 3 in which the space occupancy rate is 75% or more and less than 100%, the Wf/W was 80% or more in each example. However, in Comparative examples 1 and 2 in which the space occupancy rate was 50% or less, the Wf/W was 65% or less in each example. From those results, it was confirmed that when the space occupancy rate of the dielectric pattern is set to 75% or more and less than 100%, the center region can be formed such that the proportion of the width dimension is 80% or more.
- Subsequently, a housing portion including recesses in a package was prepared, and each sample was held in the recess with a main surface being faced to the take-out opening side, the main surface including the center region having a larger proportion of the width dimension. The main surface of each sample on the take-out opening side was tried to be subjected to suction by a suction nozzle of a chip mounter. In the 300 samples of each of Examples and Comparative Examples, a proportion of the samples whose main surfaces could be subjected to suction was calculated as a “suction rate”. Table 1 shows the results thereof.
- As shown in Table 1, it was confirmed that the suction rate is 99% in all of Examples 1 to 3, almost all of the samples can be subjected to suction, and the handleability at the time of mounting are optimal. Meanwhile, the suction rate was 92% in Comparative example 1 and 85% in Comparative example 2, in which the suction failed in approximately 10 to 20% of the samples. Accordingly, it was confirmed that the handleability at the time of mounting in Comparative examples 1 and 2 are inferior to those in Examples 1 to 3.
- 7. Other Embodiments
- Hereinabobve, the embodiment of the present disclosure has been described, but the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiment described above, and it should be appreciated that the present disclosure may be variously modified without departing from the gist of the present disclosure. For example, the embodiment of the present disclosure can be an embodiment in which some embodiments are combined.
- For example, in the multi-layer
ceramic capacitor 10, themulti-layer unit 16 may be divided into a plurality ofmulti-layer units 16 and then disposed in the Z-axis direction. In this case, in eachmulti-layer unit 16, the first and secondinternal electrodes internal electrodes 12 or the secondinternal electrodes 13 may be consecutively disposed at portions where themulti-layer units 16 are adjacent to each other. - Further, in the embodiment described above, the multi-layer ceramic capacitor has been described as an example of a ceramic electronic component, but the present disclosure can be applied to any other multi-layer ceramic electronic components in which paired internal electrodes are alternately disposed. Examples of such multi-layer ceramic electronic components include a piezoelectric element.
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