摘要 |
A chip thermistor 1 has a thermistor portion 7 comprised of a ceramic material containing respective metal oxides of Mn, Ni, and Co as major ingredients; a pair of composite portions 9, 9 comprised of a composite material of Ag—Pd, and respective metal oxides of Mn, Ni, and Co and arranged on both sides of the thermistor portion 7 so as to sandwich in the thermistor portion 7 between the composite portions 9, 9; and external electrodes 5, 5 connected to the pair of composite portions 9, 9, respectively. In this manner, the pair of composite portions 9, 9 are used as bulk electrodes and, for this reason, the resistance of the chip thermistor 1 can be adjusted mainly with consideration to the resistance in the thermistor portion 7, without need for much consideration to the distance between the external electrodes 5, 5 and other factors. |