摘要 |
The invention provides a varistor with sputtering terminations. In one aspect, the invention includes a varistor body with electrodes internal to the body except at spaced apart regions of the body, and sputtered terminations on the spaced apart regions of the body. In another aspect of the invention, embodiments include terminations comprised of metals from the from the group consisting of chromium, nickel, palladium, silver, tin, vanadium and mixtures thereof. In another aspect, embodiments of the invention include a passivation layer on outer surfaces of the varistor.
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