Provided are a varistor forming paste, a cured product thereof, and a varistor, that can increase the degree of freedom in designing an electronic device, and can exhibit appropriate varistor characteristics. The varistor forming paste contains an epoxy resin (A), a curing agent (B), and a carbon aerogel (C).

Provided are a varistor forming paste, a cured product thereof, and a varistor, that can increase the degree of freedom in designing an electronic device, and can exhibit appropriate varistor characteristics. The varistor forming paste contains an epoxy resin (A), a curing agent (B), and a carbon aerogel (C).

A discrete component linear circuit of a line is provided, including a switch S1, a fuse F1, a varistor MOV1, a rectifier DB1, a triode Q1 to a triode Q6, and a resistor R1 to a resistor R6, wherein an input end of the switch S1 is connected to an input end L of a power supply for input, and an output end of the switch S1 is connected to an input end of the fuse F1. When an input voltage increases, a current increases, and resistance values of a thermistor T1, a thermistor T2 and a thermistor T3 increase due to temperature rise. The resistance increases synchronously when the voltage increases, so that the current is maintained in a relatively stable interval. Therefore, the voltage bearing capacity when an LED lamp works is increased, and more LED lamps may be used in parallel.

A discrete component linear circuit of a line is provided, including a switch S1, a fuse F1, a varistor MOV1, a rectifier DB1, a triode Q1 to a triode Q6, and a resistor R1 to a resistor R6, wherein an input end of the switch S1 is connected to an input end L of a power supply for input, and an output end of the switch S1 is connected to an input end of the fuse F1. When an input voltage increases, a current increases, and resistance values of a thermistor T1, a thermistor T2 and a thermistor T3 increase due to temperature rise. The resistance increases synchronously when the voltage increases, so that the current is maintained in a relatively stable interval. Therefore, the voltage bearing capacity when an LED lamp works is increased, and more LED lamps may be used in parallel.

In an embodiment a method for manufacturing a multilayer varistor includes providing a first ceramic powder for producing a first ceramic material and at least one second ceramic powder for producing a second ceramic material, wherein the ceramic powders differ from each other in concentration of monovalent elements X.sup.+ by 50 ppm≤Δc(X.sup.+)≤5000 ppm, wherein X.sup.+=(Li.sup.+, Na.sup.+, K.sup.+ or Ag.sup.+), and wherein Δc denotes a maximum concentration difference occurring between an active region and a near-surface region of the multilayer varistor, slicking of the ceramic powders and forming of green films, partially printing of a part of the green films with a metal paste to form inner electrodes, stacking printed and unprinted green films, laminating, decarbonizing and sintering the green films and applying outer electrodes.

A thermistor-based thermal probe includes a thermistor die having a thermistor thereon with first and second bond pads coupled across the thermistor, and first and second die interconnects coupled to the respective bond pads. First and second wires W1, W2 that extend beyond the thermistor die are attached to the first and to the second die interconnects, respectively. An encapsulant material encapsulates the thermistor die and a die end of the first and second wires.

A multilayer chip varistor includes an element body, first and second external electrodes, and first and second electrical conductor groups. The first electrical conductor group includes a first internal electrode connected to the first external electrode, and a first intermediate electrical conductor opposed to the first internal electrode. The second electrical conductor group includes a second internal electrode including a first electrically conductive material and connected to the second external electrode, and a second intermediate electrical conductor opposed to the second internal electrode. At least one of the first and second intermediate electrical conductors includes the second electrically conductive material. The element body includes a low electrical resistance region between the first and second internal electrodes. The second electrically conductive material is diffused in the low electrical resistance region.

A multilayer varistor has a stack structure including a plurality of layers stacked in a third direction. The multilayer varistor includes a first internal electrode electrically connected to a first external electrode, a second internal electrode electrically connected to the second external electrode, and a third internal electrode electrically connected to the third external electrode. The first internal electrode is disposed between the second internal electrode and the third internal electrode in the third direction.

A varistor includes a sintered body, an internal electrode, an insulating layer, and an external electrode. The internal electrode is disposed in an interior of the sintered body. The insulating layer covers at least part of the sintered body and includes Zn.sub.2SiO.sub.4. The external electrode is electrically connected to the internal electrode, covers part of the sintered body and part of the insulating layer, and is in contact with the part of the insulating layer. The insulating layer has a region being in contact with the external electrode, the region having a greater average thickness than a region of the insulating layer which is out of contact with the external electrode.

The present invention relates to a polymer voltage-dependent resistor (PVDR) in various physical forms and methods for manufacturing the varistor. The body of the PVDR is composed of a polymer matrix having a filler composed of doped zinc oxide particles, other semi conductive particles or metal particles uniformly distributed therein. Conductive electrodes may be affixed to the polymer matrix and electrical leads attached to the electrodes.