Inside this wonder stone called ceramics, hid various intriguing electric properties.
Murata's technology unleashed the prossibilities inherent in ceramics.
A Dam for Electric Energy
Because they can store electric energy temporarily, dielectric ceramics serve an important role as a material for making capacitors, which, in turn, are responsible for properly supplying electric energy and signals to circuits.
Converting Electric Signals to Oscillations
The unique properties of piezoelectric ceramics –becoming elastic as voltage is applied and generating voltage as impact is applied –are utilized in ceramic filters and piezoelectric vibrating gyroscopes to help boost functionality in TVs and digital cameras.
Electromagnetic Energy Conversion
Magnetic ceramics (ferrite) are able to absorb a great deal of magnetism when placed in a magnetic field, and at Murata we utilize this property to come up with ways to deal with electromagnetic interference, such as EMI suppression filters.
Rapid Response to Temperature Change
Pyroelectric ceramics react to a minute temperature change with change in the magnitude of internal polarization, and this property is used in infra-red sensors for detecting human presence.
Traffic Control for Circuits
Electric conductivity of semiconductor ceramics changes with variation in electric current and temperature making these ceramics useful for controlling household appliances and protecting them from overheating.
Wonder Stone
