This unique stand alone volume details new developments in dielectric ceramics. It provides comprehensive reviews of new materials and product innovations and includes topics such as materials synthesis and processing, relaxors & novel compositions, dielectric loss mechanisms, multiplayer ceramic devices, and cost analysis of tomorrow’s electric devices. A fascinating new volume that provides critical information for those involved in dielectrics. Papers presented at the 102nd Annual Meeting of The American Ceramic Society, St. Louis, Missouri, USA (2000).