A single or multi-component particulate tape and a method and apparatus for making
the single or multi-component particulate tape. More particularly, the present
invention relates to a single or multi-component particulate tape and method for
making a single or multi-component particulate tape using the process of electrophoretic
deposition. These tapes and tapes produced using these methods can be used to make
single or multi-layer electronic devices such as capacitors, varistors, inductors,
and the like, as well as structural laminate components. The method comprises casting
a tape by electrophoretic deposition and also or alternatively depositing additional
functional materials on or into the cast tape by electrophoresis.