A multilayer piezoelectric ceramic/polymer composite with 2-2 connectivity was fabricated by thermoplastic green machining after co-extrusion. The multilayer ceramic body was composed of piezoelectrically active lead zirconate titanate (PZN)-lead zinc niobate (PZN)-lead zirconate titanate (PZT) layers and electrically conducting PZN-PZT/Ag layers. After co-extruding the thermoplastic body, which consisted of five piezoelectric layers interspersed with four conducting layers, it was computer numeric-controlled machined to create periodic channels within it. Following binder burnout and sintering, an 18 vol% array of 190 mu m thin PZT slabs with a channel size of 880 mu m was fabricated. The channels were filled with epoxy in order to fabricate a PZN-PZT/epoxy composite with 2-2 connectivity. The piezoelectric coefficient (effective d(33)) and hydrostatic figure of merit (d(h) x g(h)) of the PZN-PZT/epoxy composite were 1200 pC/N and 20 130 x 10(-15) m(2)/N, respectively. These excellent piezoelectric characteristics as well as the relatively simple fabrication procedure will contribute in widening the application range of the piezoelectric transducers.