Kemet Electronics Corporation

Randal J Vaughan

Gregory L Crosby

Michael Randall

Garry L Renner

Abhijit Gurav

Azizuddin Tajuddin

Allen Hill

Peter Par Blais

Buli Xu

A method for forming an MLCC with an identification mark consisting of non-active internal electrodes which can be used to determine chip orientation for mounting or reeling. The method includes printing layers, forming a stack of the layers, sintering the stack, dicing the stack and forming external terminations.

Method for making a multilayered ceramic capacitor

An MLCC with an identification mark consisting of non-active internal electrodes which can be used to determine chip orientation for mounting or reeling. This allows an MLCC with substantially similar width and thickness to be oriented with the electrodes in a preferred direction (either vertical or horizontal with respect to the board) that results in the minimum noise and vibration compared to other orientations. The presence of an identification mark can also allow for a means of preferentially orienting an MLCC which has an active area that is offset from the geometric center of the part.

MLCC with ID marker for orientation

An electronic component with a self-damping MLCC is provided. The electronic component comprising a pulse signal generator and a substrate comprising first traces and second traces. An MLCC is provided comprising a first capacitive couple between two first external terminations and a second capacitive couple between two second external terminations wherein each first external termination is in electrical contact with a different first trace and each second external termination is in electrical contact with a different second trace. The pulse signal generator provides a first pulse to the first traces and a second pulse to the second traces wherein the first pulse and second pulse are not in phase.

Self-damping MLCC array

A low inductance multi-layer capacitor. The capacitor comprises interleaved parallel internal electrode plates with dielectric there between. Each internal electrode plate comprises two lead-out tabs and is generally T shaped. A first external electrode terminal is electrically connected to the lead-out tabs of the even internal electrode plates, and a second external electrode terminal is electrically connected to the lead-out tabs of the odd internal electrode plates. The external electrode terminals are on a common first exterior surface and a common opposing second exterior surface of the capacitor.

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Randal J Vaughan