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Patent No.:

US 12334261 B1

Date of Patent:

Jun. 17, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 27, 2023

Multilayer ceramic capacitor

Applicant:

Kyocera Avx Components Corporation, Fountain Inn, SC (US);

Inventors:

Marianne Berolini, Greenville, SC (US);

Cory Nelson, Simpsonville, SC (US);

Seth Fuller, Mauldin, SC (US);

Alma Iris Cordova, Townville, SC (US);

Assignee:

KYOCERA AVX Components Corporation, Fountain Inn, SC (US);

Attorney:

Dority & Manning, P.A.

Primary Examiner:

Dion R Ferguson

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

H01G 4/008 (2006.01); H01G 4/12 (2006.01); H01G 4/248 (2006.01); H01G 4/30 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

H01G 4/008 (2013.01); H01G 4/1227 (2013.01); H01G 4/248 (2013.01); H01G 4/30 (2013.01);

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a multilayer ceramic capacitor. The multilayer ceramic capacitor has a first end and a second end that is spaced apart from the first end in a longitudinal direction that is perpendicular to a lateral direction wherein the lateral direction and longitudinal direction are each perpendicular to a Z-direction. The multilayer ceramic capacitor comprises a monolithic body comprising a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of electrode layers parallel with the lateral direction. At least one electrode layer includes a first electrode comprising a connecting portion and a central portion extending from the connecting portion in the longitudinal direction wherein the central portion includes a Z-directional edge and the connecting portion includes an edge extending in both the longitudinal direction and the Z-direction and wherein the Z-directional edge of the central portion forms a first angle of from greater than 90° to less than 180° with the edge of the connecting portion. A first external termination disposed along the first end and a second external termination disposed along the second end.

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