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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 20, 1999
Yasuyuki Naito, Takefu, JP;
Yoichi Kuroda, Fukui, JP;
Masaaki Taniguchi, Fukui-ken, JP;
Haruo Hori, Sabae, JP;
Takanori Kondo, Sabae, JP;
Abstract
The present invention is to provide a monolithic capacitor for reducing an equivalent series inductance of a monolithic capacitor. The external terminal electrodes are respectively provided on four corners of the capacitor body. External terminal electrodes can also be provided on the side surfaces of the capacitor body. The first inner electrode is connected to two adjacent external corner terminal electrodes and preferably to the external side terminal electrode. The second inner electrode faces the first electrode through a dielectric layer and is connected to other two adjacent external corner terminal electrodes as well as to the external side terminal electrode. The current flowing through the inner electrodes is directed to a variety of directions, and since the current flow in the corner parts of the inner electrodes is smooth, the magnetic fluxes generated in association with the current are cancelled out, thereby reducing the equivalent series inductance.