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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2000
Yasuyuki Naito, Takefu, JP;
Masaaki Taniguchi, Fukui, JP;
Yoichi Kuroda, Fukui, JP;
Takanori Kondo, Sabae, JP;
Michihiro Murata, Kyoto, JP;
Yoshitaka Tanino, Kyoto, JP;
Murata Manufacturing Co., LTD, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A multi-layer capacitor device includes a capacitor body including first electrode plates and a plurality of second electrode plates. The first and second electrode plates are interleaved with each other in opposed and spaced apart relation. A dielectric material is located between each opposed set of the first and second electrode plates. The first and second electrode plates each include a main electrode portion and a plurality of spaced apart lead structures extending therefrom. Respective lead structures of the first electrodes plates are located adjacent respective lead structures of the second electrode plates in an interdigitated arrangement. A plurality of electrical terminals are located on each of the opposed side surfaces of the capacitor body. A plurality of first polarity electrical terminals and a plurality of second polarity electrical terminals, respectively, located on the capacitor body. Each of the first polarity terminals is disposed opposite to another of the first polarity terminals across the capacitor body and each of the second polarity terminals is disposed opposite to another of the second polarity terminals across the capacitor body. Each of the lead structures of the first and second electrode plates have a length L and a width W and a ratio L/W is equal to about 3 or less, and preferably between 0.4 and 1.3.