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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2000
Yasuyuki Naito, Takefu, JP;
Masaaki Taniguchi, Fukui-ken, JP;
Yoiohi Kuroda, Fukui-ken, JP;
Takanori Kondo, Sabae, JP;
Michihiro Murata, Kyoto, JP;
Yoshitaka Tanino, Kyoto, JP;
Murata Manufacturing, Co., LTD, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A multi-layer capacitor including a capacitor body having four sides including a first pair of opposed sides and a second pair of opposed sides, the capacitor body including a plurality of dielectric layers and at least a pair of first and second internal electrodes that oppose each other via one of the dielectric layers, the first internal electrode having first lead-out portions, the second internal electrode having second lead-out portions, the first and second lead-out portions being arranged to interdigitate with each other. The first polarity external electrode terminals are electrically connected to the first lead-out portions. At least one of the first polarity external electrode terminals is arranged on each of the first pair of opposed sides and at least one of the first polarity external electrode terminals being arranged on each of the second pair of opposed sides of the capacitor body. Second polarity external electrode terminals are electrically connected to the second lead-out portions. At least one of the second polarity external electrode terminals is arranged on each of the first pair of opposed sides and at least one of the second polarity external electrode terminals is arranged on each of the second pair of opposed sides of 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.