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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2009
Ladislav Marek, Lanskroun, CZ;
Stanislav Zednicek, Lanskroun, CZ;
Jaroslav Tomasko, Lanskroun, CZ;
Jiri Navratil, Veseli nad Moravou, CZ;
Ladislav Marek, Lanskroun, CZ;
Stanislav Zednicek, Lanskroun, CZ;
Jaroslav Tomasko, Lanskroun, CZ;
Jiri Navratil, Veseli nad Moravou, CZ;
AVX Corporation, Myrtle Beach, SC (US);
Abstract
A surface-mountable electrolytic capacitor with improved volumetric efficiency includes an electrolytic capacitor element, anode and cathode terminations, an encapsulation material and external terminations. The capacitor element has first and second opposing end surfaces and an anode wire extending from the first end surface that is electrically connected to a first anode termination portion. A first cathode termination portion is conductively adhered to a surface of the capacitor element, and a second portion is perpendicular to the first portion and parallel to the second end surface of the capacitor element. Encapsulating material surrounds the capacitor element to form a device package that is subsequently diced to improve volumetric efficiency and optionally expose the anode and cathode terminations on opposing end surfaces. First and second external terminations may be formed over the exposed portions of anode and cathode terminations to wrap around to one or more given surfaces of the device package.