Patent ID: 11887784
Assignee: KYOCERA AVX COMPONENTS CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A broadband multilayer ceramic capacitor having 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, the lateral direction and longitudinal direction each being perpendicular to a Z-direction, the broadband multilayer ceramic capacitor comprising:
a monolithic body comprising a plurality of dielectric layers;
a first external terminal disposed along the first end;
a second external terminal disposed along the second end;
a plurality of active electrodes arranged within the monolithic body and parallel with the longitudinal direction;
a first shield electrode arranged within the monolithic body and parallel with the longitudinal direction, the first shield electrode connected with the first external terminal; and
a second shield electrode connected with the second external terminal, the second shield electrode being approximately aligned with the first shield electrode in the Z-direction,
wherein the capacitor has a capacitor thickness between a top surface and a bottom surface in the Z-direction, and
wherein a ratio of the capacitor thickness to a bottom shield-to-bottom-surface distance is greater than about 2.