Patent ID: 6191932
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: H01G

Abstract:
A monolithic capacitor comprising:a body of rectangular-parallelepiped form comprising:a first main surface and a second main surface;a first side and a second side; anda first end face and a second end face;wherein the rectangular-parallelepiped form is defined by a length dimension, a width dimension, and a thickness dimension; and the length dimension is longer than the width dimension; andwherein the first main surface and the second main surface are mutually opposing and defined by the length dimension and the width dimension; the first side and the second side are mutually opposing and defined by the length dimension and the thickness dimension; and the first end face and the second end face are mutually opposing and defined by the width dimension and the thickness dimension;a plurality of dielectric layers extending in the directions of the main surfaces; andat least one pair of a first internal electrode and a second internal electrode;wherein the at least one pair of the internal electrodes are mutually opposing through a specified dielectric layer so as to form a capacitor unit;wherein the first internal electrode forms a first extension which is extended onto at least one of the first side and the second side, and a second extension which is extended onto the first end face;wherein a first external terminal electrode is electrically connected to the first extension and disposed on at least one of the first side and the second side onto which the first extension is extended, and a second external terminal electrode is electrically connected to the second extension and disposed on at least the first end face onto which the second extension is extended;wherein a second internal electrode forms a third extension which is extended onto at least one of the first side and the second side and a fourth extension which is extended onto the second end face;wherein a third external terminal electrode is electrically connected to the third extension and is disposed on at least one of the first side and the second side onto which the third extension is extended, and a fourth external terminal electrode is electrically connected to the fourth extension and is disposed on the second end face onto which the fourth extension is extended; andwherein each width of the second extension and fourth extension is longer than each width of the first extension and the third extension, and is not shorter than 1/9 of each width of the first internal electrode and the second internal electrode.