Patent ID: 6144547
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: H01G,H05K

Abstract:
A thin film capacitor device for mounting to a surface, said capacitor device comprising a device body having small dimensions in length, width and height, and having substantially L-shaped terminations located thereon with portions of said terminations extending over a bottom surface of said device body and negligibly over a top surface of said device body, said device body including:an insulating substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface;a first conductive pattern located above said top surface of said substrate and defining a first polarity capacitor plate;a dielectric layer located on top of said first conductive pattern;a second conductive pattern located on said dielectric layer, said second conductive pattern defining a second capacitor plate in registry with said first capacitor plate; anda planar cover layer located above said second conductive pattern.