Patent ID: 6072687
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: H01G,H05K

Abstract:
A multilayer capacitor, comprising:a capacitor main body having a generally rectangular parallelpiped shape with two principal surfaces in a face-to-face relationship with each other and four side surfaces connecting said principal surfaces;m capacitor units formed in said capacitor main body, m being an integer greater than or equal to one, each of said capacitor units being formed by a respective pair of first and second internal electrodes disposed in said main body in a face-to-face relationship with a dielectric material layer interposed therebetween to form a capacitor unit;n first external electrodes, n being an integer greater than two, each of said first external electrodes being located on a respective one of said side surfaces of said capacitor main body, at least one of said first external electrodes being located on each of at least three of said side surfaces;said first internal electrode having n first lead electrodes, each of said first lead electrodes extending to and being electrically coupled to a respective one of said first external electrodes;p second external electrodes, p being an integer greater than one, each of said second external electrodes being located on a respective one of said side surfaces of said capacitor main body; andsaid second internal electrode having p second lead electrodes, each of said second lead electrodes extending to and being electrically coupled to a respective one of said second external electrodes.