Patent ID: 7016179

Claim:
A solid electrolytic capacitor comprising: a capacitor clement assembly provided with an anode end a cathode; an anode lead for the anode of the assembly; and a cathode lead for the cathode of the assembly; wherein the capacitor element assembly comprises a plurality of capacitor elements, each of the capacitor elements including a sintered chip of valve metal powder, an anode wire projecting from the chip, a solid electrolytic layer formed on the chip as a lining, and a cathode layer formed on the solid electrolytic layer, the chip of each capacitor element being formed into a flat shape having a thickness, a length and a width, the thickness being smaller than the length and the width, the plurality of capacitor elements being stacked in a thickness direction of the chip so that the cathode layers of the respective capacitor elements are connected to each other, the anode wires of the respective capacitor elements being fixed to the anode lead, at least one of the cathode layers of the respective capacitor elements being connected to the cathode lead; wherein the anode wires of the respective capacitor elements are aligned in line extending in a stacking direction of the capacitor elements, the anode lead including an unright portion formed with positioning grooves into which the anode wires are snugly fitted.