Patent ID: 7554794

Claim:
A solid electrolytic capacitor comprising: a first metal plate made of valve metal to serve as a first electrode; a porous sintered body provided on the first metal plate and made of valve metal; a second metal plate bonded to the porous sintered body to serve as a second electrode; and a sealing resin member enclosing the first metal plate, the second metal plate and the porous sintered body; the porous sintered body includes a first sintered member, and a second sintered member intervening between the first sintered member and the first metal plate; the first sintered member is greater in density than the second sintered member; the first metal plate has a first opposite pair of terminals projecting from the sealing resin member in a first direction; and the second metal plate has a second opposite pair of terminals projecting from the sealing resin member in a second direction crossing the first direction.