Patent ID: 6970341

Claim:
A monolithic capacitor, comprising: a three-dimensional dielectric body; first and second external conductive contacts disposed on the dielectric body; a first conductive plate internal to the dielectric body, extending within the body and conductively connected to the first external conductive contact; a second conductive plate internal to the dielectric body, extending within the body and conductively connected to the second external conductive contact, the first and second conductive plates being substantially parallel and opposed in at least one region of the body and forming a capacitor therebetween; a third conductive plate internal to the dielectric body, extending within the body and conductively connected to the first external conductive contact, the second and third conductive plates being substantially parallel and opposed in at least one region of the body and forming a capacitor therebetween; a fourth conductive plate disposed within the dielectric body and conductively connected to the first external conductive plate, the fourth conductive plate substantially parallel to and opposed to the third conductive plate to form a capacitor therebetween; a first external conductive plate positioned on an external surface of the dielectric body and conductively connected to the first external conductive plate; at least one first via filled with conductive material disposed in the dielectric body and extending between the first external conductive plate and the fourth conductive plate; a fifth conductive plate disposed within the dielectric body and conductively connected to the second external conductive plate, the fifth conductive plate substantially parallel to and opposed to the third conductive plate; a second external conductive plate positioned on an external surface of the dielectric body and conductively connected to the second external conductive plate, the second external conductive plate being substantially coplanar with the first external conductive plate; and at least one second via filled with conductive material disposed in the dielectric body and extending between the second external conductive plate and the fifth conductive plate.