Patent ID: 7139164

Claim:
A solid electrolytic capacitor comprising a capacitor element having an anode body provided with a cathode layer over an outer surface thereof, an anode-side and a cathode-side lead frame attached to a lower surface of the capacitor element, and a housing covering the lead frames and the capacitor element except lower surfaces of the lead frames, both of the lead frames being exposed on the bottom face of the housing, wherein the anode-side lead frame extending longitudinally of the capacitor is provided at an outer end portion thereof with at least two strips which extend outwardly from the outer end portion of the lead frame, wherein outer end portions of the strips are exposed to the outside at the outer end face of the housing, wherein a concave space formed between the strips is filled with resin forming the housing, wherein both of the lead frames are in the form of a flat plate, and wherein an upper surface of the anode-side lead frame and a contact portion between an anode of the capacitor element and the anode-side lead frame are positioned in a same plane.