Patent ID: 7242073

Claim:
An electronic assembly, comprising: an integrated circuit chip; and a capacitor coupled to the intergated circuit chip, the capacitor comprising: a metal plate including at least an anodized portion having a surface with a plurality of nanopores; an oxide layer formed on the surface and in the plurality of nanopores; and a metal core; a plurality of nanowires disposed in the plurality of nanopores; a conductive layer formed on the surface and attached to the plurality of nanowires; at least one first terminal electrically coupled to the metal core; at least one second terminal electrically coupled to the conductive layer; a plurality of protective coatings formed on the core metal and disposed within the anodized portion; the at least one first terminal includes a plurality of the first terminals formed within a plurality of openings in the protective coatings; and the at least one second terminal includes a plurality of the second terminals disposed on the conductive layer.