Patent ID: 8094434

Claim:
A capacitor assembly comprising: an electrolytic capacitor comprising an anode containing a porous sintered pellet that includes tantalum or niobium oxide, an anode lead wire extending from the anode, a dielectric layer formed over and within the pellet by anodic oxidation, and a cathode overlying the dielectric layer, the cathode including a conductive polymer; a ceramic housing within which the electrolytic capacitor is enclosed, the ceramic housing being hermetically sealed to a lid, the ceramic housing defining an interior cavity having a gaseous atmosphere, the gaseous atmosphere containing an inert gas, the lid not contacting any surface of the capacitor such that the interior cavity includes a space between the lid and the capacitor, an interior surface of the ceramic housing including a first conductive trace and a second conductive trace, the first conductive trace including a surface that faces the interior cavity of the ceramic housing, wherein the anode lead wire is in direct electrical contact with the first conductive trace and the cathode is in electrical contact with the second conductive trace, a first conductive adhesive electrically connecting the first conductive trace to the anode lead wire, the only physical connection at the surface of the first conductive trace being provided by the first conductive adhesive, and a second conductive adhesive electrically connecting the second conductive trace to the cathode; a cathode termination that is in electrical connection with the second conductive trace and located external to the ceramic housing; and an anode termination that is in electrical connection with the first conductive trace and located external to the ceramic housing.