Patent ID: 8331078

Claim:
A multi-layered ceramic capacitor comprising: at least one chip comprising: first base metal plates in a parallel spaced apart relationship; second base metal plates in a parallel spaced apart relationship wherein said first plates and second plates are interleaved; a dielectric between said first base metal plates and said second base metal plates; a first termination in electrical contact with said first plates; and a second termination in electrical contact with said second plates, wherein a resulting composite of dielectric, plates, first termination and second termination form a multilayer ceramic capacitor having a first coefficient of thermal expansion; a first lead frame attached to, and in electrical contact with, said first termination wherein said first lead frame has a second coefficient of thermal expansion wherein said second coefficient of thermal expansion is higher than said first coefficient of thermal expansion; and a second lead frame attached to, and in electrical contact with, said second termination wherein said second lead frame has a third coefficient of thermal expansion wherein said third coefficient of thermal expansion is higher than said first coefficient of thermal expansion; and wherein at least one of said first lead frame and said second lead frame is a non-ferrous material.