Patent ID: 6918165

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a multi-layer capacitor comprising: in the same vacuum chamber (a) depositing a monomer onto a rotating can roller so as to form a dielectric layer on a surface of said can roller; (b) supplying a patterning material onto a part of a surface of said dielectric layer so as to form an electrical insulation part; (c) depositing a metal onto said surface of said dielectric layer, but not onto said electrical insulation part, so as to form a metal electrode layer; (d) repeating (a), (b) and (c) so as to form a laminated body having a recessed part corresponding to the electrical insulation parts; and (e) flattening said recessed part, wherein depositing the monomer onto the rotating can roller comprises operating a shutter to open and close an opening through which said monomer passes from a monomer source, so as to control an interval of time during which said monomer is deposited onto said rotating can roller.