Patent ID: 6924970

Claim:
A capacitor, comprising: a plurality of conductive first electrodes layered and spaced apart by a predetermined distance; a plurality of conductive second electrodes interleaved with the first electrodes; a dielectric material disposed between the first electrodes and the second electrodes, the first and second electrodes and the dielectric material define a perimeter; a conductive first surface disposed about at least a portion of the perimeter and electrically interconnected with the first electrodes; and at least one conductive second surface extending through the plurality of first and second electrodes, the second electrodes electrically interconnecting with the at least one conductive second surface, and the at least one conductive second surface being horizontally spaced equidistant from any point on the conductive first surface to reduce a loop inductance associated with the capacitor by an amount proportional to the distance between the conductive first surface and the at least one conductive second surface, and wherein the second conductive surface comprises a first terminal adapted to interface to a microelectronic device and wherein the first terminal includes a raised portion that overlaps at least a part of the dielectric material.