Patent ID: 7449032

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a surface mount capacitor comprising a capacitive element having an anode and cathode encapsulated within a case comprising: a) supporting the capacitive element on anode and cathode terminations by electrically conductive adhesive between the cathode termination and the capacitive element cathode and electrically insulating material between the anode termination and the capacitive element; b) placing encapsulating material around the capacitive element and portions of the anode and cathode terminations; c) shaping the encapsulating material to form a case around the capacitive element and portions of the anode and cathode terminations, leaving exposed a portion of the capacitive element anode at a surface of the case, the case having a top side and a bottom side including at least surface mounting portions of the anode and cathode terminations; and d) electrically communicating the exposed portion of the capacitive element anode and the anode termination at least in part externally of the case, wherein the electrical communication of the capacitive element anode and the anode termination comprises an external conductive path positioned on the surface of the case.