Patent ID: 7453114

Claim:
A capacitor, comprising: a first electrically conductive layer having a first layer lengthwise edge; a second electrically conductive layer having a second layer lengthwise edge, where the first and second electrically conductive layers are arranged in a spaced apart relationship from one another; a dielectric material positioned between the first and second electrically conductive layers; a first end electrode that is electrically connected to the first layer lengthwise edge; and a second end electrode that is electrically connected to the second layer lengthwise edge, where the second end electrode is divided into a plurality of electrode segments that are each connected to different portions of the second layer lengthwise edge, where the dielectric material is capable of thermally expanding and contracting while the electrode segments remain connected to the second layer lengthwise edge and where the capacitor exhibits a capacitance between each of the electrode segments and the first end electrode.