Patent ID: 7230816

Claim:
A capacitor comprising: m electrode plates that are arranged spaced apart and in parallel, where m is an integer greater than one, and wherein said m electrode plates comprise a body having a first side, wherein even ones of said m electrode plates comprise x extensions that extend from said first side and that have a first width, where x is an odd integer that is greater zero, wherein odd ones of said m electrode plates comprise y extensions that extend from said first side and that have a second width that is less than said first width, where y is an even integer that is greater than one, and wherein said x extensions are located between said y extensions when said m electrode plates are arranged in parallel; n first external terminals that are arranged on a first exterior surface of the capacitor, where n is equal to x plus y, wherein said x extensions are coupled to x of said n first external terminals and wherein said y extensions of said odd ones of said m electrode plates are coupled to y of said n first external terminals, and wherein said n first external terminals are arranged at a predetermined distance from each other to minimize parasitic inductance.