Patent ID: 7359181

Claim:
A solid electrolytic capacitor comprising: a porous sintered body made of a metal having valve action; an external anode terminal for surface mounting; and an anode wire made of a metal having valve action and connected to the external anode terminal; wherein the external anode terminal is arranged at a position offset to one side relative to an intermediate portion of the porous sintered body in a first direction which is thickness direction of the porous sintered body, while being arranged at a position apart from the porous sintered body in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction; wherein a conductive path is formed between the porous sintered body and the external anode terminal, the conductive path being inclined relative to both of the first and the second directions and coming closer to the external anode terminal in the first direction as proceeding apart from the porous sintered body in the second direction; and wherein the anode wire protrudes from a surface of the porous sintered body that faces in the second direction, the anode wire including an inclined portion inclined relative to both of the first and the second directions to serve as the conductive path.