Patent ID: 8441777

Claim:
A solid electrolytic capacitor comprising: a capacitor element that includes an anode body, a dielectric layer overlying at least a portion of the anode body, and a cathode overlying at least a portion of the dielectric layer, the cathode including a solid electrolyte, and wherein the anode body is a pressed porous pellet; an anode lead that is electrically connected to a surface of the anode body by a refractory metal paste, wherein the refractory metal paste is sinter bonded to both the anode lead and the anode body; an anode termination that is electrically connected to the anode lead, wherein the anode termination contains a first component that is generally parallel to a first surface of the capacitor element; a cathode termination that is electrically connected to the cathode, wherein the cathode termination contains a second component that is generally parallel to the first surface of the capacitor element, wherein the anode termination and cathode termination both extend primarily in a direction that is parallel to the first surface of the capacitor element, the anode and cathode terminations being electrically connected to the first surface of the capacitor element; and a case that encapsulates the entire capacitor element so that the capacitor has an upper surface and opposing lower surface, wherein the anode termination and the cathode termination are primarily encapsulated within the case except that at least a portion of the first component and the second component remain exposed by the case at the lower surface of the capacitor.