Patent ID: 8189322

Claim:
A solid electrolytic capacitor comprising: a capacitor element including an anode section, a cathode section, and a dielectric oxide film provided between the anode section and the cathode section; an anode lead frame connected to the anode section; a cathode lead frame connected to the cathode section; and an exterior resin covering the capacitor element and a part of the anode lead frame and cathode lead frame respectively, wherein the anode section comprises an anode body including a sintered body of a valve action metal, and an average particle diameter of particles of the valve action metal of the anode body is 0.43 μm or smaller, wherein the anode section comprises an anode lead made of a valve action metal, and a length Wa in the longitudinal direction of a lateral cross-section of the anode lead and a length Wb of the anode body in the longitudinal direction of the lateral cross-section of the anode lead have a relation of Wa/Wb≦0.50.