Patent ID: 7706132

Claim:
A solid electrolytic capacitor comprising: a negative terminal; a first capacitor element coupled to the negative terminal; a second capacitor element provided on the first capacitor element; a third capacitor element provided on the second capacitor element; a fourth capacitor element provided on the third capacitor element; first and second positive terminals connected to the first to fourth capacitor elements; and a package resin covering the first to fourth capacitor elements, wherein each of the first to fourth capacitor elements has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, and each of the first to fourth capacitor elements includes a negative electrode provided at the first end and a positive electrode provided at the second end, the negative electrode of the first capacitor element is coupled to an upper surface of the negative terminal, the negative electrode of the second capacitor element is bonded to an upper surface of the negative electrode of the first capacitor element, the negative electrode of the third capacitor element is bonded to an upper surface of the negative electrode of the second capacitor element, the negative electrode of the fourth capacitor element is bonded to an upper surface of the negative electrode of the third capacitor element, the positive electrodes of the first and fourth capacitor elements extend in a first direction from the respective negative electrodes of the first and fourth capacitor elements, the positive electrodes of the second and third capacitor elements extend in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, from the respective negative electrodes of the second and third capacitor elements, the first positive terminal is connected to the positive electrodes of the first and fourth capacitor elements, and the second positive terminal is connected to the positive electrodes of the second and third capacitor elements.