Multilayer ceramic capacitor and board having the same

A multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC), comprising:

• a body including first dielectric layers and second dielectric layers, the body including a first surface and a second surface opposing each other in a stacking direction along which the first and second dielectric layers are stacked, a third surface and a fourth surface connected to the first surface and the second surface and opposing each other, and a fifth surface and a sixth surface connected to the first surface, the second surface, the third surface, and the fourth surface and opposing each other;
• first internal electrodes disposed on the first dielectric layers, exposed to the third surface, and spaced apart from the fourth surface by first spaces;
• second internal electrodes disposed on the second dielectric layers to oppose the first internal electrodes with the first dielectric layers or the second dielectric layers interposed therebetween, exposed to the fourth surface, and spaced apart from the third surface by second spaces;
• first dielectric patterns disposed in portions of the first spaces to contact respective side surfaces of the first internal electrodes, and extending from the side surfaces to cover portions of upper surfaces of the first internal electrodes, respectively, the side surfaces of the first internal electrodes connecting the upper surfaces of the first internal electrodes to lower surfaces of the first internal electrodes, respectively;
• second dielectric patterns disposed in portions of the second spaces to contact respective side surfaces of the second internal electrodes, and extending from the side surfaces to cover portions of upper surfaces of the second internal electrodes, respectively, the side surfaces of the second internal electrodes connecting the upper surfaces of the second internal electrodes to lower surfaces of the second internal electrodes, respectively;
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• a first external electrode and a second external electrode disposed on the third surface and the fourth surface and electrically connected to the first internal electrodes and the second internal electrodes, respectively.

A multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC), comprising:

• a body including first dielectric layers and second dielectric layers, the body including a first surface and a second surface opposing each other in a stacking direction along which the first and second dielectric layers are stacked, a third surface and a fourth surface connected to the first surface and the second surface and opposing each other, and a fifth surface and a sixth surface connected to the first surface, the second surface, the third surface, and the fourth surface and opposing each other;
• first internal electrodes disposed on the first dielectric layers, exposed to the third surface, the fifth surface, and the sixth surface, and spaced apart from the fourth surface by first spaces;
• second internal electrodes disposed on the second dielectric layers to oppose the first internal electrodes with the first dielectric layers or the second dielectric layers interposed therebetween, exposed to the fourth surface, the fifth surface, and the sixth surface, and spaced apart from the third surface by second spaces;
• first dielectric patterns disposed in at least a portion of the first spaces, and second dielectric patterns disposed in at least a portion of the second spaces;
• and
• lateral insulating layers disposed on the fifth surface and the sixth surface of the body,
• wherein a thickness, in the stacking direction, of one of the first dielectric patterns is greater than a thickness, in the stacking direction, of one of the first internal electrodes, the one of the first dielectric patterns and the one of the first internal electrodes disposed on a same one of the first dielectric layers,
• a thickness, in the stacking direction, of one of the second dielectric patterns is greater than a thickness, in the stacking direction, of one of the second internal electrodes, the one of the second dielectric patterns and the one of the second internal electrodes disposed on a same one of the second dielectric layers, and
• the first dielectric patterns overlap end portions of the first internal electrodes in the stacking direction and fill the first spaces, respectively, and the second dielectric patterns overlap end portions of the second internal electrodes in the stacking direction and fill the second spaces, respectively.