Multilayer capacitor

A multilayer capacitor, comprising:

• a capacitor body in which a first capacitor portion and a second capacitor portion are disposed to face each other with a connection region disposed therebetween, the connection region having a predetermined thickness in which no internal electrode is disposed;
• and
• first and second external electrodes disposed on respective end portions of the capacitor body opposite each other in a longitudinal direction,
• wherein the first capacitor portion comprises first and second internal electrodes alternately disposed and exposed through respective surfaces of the first capacitor portion opposing each other in the longitudinal direction, and having a dielectric layer interposed between the first and second internal electrodes,
• the second capacitor portion comprises third and fourth internal electrodes alternately disposed and exposed through respective surfaces of the second capacitor portion opposing each other in the longitudinal direction, and having a dielectric layer interposed between the third and fourth internal electrodes,
• the predetermined thickness of the connection region is larger than thicknesses of the dielectric layers of the first and second capacitor portions,
• the first external electrode comprises a first internal layer connected to the first and third internal electrodes and containing copper (Cu), a first intermediate layer covering the first internal layer and containing nickel (Ni), and a first external layer covering the first intermediate layer and containing palladium (Pd), and
• the second external electrode comprises a second internal layer connected to the second and fourth internal electrodes and containing copper, a second intermediate layer covering the second internal layer and containing nickel, and a second external layer covering the second intermediate layer and containing palladium,
• at least one of the first external layer or the second external layer includes a fired electrode layer, and
• wherein the dielectric layer comprises BaCaTiO3 (BCT) or BaTiO3 (BT)+BCT.

A multilayer capacitor comprising:

• a capacitor body comprising a first capacitor portion including first and second internal electrodes stacked with a first dielectric layer therebetween, a second capacitor portion including third and fourth internal electrodes stacked with a second dielectric layer therebetween, and a connection region free of internal electrodes, disposed between the first and second capacitor portions, and having a larger thickness than the first and second dielectric layers;
• a first multi-layer electrode connecting the first and third internal electrodes of the first and second capacitor portions to each other, the first multi-layer electrode including an internal layer containing copper (Cu) and an external layer containing palladium (Pd);
• and
• a second multi-layer electrode connecting the second and fourth internal electrodes of the first and second capacitor portions to each other, the second multi-layer electrode including an internal layer containing copper (Cu) and an external layer containing palladium (Pd),
• at least one of the first external layer or the second external layer includes a fired electrode layer, and
• wherein the dielectric layer comprises BaCaTiO3 (BCT) or BaTiO3 (BT)+BCT.