# US 2014/0153157 A1 · Capacitor

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- Number: US 2014/0153157 A1
- Document ID: US20140153157A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/096,938
- Filed: 2013-12-04
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2012-12-05
- Assignees: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Hidetoshi MASUDA
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140153157A1

## CPC

- H01G 4/01: Form of self-supporting electrodes
- H01G 4/012: Form of non-self-supporting electrodes
- H01G 4/12: Ceramic dielectrics {(H01G4/085 takes precedence)}
- H01G 4/232: electrically connecting two or more layers of a stacked or rolled capacitor
- H01G 4/30: Stacked capacitors (H01G4/33 takes precedence)
- H01G: CAPACITORS; CAPACITORS, RECTIFIERS, DETECTORS, SWITCHING DEVICES, LIGHT-SENSITIVE OR TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE DEVICES OF THE ELECTROLYTIC TYPE (selection of specified materials as dielectric H01B3/00; capacitors having potential barriers H10D1/62, H10K10/10)

## Abstract

A capacitor includes a dielectric layer having a first plane, a second plane opposite to the first plane, and a plurality of through-holes communicated with the first and second planes; a first external electrode layer disposed on the first plane; a second external electrode layer disposed on the second plane; a first internal electrode having first and second electrode portions, the first and second electrode portions being formed of a first conductive material, and a second conductive material, respectively, the second electrode material connecting the first electrode portion with the first external electrode layer, the second conductive material having a smaller Young's modulus than the first conductive material, the first internal electrode being formed in a part of the plurality of through-holes; and a second internal electrode formed in another part of the plurality of through-holes, the second internal electrode being connected to the second external electrode layer.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A capacitor, comprising:
a dielectric layer having a first plane, a second plane opposite to the first plane, and a plurality of through-holes communicated with the first plane and the second plane;
a first external electrode layer disposed on the first plane;
a second external electrode layer disposed on the second plane;
a first internal electrode having a first electrode portion and a second electrode portion, the first electrode portion being formed of a first conductive material, the second electrode portion being formed of a second conductive material, the second electrode material connecting the first electrode portion with the first external electrode layer, the second conductive material having a smaller Young's modulus than the first conductive material, the first internal electrode being formed in a part of the plurality of through-holes; and
a second internal electrode formed in another part of the plurality of through-holes, the second internal electrode being connected to the second external electrode layer.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The capacitor according to claim 1, wherein
the second internal electrode includes a third electrode portion and a fourth electrode portion, the third electrode portion being formed of a third conductive material, the fourth electrode portion being formed of a fourth conductive material, the fourth electrode portion connecting the third electrode portion with the second external electrode layer, the fourth conductive material having a smaller Young's modulus than the third conductive material.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The capacitor according to claim 2, wherein
the second conductive material and the fourth conductive material include at least one element selected from the group consisting of In, Sn, Pb, Cd, Bi, and Al.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The capacitor according to claim 3, wherein
The first conductive material and the third conductive material include at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ni, Au, Ag, Pt, Pd, Co, Cr, Fe, and Zn.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The capacitor according to claim 4, wherein
the second conductive material and the fourth conductive material have a Young's modulus of not more than 70 GPa.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the dielectric layer includes a material in which a through-hole is formed by anode oxidation effect.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the dielectric layer includes aluminum oxide.