Multilayer capacitor and board having the same

A multilayer capacitor comprising:

• a capacitor body including first and second internal electrodes alternately stacked, with dielectric layers interposed therebetween, each exposed at a mounting surface of the capacitor body, and first and second groove parts at the mounting surface, spaced apart in a length direction of the capacitor body, and contacting exposed portions of the first and second internal electrodes, respectively;
• and
• first and second external electrodes in the first and second groove parts, respectively, and electrically connected to the exposed portions of the first and second internal electrodes, respectively,
• wherein the first and second groove parts extend away from each other in the length direction to opposing corners of the mounting surface.

A multilayer capacitor comprising:

• a capacitor body with first and second groove parts at a mounting surface of the capacitor body and spaced apart in a length direction of the capacitor body;
• and
• first and second external electrodes in the first and second groove parts, wherein
• a length of each of the first and second groove parts in the length direction is between ⅙ and ⅓ of the length of the capacitor body in the length direction,
• a length by which the first and second groove parts are spaced apart in the length direction is between ⅙ and ½ of the length of the capacitor body in the length direction, and
• a depth of each of the first and second groove parts in a thickness direction from the mounting surface to the opposing surface of the capacitor body is less than ⅙ of the thickness of the capacitor body in the thickness direction.

A method of manufacturing a multilayer capacitor, comprising:

• forming first and second dielectric layers with first and second internal electrode layers thereon, respectively;
• forming a ceramic body by alternately stacking the first and second dielectric layers;
• forming first and second groove parts at a mounting surface of the ceramic body and spaced apart in a length direction of the ceramic body, such that respective portions of the first and second internal electrodes are exposed at the mounting surface in the first and second groove parts, respectively;
• and
• forming first and second external electrodes in the first and second groove parts to electrically connect to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively.