Low Noise Capacitors

Methodology for relatively reducing electro-mechanical noise associated with a surface mountable multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) capacitor assembly, comprising:

• providing a main body having a plurality of conductive layers of respective first and second polarities interleaved with a plurality of ceramic layers to form respective pairs of opposing capacitor plates in a stacked arrangement;
• and
• forming respective first and second polarity terminations on opposite ends of said main body and electrically connected, respectively, to said first and second polarity conductive layers,
• wherein said terminations include a compliant layer for relatively dampening vibrations between such capacitor assembly and a surface on which it is mounted for relatively reducing electro-mechanical noise.

A surface mountable relatively low noise multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) capacitor assembly, comprising:

• a main body having a plurality of conductive layers of respective first and second polarities interleaved with a plurality of ceramic layers to form respective pairs of opposing capacitor plates in a stacked arrangement;
• respective first and second polarity terminations on opposite ends of said main body and electrically connected, respectively, to said first and second polarity conductive layers;
• and
• a molded case in which said main body is received with said terminations supported on a surface, for relatively dampening vibrations between said capacitor assembly and a surface on which it is mounted for relatively reducing electro-mechanical noise.