Thin solid electrolytic capacitor embeddable in a substrate

A method for forming a capacitor comprising:

• providing a conductive foil with a dielectric on a surface thereof;
• applying a non-conductive dam to said conductive foil sheet thereby forming discrete regions of said conductive foil;
• forming a cathode in at least two discrete regions of said discrete regions wherein said cathode is in contact with said dielectric and at least one cathode is separated from at least one other cathode by said non-conductive dam;
• separating a discrete region of said conductive foil thereby forming a capacitor.

A method for forming an electrical device comprising:

• forming a capacitor by:
• providing a conductive foil with a dielectric on a surface thereof;
• applying a non-conductive dam to said conductive foil thereby forming discrete regions of said conductive foil with a tab extending beyond at least one of said discrete regions;
• forming a cathode in at least one discrete region of said discrete regions wherein said cathode is in contact with said dielectric and at least one cathode is separated from at least one other cathode by said non-conductive dam;
• separating a discrete region of said conductive foil;
• and
• forming an anode connector in electrical contact with said tab;
• laminating said capacitor to a first substrate;
• forming a second substrate over said capacitor opposite to said first substrate;
• forming an anode trace and a cathode trace;
• forming a first electrical connection between said anode connector and said anode trace;
• and
• forming a second electrical connection between said cathode and said cathode trace.