# US 9,006,585 B2 · Device for surface mounting and capacitor element > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,006,585 B2 - Document ID: US9006585B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/336,518 - Filed: 2014-07-21 - Published: 2014-11-06 - Granted: 2015-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2009-05-19 - Assignees: Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon Carlit Co., Ltd.; Carlit Holdings Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Rubycon Corporation; Rubycon Carlit Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Takuya Miyahara; Tetsuo Shiba - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9006585B2 ## CPC - H01G 11/82: Fixing or assembling a capacitive element in a housing, e.g. mounting electrodes, current collectors or terminals in containers or encapsulations - H01G 2/06: specially adapted for mounting on a printed-circuit support - H01G 9/012: specially adapted for solid capacitors - H01G 9/15: Solid electrolytic capacitors (H01G11/00 takes precedence) - H01G 11/04: Hybrid capacitors - H01G 11/74: Terminals, e.g. extensions of current collectors - 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 There is provided a device (1) for surface mounting that has a substrate (10) and a capacitor element loaded on a loading-side surface of the substrate and is integrally molded including the substrate (10) and the capacitor element using a packaging resin. The substrate (10) includes a first terminal electrode (51) electrically connected to a first electrode of the capacitor element and a second terminal electrode (52) electrically connected to a second electrode of the capacitor element, at least part of a mounting-side surface (12) on an opposite side to the loading-side surface of the substrate (10) is exposed on a mounting surface (2) of the device (1), and the first terminal electrode (51) and the second terminal electrode (52) are adjacently disposed around an entire circumference of the mounting surface (2) of the device (1). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A capacitor element comprising: a substantially plate-shaped base having a valve effect; a first functional layer including a dielectric oxide film, a solid electrolyte layer, and an electrode layer laminated in that order on a first surface of the base, the first functional layer having an outer circumference; a second functional layer including a dielectric oxide film, a solid electrolyte layer, and an electrode layer laminated in that order on a second surface of the base; a first insulating layer that covers a circumferential edge of the first functional layer on the first surface; a second insulating layer that covers a circumferential edge of the second functional layer on the second surface; an electrode portion formed by at least part of the first surface of the base being exposed around an entirety of the outer circumferential side of the first insulating layer, such that the electrode portion extends around an entirety of the first functional layer; at least one through-hole that passes through the base; and a third functional layer provided on an inner circumferential surface of the at least one through-hole that includes a dielectric oxide film, a solid electrolyte layer, and an electrode layer laminated in that order from a side that contacts the base, the electrode layer of the third functional layer electrically connecting the electrode layer of the first functional layer and the electrode layer of the second functional layer, wherein the first insulating layer covers the entire circumference of the circumferential edge of the first functional layer and the second insulating layer covers the entire circumference of the circumferential edge of the second functional layer. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The capacitor element according to claim 1, wherein the electrode portion includes portions appeared intermittently around the circumferential edge of the first surface. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The capacitor element according to claim 1, wherein the at least one through-hole is provided at the center of the base. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A device for surface-mounting, comprising: the capacitor element according to claim 1; a substrate on that the capacitor element is loaded; and a packaging resin, the device being integrally molded including the substrate and the capacitor element using the packaging resin, wherein the substrate includes a first terminal electrode electrically connected to the electrode portion of the capacitor element and a second terminal electrode electrically connected to at least one of the electrode layer of the first functional layer and the electrode layer of the second functional layer. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The device according to claim 4, wherein the device includes a bonding wire that connects the electrode portion and the first connecting electrode. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A device for surface-mounting, comprising: a plurality of capacitor elements, each capacitor element is according to claim 1; a substrate on that the plurality of capacitor elements are loaded; and a packaging resin, the device being integrally molded including the substrate and the plurality of capacitor elements using the packaging resin, and wherein the substrate includes first terminal electrodes electrically connected to the electrode portions of the plurality of capacitor elements and a second terminal electrode electrically connected to at least one of the electrode layer of the first functional layer and the electrode layer of the second functional layer, wherein the device includes bonding wires that connect the electrode portions and the first connecting electrodes, and wherein the electrode layer of the first functional layer of a lower capacitor element of the plurality of capacitor elements being electrically connected with the electrode layer of the second functional layer of an upper capacitor element of the plurality of capacitor elements. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) A printed circuit board on which the device according to claim 4 is mounted. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) An electronic appliance comprising the printed circuit board according to claim 7. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) A printed circuit board on which the device according to claim 6 is mounted. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) An electronic appliance comprising the printed circuit board according to claim 9. ### Claim 11 A capacitor element comprising: a substantially plate-shaped base of valve effect; a first functional layer including a dielectric oxide film, a solid electrolyte layer, and an electrode layer laminated in that order on a first surface of the base; a second functional layer including a dielectric oxide film, a solid electrolyte layer, and an electrode layer laminated in that order on a second surface of the base; a first insulating layer that covers a circumferential edge of the first functional layer on the first surface; a second insulating layer that covers a circumferential edge of the second functional layer on the second surface; an electrode portion formed by at least part of the first surface of the base being exposed on an outer circumferential side of the first insulating layer; at least one through-hole that passes through the base; and a third functional layer provided on an inner circumferential surface of the at least one through-hole that includes a dielectric oxide film, a solid electrolyte layer, and an electrode layer laminated in that order from a side that contacts the base, the electrode layer of the third functional layer electrically connecting the electrode layer of the first functional layer and the electrode layer of the second functional layer, wherein the first insulating layer covers the entire circumference of the circumferential edge of the first functional layer and the second insulating layer covers the entire circumference of the circumferential edge of the second functional layer, wherein the electrode portion appears continuously around the entire circumference of the circumferential edge of the first surface.