Abstract: A trench capacitor includes a plurality of unit trench capacitors arranged in a 2D repetitive pattern in a substrate. The unit trench capacitors are separated by elongated trenches or elongated walls between the unit trench capacitors. The trench capacitor includes a plurality of stress compensation elements. Each unit trench capacitor has one or more closed trenches, with each trench further having a bottom electrode, a top electrode, and a dielectric between the bottom electrode and the top electrode. The unit trench capacitors are connected in parallel and the stress compensation elements are arranged between the unit trench capacitors such that they interrupt the elongated walls or trenches.

Abstract: A ceramic electronic device includes a multilayer chip in which each of a plurality of dielectric layers and each of a plurality of internal electrode layers are alternately stacked, the multilayer chip having a parallelepiped rectangular shape, the plurality of internal electrode layers being alternately exposed to two opposite faces of the multilayer chip, and two external electrodes that are formed respectively on the two opposite faces. The two external electrodes have a structure in which a plated layer is formed on a conductive thin film intermittently formed with a thickness of 0.1 ?m or more and 1.5 ?m or less.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a multilayer body including dielectric layers made of ceramic and stacked together, and inner electrodes arranged along multiple interfaces between the dielectric layers, with each inner electrode extending along a respective interface. The inner electrodes include a silver/palladium alloy as a conductive material and also include at least one of (Ag0.7, Pd0.3)TiO3, NaTiO3, and EuTiO3.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes outer electrodes at first and second end surfaces and coupled to inner electrode layers. Dielectric ceramic layers include crystal grains including a perovskite oxide. When a cross-section of the dielectric ceramic layers is observed using a scanning transmission electron microscope, the dielectric ceramic layers include grains, on which a plane of a perovskite structure is observed, as crystal grains. When a thickness of the dielectric ceramic layers is denoted by d, at least a subset of the grains is provided in near-electrode regions located inside the dielectric ceramic layers and extending to a distance of about 0.1 d from interfaces with adjacent inner electrode layers.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes: a ceramic body; external electrodes each including a connection portion covering a part of an end surface of the ceramic body in a length direction, and a band portion extending from the connection portion and covering a part of both side surfaces of the ceramic body in a width direction and a part of one surface in a thickness direction; a plurality of internal electrodes stacked within the ceramic body with a dielectric layer interposed therebetween and alternately connected to the external electrodes, respectively; cover layers respectively disposed outside the plurality of internal electrodes along the thickness direction within the ceramic body; and a dummy electrode disposed within the first cover layer, wherein the first cover layer includes an exposed surface, which is a portion of the end surface exposed by the connection portion.

Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes a body including a laminate structure in which at least one first internal electrode and at least one second internal electrode are alternately laminated in a first direction with at least one dielectric layer interposed therebetween; first and second external electrodes spaced apart from each other and disposed on the body to be connected to the at least one first internal electrode and the at least one second internal electrode, respectively; and a noise reduction insulating layer covering one surface of the body and one surfaces of the first and second external electrodes together.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, since the outer electrode of the first unit device and the outer electrode of the second unit device may have different polarities, capacitance may be generated in each of the first unit device and the second unit device and capacitance may be generated between the first and second unit devices, thereby maximizing capacitance per unit volume.

Abstract: An electrical stimulation lead includes a lead body having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion; electrodes disposed along the distal end portion; terminals disposed along the proximal end portion; and conductors extending within the lead body and electrically coupling the electrodes to the terminals; wherein at least one of the electrodes or terminals includes a capacitive contact having a first outer cylinder, an inner cylinder at least partially disposed within the first outer cylinder, and a first non-conductive dielectric deposited between the inner cylinder and the first outer cylinder. The capacitive contacts can also be used as contacts in a connector of a lead extension or a control module.

Abstract: Provided is a multilayer ceramic electronic component including a ceramic element having a multilayer body in which internal electrodes are stacked with interposition of a dielectric layer and the internal electrodes are led out in a direction orthogonal to a stacking direction, and a protective part located at least on upper and lower surfaces of the multilayer body in the stacking direction, an underlying electrode layer formed at least on part of a surface of the protective part on either one or both of upper and lower sides in the stacking direction, a covering layer that covers an end part or a rim part of the underlying electrode layer, a plating layer that covers at least an upper surface of the underlying electrode layer, and at least a pair of external electrodes having the underlying electrode layer and the plating layer and being electrically connected to the internal electrodes.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a multilayer capacitor, a circuit board containing the multilayer capacitor, and an integrated circuit package containing the multilayer capacitor. A multilayer capacitor includes a body containing alternating dielectric layers and internal electrode layers that each include a first electrode and a second, co-planar electrode, the first electrode having a main body with at least one lead tab extending from each of a top edge and a bottom edge thereof. The capacitor also includes a first external terminal and a second external terminal that each wrap from a top surface, along an end surface, to a bottom surface. The first external terminal is electrically connected to the first electrode of the first internal electrode layers along its lead tab leading edges, and the second external terminal is electrically connected to the first electrode of the second internal electrode layers along its lead tab leading edges.

Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer and internal electrodes alternately disposed with the dielectric layer and external electrodes disposed on the body, wherein the internal electrodes include Ni and oxide including Al, and a content of Al is 3 at % or more and 5 at % or less compared to the Ni.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes end-surface external electrodes and side-surface external electrodes. The end-surface external electrodes are respectively provided at end surfaces of a multilayer body and are respectively connected to end-surface connecting internal electrodes. The side-surface external electrodes are respectively provided at the side surfaces of the multilayer body and respectively connected to side-surface connecting internal electrodes. The end-surface connecting internal electrodes each include end surface opposing portion opposing the side-surface connecting internal electrode adjacent in a lamination direction, and an end surface lead-out portion extending from the end surface opposing portion to one of the end-surface external electrodes.

Abstract: A perovskite with a formula LaMnxRuyNi1?(x+y)O3 is disclosed, where x is from 0.02 to 0.08 and y is from 0.08 to 0.02. The perovskite has a morphology of spherical particles with an oxidation state of Mn and Ru both as +3. The perovskite can be used as a coating on the electrode. The resulting perovskite-coated electrode exhibits excellent electrochemical properties in an asymmetric supercapacitor, proving that the perovskite is an ideal electrode material.

Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor including a capacitor element that includes an anode body being porous and including an anode substrate body and a dielectric layer formed on a surface of the anode substrate body, and a solid electrolyte layer covering at least part of the dielectric layer. The anode body has a plurality of principal faces. A surface of the anode body has a first region and a second region different from the first region, and the first region does not include a corner portion where a plurality of the principal faces meet. A surface roughness in the first region is greater than a surface roughness in the second region.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a multilayer body including internal electrode layers and internal dielectric layers alternately laminated therein, main surfaces on both sides in a lamination direction, end surfaces on both sides in a length direction intersecting the lamination direction, and lateral surfaces on both sides in a width direction intersecting the lamination direction and the length direction, and two external electrodes on the end surfaces of the multilayer body. The two external electrodes each include a central portion having a thickness L1, and located at a center or approximate center in the lamination direction and at a center or approximate center in the width direction, and an outer peripheral portion surrounding the central portion and having a thickness L2, where a relationship therebetween is L1<L2.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a capacitive element including ceramic layers, first and second internal electrodes, first and second main surfaces, end surfaces, and side surfaces. A portion of the first and second side surfaces, and a portion of the first and second end surfaces include SiO2 films. The SiO2 films on the first and second side surfaces cover the first and second internal electrodes, respectively exposed on the first and second side surfaces. First and second external electrodes are respectively provided at least on an outer surface of the first end surface on which the SiO2 film is not provided and an outer surface of the SiO2 film provided on the first end surface and on at least on an outer surface of the second end surface on which the SiO2 film is not provided and an outer surface of the SiO2 film provided on the second end surface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a ceramic material for a multilayer capacitor. The ceramic material has a composition according to the following general formula: Pb(y?1.5a?0.5b+c+0.5d?0.5e?f)CaaAb(Zr1?xTix)(1?c?d?e?d)EcFedNbeWfO3, where A is one or more of the group of Na, K and Ag; E is one or more of the group of Cu, Ni, Hf, Si and Mn; and 0<a<0.14, 0.05?x?0.3, 0?b?0.12, 0<c?0.12, 0?d?0.12, 0?e?0.12, 0?f?0.12, 0.9?y?1.5 and 0.001<b+c+d+e+f applies. Further, the invention includes a capacitor comprising the described ceramic material.

Abstract: Multi-terminal capacitor devices and methods of making multi-terminal capacitor devices are described herein. The multi-terminal capacitor devices may include a plurality of individual capacitors arranged in a single device layer, such as high surface area capacitors. A individual capacitor may include an aluminum foil-based electrode, an aluminum oxide dielectric layer conformal with the aluminum foil-based electrode, and a conductive material electrode, such as a conducting polymer or a conductive ceramic, in conformal contact with the dielectric layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a capacitor electrode including a conductive substrate and a flaky carbon that is electrically connected to the conductive substrate, the flaky carbon having an oxygen content of less than 5 mass % and a three-dimensional structure, wherein it is desired that the oxygen content of the flaky carbon is less than 2.6 mass %, and a log differential pore volume distribution of the capacitor electrode measured based on mercury porosimetry may have a maximum peak in a range of 0.3 ?m or more and 6 ?m or less.

Abstract: A multilayer electronic component is provided, the multilayer electronic component, including: a body including a dielectric layer and internal electrodes alternately disposed with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween in a first direction, the body having first and second surfaces opposing each other in the first direction, third and fourth surfaces connected to the first and second surfaces and opposing each other in a second direction, fifth and sixth surfaces connected to the first to fourth surfaces and opposing each other in a third direction; and an external electrode disposed on the third and fourth surfaces of the body and connected to the internal electrodes. At least one of the internal electrodes includes an interfacial layer disposed on at least a portion of a region connected to the external electrode, and the interfacial layer includes an oxide containing Fe.