US 11,721,488 B2
Multilayer ceramic capacitor having ultra-broadband performance
Jeffrey A. Horn, Fountain Inn, SC (US); and Marianne Berolini, Greenville, SC (US)
Assigned to KYOCERA AVX Components Corporation, Fountain Inn, SC (US)
Filed by AVX Corporation, Fountain Inn, SC (US)
Filed on Mar. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/190,749.
Application 17/190,749 is a continuation of application No. 16/292,770, filed on Mar. 5, 2019, granted, now 10,943,735.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/639,236, filed on Mar. 6, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0193392 A1, Jun. 24, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01G 4/30 (2006.01); H01G 4/248 (2006.01); H01G 4/12 (2006.01); H01G 4/008 (2006.01); D02G 3/04 (2006.01); D02G 3/44 (2006.01); G09F 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC H01G 4/30 (2013.01) [D02G 3/042 (2013.01); D02G 3/045 (2013.01); D02G 3/44 (2013.01); G09F 3/02 (2013.01); H01G 4/008 (2013.01); H01G 4/1227 (2013.01); H01G 4/1245 (2013.01); H01G 4/248 (2013.01); G09F 2003/0223 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A multilayer ceramic capacitor comprising:
a first external terminal disposed along a first end of the capacitor;
a second external terminal disposed along a second end of the capacitor that is opposite the first end in a longitudinal direction;
an active electrode region containing alternating dielectric layers and active electrode layers; and
a shield electrode region containing at least two shield electrodes that are spaced apart by a shield layer gap in the longitudinal direction;
wherein a distance from the active electrode region to the shield electrode region is from about 4% to about 20% of a thickness of the capacitor between a top surface and a bottom surface opposing the top surface.