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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7995327 | Film, a capacitor, a voltage transformer and a method of using a capacitor an exemplary film includes a base having an electrically insulating polymer which carries on one or both surfaces a sequence of electrically conductive coated areas which are separated by non-coated interstices. The film, which can include a superposition of films a... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7436648 | Multilayer capacitor and mounted structure thereof A multilayer capacitor has a multilayer body in which dielectric layers and internal electrode layers are alternately laminated, and terminal electrodes formed on each of two mutually opposed side faces of the multilayer body. Each internal electrode layer includes ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7369397 | Capacitor device The present invention provides a capacitor device including a plurality of capacitor elements adjacent to each other along an axial direction are electrically connected to each other by fitting between a first terminal of one capacitor element and a second terminal ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7355841 | Configurations and methods for making capacitor connections An exemplary capacitor has a capacitor stack positioned in a case with a conductor positioned between the case and a lid. In one embodiment the conductor is positioned between the lid and an upper rim of the case and is welded to the lid and case. In one aspect, a c... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352563 | Capacitor assembly An integrated capacitor assembly that offers improved performance characteristics in a convenient and space-saving package is provided. More specifically, the capacitor assembly contains a multi-anode stack of at least two electrolytic capacitors and at least one ce... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348210 | Post bump passivation for soft error protection A structure and a method for forming the same. The method includes (a) providing a structure which includes (i) a dielectric layer, (ii) an electrically conducting bond pad on and in direct physical contact with the dielectric layer top surface, (iii) a first passiv... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7291235 | Thermal dissipating capacitor and electrical component comprising same An electrical component with a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board has an upper face and a lower face. A microprocessor is mounted to the upper face. A capacitor is mounted to the lower face. The capacitor has a first face parallel to the printed circui... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7265964 | Multilayer feedthrough capacitor array A multilayer feedthrough capacitor array is provided with a capacitor element, and first to sixth terminal electrodes. The capacitor element has a plurality of laminated insulator layers, a first signal internal electrode and a first ground internal electrode dispos... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7262510 | Chip package structure A process for fabricating a chip package structure with the following steps is provided. First, a chip having an active surface is provided. A plurality of solder bumps is disposed on the active surface. Then, a polymer material including flux is placed on the surfa... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7251115 | Multilayer capacitor A multilayer capacitor includes a multilayer body in which a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of internal electrodes are alternately laminated, and a plurality of terminal electrodes formed on side faces of the multilayer body. The multilayer body has ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7187176 | NMR probe circuit with nodal impedance bridge A nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) probe circuit is used with a sample coil tuned to a primary frequency f1. The circuit is arranged to have a plurality of points of electric field minima at the f1 frequency. One or more additional frequencies ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7181966 | Physical quantity sensor and method for manufacturing the same A capacitance type humidity sensor includes: a detection substrate including a detection portion on a first side of the detection substrate; and a circuit board including a circuit portion. The detection portion detects humidity on the basis of capacitance change of... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7180726 | Self-supporting capacitor structure A plurality of high capacitance capacitors are coupled to supply or accept large currents. Bus bars are welded to the capacitors to provide improved thermal performance as well as self-supporting rigidity to the geometrical structure formed by the capacitors and the... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7173804 | Array capacitor with IC contacts and applications An apparatus having a first set of contacts on a first side of the apparatus adapted to interface with a corresponding plurality of contacts on an integrated circuit package. The apparatus further includes a second set of contacts on a second side of the apparatus a... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7151308 | Semiconductor chip package A semiconductor chip package includes an interconnection substrate, a central substrate, a peripheral substrate and a semiconductor chip sandwiched between the interconnection substrate and the central substrate. The interconnection substrate has a recessed cavity f... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7151660 | High density maze capacitor A capacitor including a first and second component capacitor structure disposed on a substrate. A component capacitor structure includes a first arm, a second arm, and a via. The first arm has a first end and a second end. The second arm has a third end and a fourth... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7120008 | Method and apparatus for capacitor interconnection using a metal spray The present subject matter includes a capacitor stack having a first element having at least one first anode and at least one first cathode and a second element having at least one second anode and at least one second cathode. The capacitor stack is formed by the pr... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7092238 | Metallized film capacitor The present invention is to provide a metallized film capacitor having a compact size, a large capacitance and a low inductance whereas number of parts is reduced. The metallized film capacitor comprises: a plurality of capacitor elements (1) provided with me... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7079375 | Set of integrated capacitor arrangements, especially integrated grid capacitors A set of integrated capacitor arrangements is presented, each of which has a circuitry-effective main capacitor and a connectable correction capacitor. Each capacitor arrangement has an electrically conductive antifuse connection and antifuse interruption between th... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7054135 | Multilayered structure, multilayered structure array and method of manufacturing the same A multilayered structure array has narrow pitches by making thinner coatings for insulating internal electrode layers from side electrodes and the productivity of the multilayered structure array is improved. The multilayered structure includes: a first internal ele... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7027285 | Vented Capacitor A technique of increasing the corona inception voltage (CIV), and thereby increasing the operating voltage, of film/foil capacitors is described. Intentional venting of the capacitor encapsulation improves the corona inception voltage by allowing internal voids to e... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7027288 | Multilayer ceramic condenser A multilayer ceramic condenser comprises a multilayer body constituted by a plurality of dielectric layers laminated together, first and second terminal electrodes respectively positioned on opposite side faces of the multilayer body, and a plurality of inner electr... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7019959 | Method for forming a printed circuit board and a printed circuit board formed thereby Upper, inner and lower sections (182, 180 and 184) of a PCB (100) are formed with each section having a substrate (140, 150 and 160) having patterned layers of metallization (105 and 110, 115 and 120, and 12... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7016177 | Capacitor heat protection High capacitance capacitors are provided to supply or accept large currents. As current flow through a capacitor increases, heat may be generated. Above a certain threshold temperature or current, a capacitor may fail. The present invention addresses capacitor's ten... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7009832 | High density metal-to-metal maze capacitor with optimized capacitance matching A capacitor including a first and second component capacitor structure disposed on a substrate. A component capacitor structure includes an upright arm, a transverse arm, and a via. The upright arm has a top end and a bottom end that extend at substantially right an... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7002789 | Capacitor assembly A capacitor assembly is formed from one or more capacitive elements placed between a pair of opposing brackets. Each bracket has at least one L-shaped section and an arcuate section. Each L-shaped section has a capacitor seating surface and an assembly connecting su... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6995969 | Electric double-layer capacitor An electric double layered capacitor is provided, which can ensure a cooling capability by radiating heat to an outside air. The electric double layered capacitor comprises a capacitor cell 1 including a bag-shaped soft case in which a plurality of positive e... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6987661 | Integrated circuit substrate having embedded passive components and methods therefor An integrated circuit substrate having embdedded passive components provides a reduced cost and compact package for a die and one or more passive components. An insulating layer of the substrate is embossed or laser-ablated to generate apertures for insertion of a p... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6954368 | Low stray interconnection inductance power converting molecule for converting a DC voltage into an AC voltage, and a method therefor The low stray interconnecton power converting module is for converting a DC voltage into an AC voltage. It comprises two DC voltage terminals for receiving the DC voltage, an AC voltage terminal for delivering the AC voltage, and a half-bridge including a pair of po... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6940708 | Electronic component An electronic component includes: an element having a pair of terminal electrodes; and a pair of metal terminals formed of metal materials respectively and connected to the pair of terminal electrodes respectively, in which: a portion of the metal terminal that exte... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6940707 | Differential capacitor, differential antenna element, and differential resonator In a differential capacitor1, first and second capacitors 1003 and 1004 are formed in substantially symmetrical positions from each other with respect to a vertical plane B-B′, on a semiconductor substrate 1020. The differential capacit... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6922326 | Accumulating element module An accumulating element module includes a plurality of accumulating elements, each having a positive pole terminal and a negative pole terminal at one end. The accumulating elements are connected together at their other ends by an insulating connecting member made o... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6906908 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed is a semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor substrate, a capacitor provided above the semiconductor substrate, an insulation region which covers the capacitor and has a first hole and a second hole, the first hole being provided apart from the cap... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6885542 | Capacitor structure A capacitor is formed with a substantially concave shape and having optional folded or convoluted surfaces. The concave shape optimizes surface area within a small volume and thereby enables the capacitor to hold a significant charge so as to assist in increased min... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6819541 | Capacitor for magnetron of a microwave oven Disclosed is a capacitor for effectively shielding noise generated from a magnetron. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a case of the capacitor is combined with a ground plate in order that electrode insulation pipes integrally formed in the case e... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6765778 | Integrated vertical stack capacitor An integrated circuit capacitor (60) uses multiple electrically conductive stacks (63-68, 70) to optimize capacitance density. A second stack (70) is a first nearest neighbor to a first stack (66). A third stack (65) is a second ne... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6690570 | Highly efficient capacitor structures with enhanced matching properties The present specification discloses highly efficient capacitor structures. One embodiment of the present invention is referred to herein as a vertical parallel plate (VPP) structure. In accordance with this embodiment, a capacitor structure having a plura... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6674632 | Mobile telephone device with passive integrated module A mobile telephone device fitted with a transmitter and a receiver each having a high-frequency component with an integrated decoupling capacitor. The high-frequency component includes a substrate with the decoupling capacitor on one surface thereof, firs... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6643116 | Radio frequency (RF) security element, coil and capacitor for an RF-security element and method for production thereof An RF security element has a capacitor (8) and a spiral-wound coil (4) with at least two windings (6), in which the coil has at least one winding of straight wire (12) and at least one winding of undulated wire (14). The coil is produced by alternately wi... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6614645 | Matched capacitor array A capacitor array of the present invention has a plurality of core capacitors arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns. A plurality of guard capacitors are arranged such that there is a guard capacitor at the beginning and end of each of... | 09/02/2003 |
