Multilayer ceramic dielectric capacitors

摘要

The electrodes (6) of a capacitor each comprise a plurality of parallel conductive elements (7) provided between two adjacent dielectric layers. The adjacent dielectric layers are bonded together at the gaps (8) between the conductive elements (7), thus providing a stronger structure than conventional structures wherein the adjacent layers are only bonded at the three of their edges. The electrode pattern comprised by a plurality of parallel elements is particularly applicable to metal-impregnated multilayer ceramic dielectric capacitors, which employ fugitive electrodes that are burnt away during firing of the ceramic to leave spaces for subsequent metal impregnation.