An electronic device includes a capacitor and a passivation layer covering the capacitor. The capacitor includes a first electrode, a dielectric layer disposed over the first electrode and a second electrode disposed over the dielectric layer. An area of the first electrode is greater than an area of the dielectric layer, and the area of the dielectric layer is greater than an area of the second electrode so that a side of the capacitor has a multi-step structure.

An electrical energy store having a spatially-optimized electrode interconnection. The electrical energy store (1) comprises flat electrodes (3), flags (7) projecting laterally from the electrodes (3), and external terminals (9). A plurality of electrode regions are respectively stacked, one on top of another, to form an electrode stack (14). A plurality of flags (7) are arranged one on top of another in a flag stack (15), and are respectively materially bonded, both mutually and with an associated external terminal (9). The energy store is characterized in that each flag (7) of a plurality of flags (7) in a flag stack (15), which is bonded to the associated external terminal (9), is materially bonded to a respectively adjoining flag (7) in a region in which the flag (7) is oriented in an inclined direction at an angle () to the surface (11) of the associated external terminal (9).

An electrical energy store having a spatially-optimized electrode interconnection. The electrical energy store (1) comprises flat electrodes (3), flags (7) projecting laterally from the electrodes (3), and external terminals (9). A plurality of electrode regions are respectively stacked, one on top of another, to form an electrode stack (14). A plurality of flags (7) are arranged one on top of another in a flag stack (15), and are respectively materially bonded, both mutually and with an associated external terminal (9). The energy store is characterized in that each flag (7) of a plurality of flags (7) in a flag stack (15), which is bonded to the associated external terminal (9), is materially bonded to a respectively adjoining flag (7) in a region in which the flag (7) is oriented in an inclined direction at an angle () to the surface (11) of the associated external terminal (9).

An electronic device includes a capacitor and a passivation layer covering the capacitor. The capacitor includes a first electrode, a dielectric layer disposed over the first electrode and a second electrode disposed over the dielectric layer. An area of the first electrode is greater than an area of the dielectric layer, and the area of the dielectric layer is greater than an area of the second electrode so that a side of the capacitor has a multi-step structure.

A multi-layer ceramic capacitor includes a multi-layer unit and a side margin. The multi-layer unit includes ceramic layers laminated in a first direction, internal electrodes disposed between the ceramic layers, a main surface oriented in the first direction, a surface layer portion in a range from the main surface to a predetermined depth, and a center portion adjacent to the surface layer portion in the first direction. The side margin covers the multi-layer unit from a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The ceramic layers have an average dimension in the first direction that is 0.4 m or less. Each of the internal electrodes includes an oxidized region adjacent to the side margin. The oxidized region in the surface layer portion has a dimension in the second direction that is equal to or more than two times the average dimension of the ceramic layers in the first direction.

A multi-layer ceramic capacitor includes a multi-layer unit and a side margin. The multi-layer unit includes ceramic layers laminated in a first direction, internal electrodes disposed between the ceramic layers, a main surface oriented in the first direction, a surface layer portion in a range from the main surface to a predetermined depth, and a center portion adjacent to the surface layer portion in the first direction. The side margin covers the multi-layer unit from a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The ceramic layers have an average dimension in the first direction that is 0.4 m or less. Each of the internal electrodes includes an oxidized region adjacent to the side margin. The oxidized region in the surface layer portion has a dimension in the second direction that is equal to or more than two times the average dimension of the ceramic layers in the first direction.

An electrical energy store having a spatially-optimized electrode interconnection. The electrical energy store (1) comprises flat electrodes (3), flags (7) projecting laterally from the electrodes (3), and external terminals (9). A plurality of electrode regions are respectively stacked, one on top of another, to form an electrode stack (14). A plurality of flags (7) are arranged one on top of another in a flag stack (15), and are respectively materially bonded, both mutually and with an associated external terminal (9). The energy store is characterized in that each flag (7) of a plurality of flags (7) in a flag stack (15), which is bonded to the associated external terminal (9), is materially bonded to a respectively adjoining flag (7) in a region in which the flag (7) is oriented in an inclined direction at an angle () to the surface (11) of the associated external terminal (9).

Provided is a high voltage multilayer ceramic capacitor and a manufacturing method thereof. The high voltage multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a multilayer ceramic sintering body; a plurality of first inner electrode layer; a plurality of second inner electrode layers; a plurality of first arc shield pattern layers respectively formed inside the multilayer ceramic sintering body to be arranged on a plane the same as those of the plurality of first inner electrode layers and spaced apart from the first inner electrode layers to surround the first inner electrode layers; and a plurality of second arc shield pattern layers respectively formed inside the multilayer ceramic sintering body to be arranged on a plane the same as those of the plurality of second inner electrode layers and spaced apart from the second inner electrode layers to surround the second inner electrode layers.

There is provided a multilayer ceramic electronic component including: a multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) including first and second external electrodes disposed to be spaced apart from one another on a mounting surface thereof; and first and second terminal electrodes including upper horizontal portions disposed on lower surfaces of the first and second external electrodes, lower horizontal portions disposed to be spaced apart from the upper horizontal portions downwardly, and curved vertical portions connecting one ends of the upper horizontal portions and one ends of the lower horizontal portions, having and shapes, and disposed on the mounting surface of the MLCC in a facing manner.

A capacitor device includes: a film capacitor element that has a coiled body in which an insulating layer and an electrification layer are laminated and wound together, and a pair of collector electrodes that are formed upon two opposite end faces of the coiled body; a case that has a capacitor housing portion within which the film capacitor element is received; a pair of inserts having insulation properties, one of which is inserted between one of the pair of collector electrodes and one of inner walls of the capacitor housing portion; and a mass of sealing and insulating material that is charged between the film capacitor element and the one of the inner walls of the capacitor housing portion.