A method for producing a multi-layer electrode system includes providing a carrier substrate having a recess in a top side of the carrier substrate. At least one wall of the recess is inclined in relation to a bottom side of the carrier substrate, which is opposite to the top side. The method also includes applying a multi-layer stack, which includes at least a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a piezoelectric layer arranged between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, to the top side of the carrier substrate. At least the wall and a bottom of the recess are covered by at least a portion of the multi-layer stack.

A method can be used for producing a fully active stack. A stack has the sides A, B, C and D running along the stacking direction. The method includes combining and temporarily making contact with the internal electrodes that make contact with the respective side on one of the sides B or D, such that the internal electrodes that make contact with the respective side can be electrically driven selectively. The electrically driven internal electrodes are electrochemically coated on the sides A and C. The stack is singulated to form a fully active stack with the electrochemically coated internal electrodes on the sides A and C. A method for producing a multilayer component comprising the fully active stack and a fully active multilayer component producible according to the method are furthermore proposed.

A composite sheet includes a ceramic green sheet having a lengthwise direction and a conductor film printed on the ceramic green sheet. The conductor film has a shape that has a longitudinal dimension extending in the lengthwise direction and a lateral dimension perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The conductor film includes a plurality of thickness-varied regions arranged in a row or a plurality of rows extending in the lengthwise direction while being dispersed in the lengthwise direction. The thickness-varied regions have a thickness that is different from a thickness of a portion of the conductor film excluding the thickness-varied regions.

Disclosed are apparatus and methodology for providing a precision laser adjustable (e.g., trimmable) thin film capacitor array. A plurality of individual capacitors are formed on a common substrate and connected together in parallel by way of fusible links. The individual capacitors are provided as laddered capacitance value capacitors such that a plurality of lower valued capacitors corresponding to the lower steps of the ladder, and lesser numbers of capacitors, including a single capacitor, for successive steps of the ladder, are provided. Precision capacitance values can be achieved by either of fusing or ablating selected of the fusible links so as to remove the selected subcomponents from the parallel connection. In-situ live-trimming of selected fusible links may be performed after placement of the capacitor array on a hosting printed circuit board.

Disclosed herein is a multilayer capacitor comprising: a laminate in which a plurality of first sheets and second sheets are alternately laminated, wherein the first sheets and the second sheets are disposed in a direction perpendicular to a mounting surface; a first inner electrode formed on the first sheets, wherein the first electrode is exposed through upper, lower, and first lateral surfaces of the laminate; a second inner electrode that is formed on the second sheets and has a horizontally symmetrical shape with respect to the first inner electrode; a sealing portion encapsulating the first and second inner electrodes exposed through two lateral surfaces of the laminate; and an external electrode that is electrically connected to the first and second inner electrodes exposed through the upper and lower surfaces of the laminate.

A method for producing an electric component (19) is specified, wherein in a step A) a body (1) having at least one cavity (7, 8) is provided. In a step B), the cavity (7, 8) is at least partly filled with a liquid insulation material (13) by means of capillary forces. Furthermore, an electric component (19) is specified wherein a cavity (7, 8) is at least partly filled with an insulation material (13). The insulation material (13) is introduced into the cavity (7, 8) by means of capillary forces. Furthermore, an electric component (19) is specified wherein a cavity (7, 8) is at least partly filled with an organic insulation material (13) and wherein the cavity is at least partly covered by a fired external contacting (17, 18).

Capacitors, apparatus including a capacitor, and methods for forming a capacitor are provided. One such capacitor may include a first conductor a second conductor above the first conductor, and a dielectric between the first conductor and the second conductor. The dielectric does not cover a portion of the first conductor; and the second conductor does not cover the portion of the first conductor not covered by the dielectric.

An energy storage device can include a cathode, an anode, and a separator between the cathode and the anode, where the anode comprises a first lithium ion intercalating carbon component and a second lithium ion intercalating carbon component. The first lithium ion intercalating carbon component can include hard carbon, and the second lithium ion intercalating component can include graphite or soft carbon. A ratio of the hard carbon to the graphite or of the hard carbon to the soft carbon can be between 1:19 to 19:1. The anode may comprise a first lithium ion intercalating carbon component, a second lithium ion intercalating carbon component and a third lithium ion intercalating carbon component. The first lithium ion intercalating carbon component can include hard carbon, the second lithium ion intercalating carbon component can include soft carbon, and the third lithium ion intercalating carbon component can include graphite.

An improved multilayered ceramic capacitor is provided wherein the capacitor has improved heat dissipation properties. The capacitor comprises first internal electrodes and second internal electrodes wherein the first internal electrodes are parallel with, and of opposite polarity, to the second internal electrodes. Dielectric layers are between the first internal electrodes and second internal electrodes and a thermal dissipation channel is in at least one dielectric layer. A thermal transfer medium is in the thermal dissipation channel.

In a method of identifying a direction of stacking in a stacked ceramic capacitor, while density of magnetic flux generated from a magnetism generation apparatus is measured with a magnetic flux density measurement instrument, a stacked ceramic capacitor is caused to pass between a magnetism generation apparatus and the magnetic flux density measurement instrument and variation in magnetic flux density at least at the time of passage of the stacked ceramic capacitor is measured. Based on a result of measurement of magnetic flux density, a direction in which a plurality of internal electrodes are stacked in the stacked ceramic capacitor is identified.