Non-uniform dielectric layer capacitor for vibration and acoustics improvement

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9330849
APP PUB NO 20150243440A1
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14285461

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A Non-Uniform Dielectric Layer, Multi-Layer-Ceramic-Capacitor (MLCC) has upper and lower dielectric layers separating upper and lower electrode layers, where the lower dielectric layers have a greater vertical thickness than the upper dielectric layers to reduce piezoelectric effect driven capacitor reaction forces on a printed circuit board (PCB) on which the capacitor is mounted. Such an MLCC may include an upper set of dielectric layers that separate adjacent pairs of upper electrode layers in a top portion of the MLCC, and a lower set of dielectric layers that separate adjacent pairs of lower electrode layers in a bottom portion of the MLCC. A bottom portion of the MLCC may be mounted on a PCB. The thickness of the lower dielectric layers may be between 1.5 and 3.5 times greater than the upper dielectric layers to reduce piezoelectric effect driven capacitor reaction forces in the audio range of human hearing.

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APPLE INC1 INFINITE LOOP CUPERTINO CA 95014

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bard, Benjamin A Cupertino, US 11 718
Duke, Connor R Cupertino, US 18 235
Gong, Zhong-Qing Cupertino, US 9 47
Richardson, Kevin R Cupertino, US 4 23
Xu, Yanchu Cupertino, US 13 80

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