Multilayer ceramic capacitor with ultra-low ESL for high-frequency decoupling applications

A novel multilayer ceramic capacitor is proposed using vertically oriented internal electrodes. Because this distinctive internal electrode configuration effectively reduces the current loop area in the device, the proposed capacitor provides ultra-low equivalent series inductance of 47.0 pH on average from a series resonant frequency to 3.0 GHz despite its relatively simple terminal structure. This excellent behaviour is both numerically and experimentally validated.