WO2009091090A1 - Metal capacitor and manufacturing method thereof - Google Patents

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WO2009091090A1
WO2009091090A1 PCT/KR2008/000268 KR2008000268W WO2009091090A1 WO 2009091090 A1 WO2009091090 A1 WO 2009091090A1 KR 2008000268 W KR2008000268 W KR 2008000268W WO 2009091090 A1 WO2009091090 A1 WO 2009091090A1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01G—CAPACITORS; CAPACITORS, RECTIFIERS, DETECTORS, SWITCHING DEVICES, LIGHT-SENSITIVE OR TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE DEVICES OF THE ELECTROLYTIC TYPE
    • H01G9/00—Electrolytic capacitors, rectifiers, detectors, switching devices, light-sensitive or temperature-sensitive devices; Processes of their manufacture
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    • H01G—CAPACITORS; CAPACITORS, RECTIFIERS, DETECTORS, SWITCHING DEVICES, LIGHT-SENSITIVE OR TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE DEVICES OF THE ELECTROLYTIC TYPE
    • H01G9/00—Electrolytic capacitors, rectifiers, detectors, switching devices, light-sensitive or temperature-sensitive devices; Processes of their manufacture
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01G—CAPACITORS; CAPACITORS, RECTIFIERS, DETECTORS, SWITCHING DEVICES, LIGHT-SENSITIVE OR TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE DEVICES OF THE ELECTROLYTIC TYPE
    • H01G9/00—Electrolytic capacitors, rectifiers, detectors, switching devices, light-sensitive or temperature-sensitive devices; Processes of their manufacture
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    • H01G9/0425—Electrodes or formation of dielectric layers thereon characterised by the material specially adapted for cathode
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01G—CAPACITORS; CAPACITORS, RECTIFIERS, DETECTORS, SWITCHING DEVICES, LIGHT-SENSITIVE OR TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE DEVICES OF THE ELECTROLYTIC TYPE
    • H01G9/00—Electrolytic capacitors, rectifiers, detectors, switching devices, light-sensitive or temperature-sensitive devices; Processes of their manufacture
    • H01G9/004—Details
    • H01G9/04—Electrodes or formation of dielectric layers thereon
    • H01G9/042—Electrodes or formation of dielectric layers thereon characterised by the material
    • H01G9/045—Electrodes or formation of dielectric layers thereon characterised by the material based on aluminium

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  • the present invention relates to a metal capacitor and a manufacturing method thereof, and more particularly, to a metal capacitor in which an electric conductivity is significantly improved.
  • An aluminum electrolytic capacitor is used to smooth a power output from a power circuit to be a predetermined value, or is used as a low frequency bypass.
  • a method of manufacturing the aluminum electrolytic capacitor will be briefly described.
  • An etching process of etching the surface of an aluminum foil is performed to enlarge a surface area of the aluminum foil and thereby increase an electric capacity.
  • a forming process of forming a dielectric substance on the aluminum foil is performed.
  • a slitting process of cutting the manufactured aluminum foil and a separator by as long as a desired width based on the length of a product is performed.
  • a stitching process of stitching an aluminum lead patch, which is a lead terminal, to the aluminum foil is performed.
  • the aluminum electrolytic capacitor uses the electrolyte, an electric conductive is comparatively low and thus a lifespan of the aluminum electrolytic capacitor is reduced in a high frequency area. Also, there are some constraints on improvement of reliability, a high frequency response, a low equivalent series resistance (ESR), and impedance. Also, due to a comparatively high ripple pyrexia, there are some constraints on stability and environments, such as fuming and firing.
  • the present invention is conceived to solve the above-described problems and thus provides a metal capacitor in which an electric conductivity is improved by about 10,000 to 1,000,000 folds by applying a metal material for an electrolyte, in comparison to when using a conventional electrolyte or an organic semiconductor, a multi-layer metal capacitor using the metal capacitor, and a manufacturing method thereof.
  • the present invention also provides a metal capacitor which can improve a thinness, a low equivalent series resistance (ESR), a reduction in a ripple pyrexia, a long life, a heat-resistant stability, non-fuming, non-firing, and environment by using a metal material for an electrolyte, and a manufacturing method thereof.
  • ESR equivalent series resistance
  • a metal capacitor including: a metal member including a plurality of grooves on its one surface! a metal oxide film being formed on the metal member; a sealing electrode member being formed on the metal oxide film to fill in the plurality of grooves; and an insulating layer being formed on the sealing electrode member and the metal oxide film to insulate the metal member and the sealing electrode member.
  • a method of manufacturing a metal capacitor including: masking another surface of a metal member using a resin film; forming a plurality of grooves on one surface of the metal member by using a direct current
  • an electric conductivity by about 10,000 to 1,000,000 folds by applying a metal material for an electrolyte, in comparison to when using a conventional electrolyte or an organic semiconductor.
  • a metal material for an electrolyte since the serial multi-laying is possible, high- voltage is enabled.
  • the polarity since the polarity has no directivity, a relatively higher safety is provided.
  • ESR equivalent series resistance
  • FIGS. IA through IE illustrate a metal capacitor according to a first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIGS. 2A through 2C illustrate another embodiment of the metal capacitor shown in FIG. IA
  • FIGS. 3A through 3C illustrate still another embodiment of the metal capacitor shown in FIG. IA;
  • FIGS. 4A through 4D illustrate a metal capacitor according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 5A through 5D illustrate a metal capacitor according to a third embodiment of the present invention. [Best Mode]
  • FIG. IA is a top view of the metal capacitor according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. IB through IE are cross- sectional views cut along A1-A2 line of the metal capacitor shown in FIG. IA.
  • a metal capacitor 10 includes a metal member 11, a metal oxide film 12, a sealing electrode member 13, and an insulating layer 14.
  • a configuration thereof will be described.
  • the metal member 11 includes a plurality of grooves 11a on its one surface.
  • the metal oxide film 12 is formed on the metal member 11.
  • the sealing electrode member 13 is formed on the metal oxide film to fill in the plurality of grooves.
  • the insulating layer 14 is formed on the sealing electrode member 13 and the metal oxide film 12 to insulate the metal member 11 and the sealing electrode member 13.
  • the metal member 11 is formed in a foil or a planar shape and uses any one of aluminum (Al), niobium (Nb), tantalum (Ta), zirconium (Zr), and titanium (Ti).
  • the metal oxide film 12 is formed on the whole surface of the metal member 11 as shown in FIGS. 1C through IE, or is formed on one surface where the plurality of grooves is formed as shown in FlG. IE.
  • the metal oxide film 12 uses any one of alumina(Al2 ⁇ 3), oxide niobium(Nb2 ⁇ 5), monoxide niobium (NbO), oxide tantalum(Ta2 ⁇ 5), oxide zirconium(Zr ⁇ 2), and oxide titanium (Ti ⁇ 2).
  • the sealing electrode member 13 may use any one of aluminum (Al), cupper (Cu), zinc (Zn), silver (Ag), nickel (Ni), tin (Sn), indium (In), palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), cobalt (Co), ruthenium (Ru), and gold (Au).
  • a plurality of first external electrodes 21 as shown in FIG. ID or a plurality of second external electrodes 22 as shown in FIG. IE is further provided to be connected to the metal member 11 and the sealing electrode member 13.
  • the plurality of first external electrodes 21 may be connected to the metal member 11 and the sealing electrode member 13 respectively to thereby use the metal capacitor 10 regardless of a polarity.
  • One of the plurality of second external electrodes 22 is an anode electrode and another thereof is a cathode electrode, which is different from the plurality of first external electrodes 21.
  • the plurality of second external electrodes 22 is connected to the metal member 11 and the sealing electrode member 13 respectively to thereby enable the metal capacitor to have the polarity.
  • the second external electrode 22 connected to any one of the metal member 11 and the sealing electrode member 13 is the anode electrode
  • the other second external electrode is the cathode electrode.
  • the second external electrode 22 connected to any one of the metal member 11 and the sealing electrode member 13 is the cathode electrode
  • the other second external electrode 22 is the anode electrode. As shown in FIG.
  • a seed electrode layer 15 is interposed between the metal oxide film 12 and the sealing electrode member 13 to fill in and form the sealing electrode member 13 in the plurality of grooves 11a of the metal member 11.
  • the seed electrode layer 15 uses any one of aluminum (Al), cupper (Cu), zinc (Zn), silver (Ag), nickel (Ni), tin (Sn), indium (In), palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), cobalt (Co), ruthenium (Ru), and gold (Au).
  • the seed electrode layer 15 is provided to make the sealing electrode member 13 be readily filled in the plurality of grooves 11a of the metal member 11 and thereby have stronger adhesiveness with the metal oxide film 12.
  • the insulating layer 14 is formed on the metal oxide film 12 and the sealing electrode member 13 to surround the side of the sealing electrode member 13 to thereby electrically insulate the metal member 11 and the sealing electrode member 13.
  • the molding member 31 is provided to seal the metal member 11 using a molding material such as epoxy molding compound (EMC).
  • EMC epoxy molding compound
  • the molding member 31 molds the metal member 11 in any one of a planar shape and a cylindrical shape.
  • the molding member packages the metal member 11 or a chip in a surface mounting type.
  • the molding member 31 molds and winds the metal member 11 to be packaged as a lead type.
  • FIGS. 2A through 2C illustrate another embodiment of the metal capacitor shown in FIG. IA.
  • FIG. 2A is a top view of the metal capacitor.
  • FIGS. 2B and 2C are cross-sectional views cut along B1-B2 line of the metal capacitor shown in FIG. 2A.
  • the plurality of grooves 11a formed on the metal member 11 may be formed in the shape of a polygon such as a square or a circle shown in FIG. IA.
  • the metal member 11 that includes a plurality of square grooves Ib may include an electrode withdrawing portion m as shown in FIGS. 2B and 2C.
  • the electrode withdrawing portion m is formed by extending the metal member 11 by the electrode withdrawing portion m.
  • the electrode withdrawing portion m is provided to more readily connect the first external electrode 21 or the second external electrode to the metal member 11.
  • the metal member 11 formed with the electrode withdrawing portion m is formed on the whole surface of the metal oxide film 12, or is formed on one surface where the plurality of square grooves l ib is formed.
  • FIGS. IA through IE will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
  • FIGS. 3A through 3C illustrate still another embodiment of the metal capacitor 10 shown in FIG. IA.
  • FIG. 3A is a top view of the metal capacitor.
  • FIGS. 3B and 3C are cross-sectional views cut along C1-C2 line of the metal capacitor shown in FIG. 3A.
  • the plurality of grooves 11a formed on the metal member 11 may be formed in the shape of a polygon such as a hexagon or a circle shown in FIG. IA.
  • the metal member 11 that includes a plurality of hexagon grooves 11a may include at least one electrode withdrawing portion as shown in FIGS. 3B and 3C.
  • the metal member 11 includes two electrode withdrawing portions m.
  • the first external electrode 21 or the second external electrode may be connected to each of the electrode withdrawing portions m to thereby construct the metal capacitor having two terminals or three terminals.
  • the metal oxide film 12 formed on the metal member 11 where at least one electrode withdrawing portion m is formed to construct the metal capacitor 11 having two terminals or three thermals includes the electrode withdrawing portion m and is formed on the whole surface or on one surface where the plurality of polygon grooves l ie is formed.
  • FIGS. 4A through 4D illustrate a metal capacitor according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • metal capacitors 110, 120, 130, and 140 according to the second embodiment are constructed as a plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a.
  • Each of the plurality of single layer metal capacitance member 10a includes a metal member 11, a metal oxide member 12, a sealing electrode member 13, and an insulating member 14. Since configurations thereof are the same as the metal member 11, the metal oxide film 12, the sealing electrode member 13, and the insulating layer 14 according to the first embodiment shown in FIGS. IA through IE. Therefore, further detailed descriptions will be omitted herein.
  • the metal capacitors 110, 120, 130, and 140 constructed as the plurality of single layer metal capacitance member 10a according to the second embodiment will be sequentially described with reference to FIGS. 4A through 4D.
  • the metal capacitor 110 includes the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a and a plurality of external electrodes 21.
  • Each single layer metal capacitance member 10a includes the metal member 11, the metal oxide film 12, the sealing electrode member 13, and the insulating layer 14.
  • the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a is provided in parallel to contact with the sealing electrode member 13.
  • the metal oxide film 12 of each of the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a is formed on the whole surface of the metal member 11.
  • the plurality of first external electrodes 21 is connected to the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a to thereby enable the metal capacitor 110 to be used regardless of a polarity.
  • the metal capacitor 110 where the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a is provided in parallel is connected to the plurality of second external electrodes 22 indicted by dotted lines in FIG. 4A.
  • One of the plurality of second external electrodes 22 is an anode electrode and another thereof is a cathode electrode.
  • the plurality of second external electrodes 22 is connected to the metal capacitor to make the metal capacitor 110 have the polarity.
  • One of the plurality of second external electrodes 22 is connected to the metal member 11 of each single layer metal capacitance member 10a and another thereof is connected to the contacting sealing electrode member 13.
  • a conductive adhesive member 16 is further interposed between the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a to improve adhesiveness.
  • the conductive adhesive member 16 uses adhesives such as a conductive solder paste and the like.
  • the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a further includes a molding member 31.
  • the molding member 31 molds the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a in any one of a planar shape and a cylindrical shape. When molding the metal member 11 in the cylindrical shape, the molding member 31 winds and molds the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a.
  • the metal capacitor 120 includes the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a and a plurality of first external electrodes 21.
  • the metal capacitor 120 shown in FIG. 4B has the same configuration as the metal capacitor 110 shown in FIG. 4A and thus further detailed description will be omitted herein.
  • the difference therebetween is that the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a is provided in parallel to make the metal members l lcontact with each other. Since the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a is provided in parallel to make the metal members 11 contact with each other, the plurality of first external electrodes 21 is connected to the sealing electrode member 13 of each single layer metal capacitance member 10a.
  • the metal capacitor 130 when connecting the plurality of second external electrodes 22, one thereof is connected to the sealing electrode member 13 of the single layer metal capacitance member 10a and another thereof is connected to the contacting metal member 11.
  • the metal capacitor 130 according to the second embodiment includes a plurality of first parallel multi-layer bodies 110a, a plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies 120a, and a plurality of second external electrodes 21.
  • the plurality of first parallel multi-layer bodies 110a is provided in parallel so that, among the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a, the sealing electrode member 13 of an odd number* single layer metal capacitance member 10a may contact with the sealing electrode member 13 of an even number th single layer metal capacitance member 10a.
  • the plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies 120a is provided in parallel so that, among the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a, the metal member 11 of the odd number* single layer metal capacitance member 10a may contact with the metal member 11 of the even number* single layer metal capacitance member 10a.
  • the plurality of first parallel multi-layer bodies 110a and the plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies 120a constructed as above are provided in series/in parallel so that the metal member 11 of the even number 111 single layer metal capacitance member 10a of the first parallel multi-layer 110a may contact with the sealing electrode member 13 of the odd number th single layer metal capacitance member 10a of the second parallel multi-layer body 120a.
  • the metal capacitor 130 is provided in series/in parallel by sequentially providing in series the first parallel multi-layer body 110a and the second parallel multi- layer body 120a.
  • the plurality of first external electrodes 21 is connected to the metal member 11 of the odd number th single layer metal capacitance member 10a of a first locating first parallel multi-layer body 110a among the plurality of first parallel multi-layer bodies 110a and the metal member 11 of the even number th single layer metal capacitance member 10a of a last locating second parallel multi-layer body 120a among the plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies 120a.
  • the terms “odd number th ", "even number” 1 ", "first”, and “last” are defied based on the first parallel multi-layer body 110a that is disposed at the lowest bottom shown in FIG. 4C. For example, it is assumed that when the first parallel multiplayer body 110a disposed at the lowest bottom as shown in FIG. 4C is a first location, the single layer metal capacitance member 10a that is located in a lower place of the first locating first parallel multi-layer body 110a is an odd number th location.
  • the plurality of first parallel multi-layer bodies 110a and the plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies 120a connected to the plurality of first external electrodes 21 are connected to the plurality of second external electrodes 22 indicated by dotted lines as shown in FIG. 4C.
  • One of the plurality of second external electrodes 22 is an anode electrode and another thereof is a cathode electrode.
  • One of the plurality of second external electrodes 22 is connected to the metal member 11 of each of the plurality of single metal capacitance members 10a of the plurality of first parallel multilayer bodies 110a and the other is connected to the contacting sealing electrode member 13.
  • the plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies 120a connected to the plurality of first external electrodes 21 is connected to the plurality of second external electrodes 22 indicated by dotted lines shown in FIG. 4D.
  • One of the plurality of second external electrodes 22 is connected to the sealing electrode member 13 of each of the plurality of single metal capacitance members 10a of the plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies 120a and the other is
  • the metal capacitor 130 shown in FIG. 4C may be constructed to apply the plurality of first parallel multi-layer bodies HOa or the plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies 120a as a single capacitor device.
  • the metal capacitor 130 further includes a conductive adhesive member 16 interposed between each of the plurality of first parallel multi-layer bodies HOa and each of the plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies 120a.
  • the metal oxide film 12 of each single layer metal capacitance member 10a is formed on the whole surface of the metal member 11.
  • the metal capacitor according to still another embodiment of the second embodiment of the present invention includes the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a and the plurality of first external electrodes 21.
  • the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a is provided in series to make each metal member 11 contact with sealing electrode member 13.
  • the plurality of first external electrodes 21 is connected to the metal members 11 of the first and the last single layer metal capacitance members 10a among the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a.
  • the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a connected to the plurality of first external electrodes 21 is connected to the plurality of second external electrodes 22, one of which is an anode electrode and another which is a cathode electrode.
  • One of the plurality of second external electrodes 22 is connected to the metal member 11 of the first single layer metal capacitance member 10a among the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a and the other thereof is connected to the sealing electrode member 13 of the last single layer metal capacitance member 10a.
  • the metal oxide film 12 of each of the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a constituting the metal capacitor 140 wherein the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a is provided in series is formed on the whole surface of the metal member 11.
  • FIGS. 5A through 5D illustrate a metal capacitor according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • Metal capacitors 210, 220, 230, and 240 as shown in FIGS. 5A through 5D have the same configuration as the metal capacitor 110, 120, 130, and 140 according to the second embodiment of the present invention as shown in FIGS. 4A through 4D.
  • the metal capacitor 230 shown in FIG. 5C is constructed by providing a plurality of first parallel multi-layer bodes 210a and a plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies 220a in series like the plurality of first parallel multi-layer bodies 110a and the plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies shown in FIG. 4C.
  • the metal oxide film 12 of each single metal capacitance member 10 constituting the metal capacitors 210, 220, 230, and 240 according to the third embodiment of the present invention that have the same configuration as the metal capacitors 110, 120, 130, and 140 according to the second embodiment of the present invention is formed by a different way from the metal oxide film 12 of each single metal capacitance member 10a of the metal capacitors 110, 120, 130, and 140 according to the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 4A through 4D.
  • the metal capacitors 110, 120, 130, and 140 form the meal oxide film 12 on the whole surface of the metal member.
  • the metal capacitors 210, 220, 230, and 240 form the metal oxide film 12 on one surface of the metal member 11 where the plurality of grooves Ha is formed.
  • the metal capacitors 210, 220, 230, and 240 may reduce noise components such as a parasitic capacitance and the like caused by the metal oxide film 12 when providing the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a.
  • Another surface of the metal member 11 is masked using a resin film (not shown) to form a plurality of grooves 11a by etching only one surface of the metal member 11.
  • the masking process uses a scheme of applying photoresist and baking to mask the other surface of the metal member.
  • the plurality of grooves 11a is formed to be arranged on one surface of the metal member 11 by using a direct current (DC) etching as shown in FIG. IB.
  • DC direct current
  • the plurality of grooves 11a is formed in the shape of a circle as shown in FIG. Ia, or is formed in the shape of a polygon such as the square groove l ib or the hexagonal groove l ie as shown in FIG. 2a or FIG. 3a.
  • the diameter thereof is about 1 ⁇ m to about 100 ⁇ m.
  • the etching scheme uses an alternate current (AC) etching or a wet etching in addition to the DC etching.
  • the metal oxide film 12 is formed on the metal member 11 by using an anodizing way.
  • the process of forming the metal oxide film 12 forms the metal oxide film 12 on the whole surface of the metal member 11 as shown in FIG. 1C, 2B, or 3B, or only one surface where the plurality of grooves is formed, as shown in FIG. IE, FIG. 2C, or FIG. 3C.
  • the sealing electrode member When the metal oxide film 12 is formed, the sealing electrode member
  • the sealing electrode member 13 is formed to fill in the plurality of grooves 11a formed on the metal member 11 via a plurality of seed electrode layers by using an electroplating, or an electroless plating.
  • the insulating layer 14 is formed on the metal oxide film 12 and the sealing electrode member 13 by using a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) as shown in FIG. 1C.
  • CVD chemical vapor deposition
  • a process of forming the seed electrode layer 15 to more readily fill in the sealing electrode member 13 in the plurality of grooves 11a is further provided between a process of forming the sealing electrode member 13 and a process of forming the metal oxide film 12.
  • Forming of the seed electrode layer 15 uses any one of CVD, metal organic CVD (MOCVD), and molecular beam epitaxy (MBE).
  • the plurality of first external electrodes 21 is connected to the metal member 11 or the sealing electrode member 13 as shown in FIG. ID.
  • the plurality of first external electrodes 21 is connected to the plurality of second external electrodes 22 as shown in FIG. IE.
  • the plurality of second external electrodes 22 is connected to the metal member 11 and the sealing electrode member 13 respectively.
  • One of the plurality of second external electrodes 22 is an anode electrode and another there is a cathode electrode. As shown in FIG.
  • a process of forming the conductive adhesive member 16 to more readily connect the plurality of first external electrodes 21 or the plurality of second external electrodes 22 to the metal member 11 or the sealing electrode member 13 is further provided between the process of forming such electrode and a process of forming the insulating layer 14.
  • Forming of the conductive adhesive member 16 uses any one of metal adhesives, solder paste, electroless plating, and electrode plating.
  • the metal member 11 is sealed using a sealing member to externally expose the plurality of first external electrodes 21 or the plurality of second external electrodes 22.
  • the process of sealing the metal member 11 using the sealing member seals the metal member 11 using a molding material or a cover member with an empty inside. Through this, the metal capacitor 10 is manufactured.
  • a metal capacitor according to the present invention may be applicable to a smoothing circuit of a power circuit, a noise filter, a bypass filter, and the like.

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A metal capacitor in which an electric conductivity is significantly improved is provided. The metal capacitor includes: a metal member 11 including a plurality of grooves 11a; a metal oxide film 12 being formed on the metal member 11; a sealing electrode member 13 being formed on the metal oxide film 12 to fill in the plurality of grooves 11a; and an insulating layer 14 being formed on the sealing electrode member 13 and the metal oxide film 12 to insulate the metal member 12 and the sealing electrode member 13.

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[DESCRIPTION] [Invention Title] METAL CAPACITOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
[Technical Field] The present invention relates to a metal capacitor and a manufacturing method thereof, and more particularly, to a metal capacitor in which an electric conductivity is significantly improved. [Background Art]
An aluminum electrolytic capacitor is used to smooth a power output from a power circuit to be a predetermined value, or is used as a low frequency bypass. Hereinafter, a method of manufacturing the aluminum electrolytic capacitor will be briefly described.
An etching process of etching the surface of an aluminum foil is performed to enlarge a surface area of the aluminum foil and thereby increase an electric capacity. When the etching process is completed, a forming process of forming a dielectric substance on the aluminum foil is performed. When cathode and anode aluminum foils are manufactured through the etching process and the forming process, a slitting process of cutting the manufactured aluminum foil and a separator by as long as a desired width based on the length of a product is performed. When the slitting process is completed, a stitching process of stitching an aluminum lead patch, which is a lead terminal, to the aluminum foil is performed.
When the slitting of the aluminum foil and the separator is completed, a winding process of disposing the separator between the anode aluminum foil and the cathode aluminum foil, and then winding the separator and the aluminum foils in a cylindrical shape and attaching a tape thereto, so as to not be unwounded. When the winding process is completed, an impregnation process of inserting the wound device into an aluminum case and injecting an electrolyte is performed. When the injecting of the electrolyte is completed, a curing process of sealing the aluminum case using a sealing material is performed. When the curling process is completed, an aging process of restoring a damage to the dielectric substance is performed. Through this, the assembly of the aluminum electrolytic capacitor is completed.
Due to the current development in digitalization and thinness of electronic devices, when applying the conventional aluminum electrolytic capacitor, there are some problems as follow.
Since the aluminum electrolytic capacitor uses the electrolyte, an electric conductive is comparatively low and thus a lifespan of the aluminum electrolytic capacitor is reduced in a high frequency area. Also, there are some constraints on improvement of reliability, a high frequency response, a low equivalent series resistance (ESR), and impedance. Also, due to a comparatively high ripple pyrexia, there are some constraints on stability and environments, such as fuming and firing.
[Disclosure] [Technical Problem]
The present invention is conceived to solve the above-described problems and thus provides a metal capacitor in which an electric conductivity is improved by about 10,000 to 1,000,000 folds by applying a metal material for an electrolyte, in comparison to when using a conventional electrolyte or an organic semiconductor, a multi-layer metal capacitor using the metal capacitor, and a manufacturing method thereof.
The present invention also provides a metal capacitor which can improve a thinness, a low equivalent series resistance (ESR), a reduction in a ripple pyrexia, a long life, a heat-resistant stability, non-fuming, non-firing, and environment by using a metal material for an electrolyte, and a manufacturing method thereof.
[Technical Solution] According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a metal capacitor including: a metal member including a plurality of grooves on its one surface! a metal oxide film being formed on the metal member; a sealing electrode member being formed on the metal oxide film to fill in the plurality of grooves; and an insulating layer being formed on the sealing electrode member and the metal oxide film to insulate the metal member and the sealing electrode member.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a metal capacitor, the method including: masking another surface of a metal member using a resin film; forming a plurality of grooves on one surface of the metal member by using a direct current
(DC) etching, when the other surface of the metal member is masked; forming a metal oxide film o the metal member by using an anodizing way, when the plurality of grooves is formed on the metal member; forming a sealing electrode member to fill in the plurality of grooves formed on the metal member by using an electroless planting or an electroplating, when the metal oxide film is formed; and forming an insulating layer on the sealing electrode member and the metal oxide film by using a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) when the sealing electrode member is formed. [Advantageous Effects]
According to the present invention, it is possible to improve an electric conductivity by about 10,000 to 1,000,000 folds by applying a metal material for an electrolyte, in comparison to when using a conventional electrolyte or an organic semiconductor. Also, since the serial multi-laying is possible, high- voltage is enabled. Also, since the polarity has no directivity, a relatively higher safety is provided. Also, it is possible to improve a thinness, a low equivalent series resistance (ESR), a reduction in a ripple pyrexia, a long life, a heat-resistant stability, non-fuming, non-firing, and environment.
[Description of Drawings] FIGS. IA through IE illustrate a metal capacitor according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIGS. 2A through 2C illustrate another embodiment of the metal capacitor shown in FIG. IA;
FIGS. 3A through 3C illustrate still another embodiment of the metal capacitor shown in FIG. IA;
FIGS. 4A through 4D illustrate a metal capacitor according to a second embodiment of the present invention; and
FIGS. 5A through 5D illustrate a metal capacitor according to a third embodiment of the present invention. [Best Mode]
(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a configuration of a metal capacitor according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. IA is a top view of the metal capacitor according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. IB through IE are cross- sectional views cut along A1-A2 line of the metal capacitor shown in FIG. IA.
As shown in FIGS. IA through IE, a metal capacitor 10 includes a metal member 11, a metal oxide film 12, a sealing electrode member 13, and an insulating layer 14. Hereinafter, a configuration thereof will be described.
The metal member 11 includes a plurality of grooves 11a on its one surface. The metal oxide film 12 is formed on the metal member 11. The sealing electrode member 13 is formed on the metal oxide film to fill in the plurality of grooves. The insulating layer 14 is formed on the sealing electrode member 13 and the metal oxide film 12 to insulate the metal member 11 and the sealing electrode member 13.
Hereinafter, each configuration of the metal capacitor 10 according to the first embodiment will be further described in detail. The metal member 11 is formed in a foil or a planar shape and uses any one of aluminum (Al), niobium (Nb), tantalum (Ta), zirconium (Zr), and titanium (Ti). The metal oxide film 12 is formed on the whole surface of the metal member 11 as shown in FIGS. 1C through IE, or is formed on one surface where the plurality of grooves is formed as shown in FlG. IE. The metal oxide film 12 uses any one of alumina(Al2θ3), oxide niobium(Nb2θ5), monoxide niobium (NbO), oxide tantalum(Ta2θ5), oxide zirconium(Zrθ2), and oxide titanium (Tiθ2).
The sealing electrode member 13 may use any one of aluminum (Al), cupper (Cu), zinc (Zn), silver (Ag), nickel (Ni), tin (Sn), indium (In), palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), cobalt (Co), ruthenium (Ru), and gold (Au). A plurality of first external electrodes 21 as shown in FIG. ID or a plurality of second external electrodes 22 as shown in FIG. IE is further provided to be connected to the metal member 11 and the sealing electrode member 13. The plurality of first external electrodes 21 may be connected to the metal member 11 and the sealing electrode member 13 respectively to thereby use the metal capacitor 10 regardless of a polarity. One of the plurality of second external electrodes 22 is an anode electrode and another thereof is a cathode electrode, which is different from the plurality of first external electrodes 21. The plurality of second external electrodes 22 is connected to the metal member 11 and the sealing electrode member 13 respectively to thereby enable the metal capacitor to have the polarity. Specifically, when the second external electrode 22 connected to any one of the metal member 11 and the sealing electrode member 13 is the anode electrode, the other second external electrode is the cathode electrode. Conversely, when the second external electrode 22 connected to any one of the metal member 11 and the sealing electrode member 13 is the cathode electrode, the other second external electrode 22 is the anode electrode. As shown in FIG. ID, a seed electrode layer 15 is interposed between the metal oxide film 12 and the sealing electrode member 13 to fill in and form the sealing electrode member 13 in the plurality of grooves 11a of the metal member 11. The seed electrode layer 15 uses any one of aluminum (Al), cupper (Cu), zinc (Zn), silver (Ag), nickel (Ni), tin (Sn), indium (In), palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), cobalt (Co), ruthenium (Ru), and gold (Au). The seed electrode layer 15 is provided to make the sealing electrode member 13 be readily filled in the plurality of grooves 11a of the metal member 11 and thereby have stronger adhesiveness with the metal oxide film 12.
The insulating layer 14 is formed on the metal oxide film 12 and the sealing electrode member 13 to surround the side of the sealing electrode member 13 to thereby electrically insulate the metal member 11 and the sealing electrode member 13. The molding member 31 is provided to seal the metal member 11 using a molding material such as epoxy molding compound (EMC). When molding the metal member 11, the molding member 31 molds the metal member 11 in any one of a planar shape and a cylindrical shape. When molding the metal member 11 in the planar shape, the molding member packages the metal member 11 or a chip in a surface mounting type. When molding the metal member 11 in the cylindrical shape, the molding member 31 molds and winds the metal member 11 to be packaged as a lead type. Hereinafter, another embodiment of the metal capacitor 10 shown in FIGS. IA through IE will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIGS. 2A through 2C illustrate another embodiment of the metal capacitor shown in FIG. IA. FIG. 2A is a top view of the metal capacitor. FIGS. 2B and 2C are cross-sectional views cut along B1-B2 line of the metal capacitor shown in FIG. 2A.
As shown in FIGS. 2A through 2C, according to the other embodiment of the metal capacitor 10, the plurality of grooves 11a formed on the metal member 11 may be formed in the shape of a polygon such as a square or a circle shown in FIG. IA. The metal member 11 that includes a plurality of square grooves Ib may include an electrode withdrawing portion m as shown in FIGS. 2B and 2C. The electrode withdrawing portion m is formed by extending the metal member 11 by the electrode withdrawing portion m. The electrode withdrawing portion m is provided to more readily connect the first external electrode 21 or the second external electrode to the metal member 11. The metal member 11 formed with the electrode withdrawing portion m is formed on the whole surface of the metal oxide film 12, or is formed on one surface where the plurality of square grooves l ib is formed. Hereinafter, still another embodiment of the metal capacitor 10 shown in
FIGS. IA through IE will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIGS. 3A through 3C illustrate still another embodiment of the metal capacitor 10 shown in FIG. IA. FIG. 3A is a top view of the metal capacitor. FIGS. 3B and 3C are cross-sectional views cut along C1-C2 line of the metal capacitor shown in FIG. 3A.
As shown in FIGS. 3A through 3C, according to still another embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of grooves 11a formed on the metal member 11 may be formed in the shape of a polygon such as a hexagon or a circle shown in FIG. IA. The metal member 11 that includes a plurality of hexagon grooves 11a may include at least one electrode withdrawing portion as shown in FIGS. 3B and 3C. In FIGS. 3B and 3C, the metal member 11 includes two electrode withdrawing portions m. The first external electrode 21 or the second external electrode may be connected to each of the electrode withdrawing portions m to thereby construct the metal capacitor having two terminals or three terminals. The metal oxide film 12 formed on the metal member 11 where at least one electrode withdrawing portion m is formed to construct the metal capacitor 11 having two terminals or three thermals includes the electrode withdrawing portion m and is formed on the whole surface or on one surface where the plurality of polygon grooves l ie is formed.
(Second embodiment)
Hereinafter, a configuration of a metal capacitor according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIGS. 4A through 4D illustrate a metal capacitor according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIGS. 4A through 4D, metal capacitors 110, 120, 130, and 140 according to the second embodiment are constructed as a plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a. Each of the plurality of single layer metal capacitance member 10a includes a metal member 11, a metal oxide member 12, a sealing electrode member 13, and an insulating member 14. Since configurations thereof are the same as the metal member 11, the metal oxide film 12, the sealing electrode member 13, and the insulating layer 14 according to the first embodiment shown in FIGS. IA through IE. Therefore, further detailed descriptions will be omitted herein.
The metal capacitors 110, 120, 130, and 140 constructed as the plurality of single layer metal capacitance member 10a according to the second embodiment will be sequentially described with reference to FIGS. 4A through 4D.
As shown in FIG. 4A, the metal capacitor 110 according to the second embodiment includes the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a and a plurality of external electrodes 21. Each single layer metal capacitance member 10a includes the metal member 11, the metal oxide film 12, the sealing electrode member 13, and the insulating layer 14. The plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a is provided in parallel to contact with the sealing electrode member 13. The metal oxide film 12 of each of the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a is formed on the whole surface of the metal member 11. As shown in FIG. 4A, the plurality of first external electrodes 21 is connected to the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a to thereby enable the metal capacitor 110 to be used regardless of a polarity.
The metal capacitor 110 where the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a is provided in parallel is connected to the plurality of second external electrodes 22 indicted by dotted lines in FIG. 4A. One of the plurality of second external electrodes 22 is an anode electrode and another thereof is a cathode electrode. The plurality of second external electrodes 22 is connected to the metal capacitor to make the metal capacitor 110 have the polarity. One of the plurality of second external electrodes 22 is connected to the metal member 11 of each single layer metal capacitance member 10a and another thereof is connected to the contacting sealing electrode member 13. A conductive adhesive member 16 is further interposed between the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a to improve adhesiveness. The conductive adhesive member 16 uses adhesives such as a conductive solder paste and the like. The plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a further includes a molding member 31. The molding member 31 molds the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a in any one of a planar shape and a cylindrical shape. When molding the metal member 11 in the cylindrical shape, the molding member 31 winds and molds the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a.
As shown in FIG. 4B, the metal capacitor 120 according to the second embodiment includes the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a and a plurality of first external electrodes 21. The metal capacitor 120 shown in FIG. 4B has the same configuration as the metal capacitor 110 shown in FIG. 4A and thus further detailed description will be omitted herein. The difference therebetween is that the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a is provided in parallel to make the metal members l lcontact with each other. Since the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a is provided in parallel to make the metal members 11 contact with each other, the plurality of first external electrodes 21 is connected to the sealing electrode member 13 of each single layer metal capacitance member 10a. Also, when connecting the plurality of second external electrodes 22, one thereof is connected to the sealing electrode member 13 of the single layer metal capacitance member 10a and another thereof is connected to the contacting metal member 11. As shown in FIG. 4C, the metal capacitor 130 according to the second embodiment includes a plurality of first parallel multi-layer bodies 110a, a plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies 120a, and a plurality of second external electrodes 21.
The plurality of first parallel multi-layer bodies 110a is provided in parallel so that, among the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a, the sealing electrode member 13 of an odd number* single layer metal capacitance member 10a may contact with the sealing electrode member 13 of an even numberth single layer metal capacitance member 10a. The plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies 120a is provided in parallel so that, among the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a, the metal member 11 of the odd number* single layer metal capacitance member 10a may contact with the metal member 11 of the even number* single layer metal capacitance member 10a.
The plurality of first parallel multi-layer bodies 110a and the plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies 120a constructed as above are provided in series/in parallel so that the metal member 11 of the even number111 single layer metal capacitance member 10a of the first parallel multi-layer 110a may contact with the sealing electrode member 13 of the odd numberth single layer metal capacitance member 10a of the second parallel multi-layer body 120a. Specifically, when the plurality of first parallel multi-layer bodies 110a and the plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies 120a are provided in parallel, the metal capacitor 130 is provided in series/in parallel by sequentially providing in series the first parallel multi-layer body 110a and the second parallel multi- layer body 120a.
The plurality of first external electrodes 21 is connected to the metal member 11 of the odd numberth single layer metal capacitance member 10a of a first locating first parallel multi-layer body 110a among the plurality of first parallel multi-layer bodies 110a and the metal member 11 of the even numberth single layer metal capacitance member 10a of a last locating second parallel multi-layer body 120a among the plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies 120a. The terms "odd numberth", "even number"1", "first", and "last" are defied based on the first parallel multi-layer body 110a that is disposed at the lowest bottom shown in FIG. 4C. For example, it is assumed that when the first parallel multiplayer body 110a disposed at the lowest bottom as shown in FIG. 4C is a first location, the single layer metal capacitance member 10a that is located in a lower place of the first locating first parallel multi-layer body 110a is an odd numberth location.
The plurality of first parallel multi-layer bodies 110a and the plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies 120a connected to the plurality of first external electrodes 21 are connected to the plurality of second external electrodes 22 indicated by dotted lines as shown in FIG. 4C. One of the plurality of second external electrodes 22 is an anode electrode and another thereof is a cathode electrode. One of the plurality of second external electrodes 22 is connected to the metal member 11 of each of the plurality of single metal capacitance members 10a of the plurality of first parallel multilayer bodies 110a and the other is connected to the contacting sealing electrode member 13. The plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies 120a connected to the plurality of first external electrodes 21 is connected to the plurality of second external electrodes 22 indicated by dotted lines shown in FIG. 4D. One of the plurality of second external electrodes 22 is connected to the sealing electrode member 13 of each of the plurality of single metal capacitance members 10a of the plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies 120a and the other is connected to the contacting metal member 11.
Since the plurality of first parallel multi-layer bodies 1.10a and the plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies 120a are connected to the plurality of second external electrodes 22 respectively, the metal capacitor 130 shown in FIG. 4C may be constructed to apply the plurality of first parallel multi-layer bodies HOa or the plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies 120a as a single capacitor device. The metal capacitor 130 further includes a conductive adhesive member 16 interposed between each of the plurality of first parallel multi-layer bodies HOa and each of the plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies 120a. In the plurality of first parallel multi-layer bodies HOa and the plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies 120a that further includes the conductive adhesive member 16, the metal oxide film 12 of each single layer metal capacitance member 10a is formed on the whole surface of the metal member 11. As shown in FIG. 4D, the metal capacitor according to still another embodiment of the second embodiment of the present invention includes the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a and the plurality of first external electrodes 21.
As shown in FIG. 4D, the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a is provided in series to make each metal member 11 contact with sealing electrode member 13. The plurality of first external electrodes 21 is connected to the metal members 11 of the first and the last single layer metal capacitance members 10a among the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a. The plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a connected to the plurality of first external electrodes 21 is connected to the plurality of second external electrodes 22, one of which is an anode electrode and another which is a cathode electrode. One of the plurality of second external electrodes 22 is connected to the metal member 11 of the first single layer metal capacitance member 10a among the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a and the other thereof is connected to the sealing electrode member 13 of the last single layer metal capacitance member 10a. As described above, the metal oxide film 12 of each of the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a constituting the metal capacitor 140 wherein the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a is provided in series is formed on the whole surface of the metal member 11. (Third embodiment)
FIGS. 5A through 5D illustrate a metal capacitor according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
Metal capacitors 210, 220, 230, and 240 as shown in FIGS. 5A through 5D, have the same configuration as the metal capacitor 110, 120, 130, and 140 according to the second embodiment of the present invention as shown in FIGS. 4A through 4D. In particular, the metal capacitor 230 shown in FIG. 5C is constructed by providing a plurality of first parallel multi-layer bodes 210a and a plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies 220a in series like the plurality of first parallel multi-layer bodies 110a and the plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies shown in FIG. 4C.
The metal oxide film 12 of each single metal capacitance member 10 constituting the metal capacitors 210, 220, 230, and 240 according to the third embodiment of the present invention that have the same configuration as the metal capacitors 110, 120, 130, and 140 according to the second embodiment of the present invention is formed by a different way from the metal oxide film 12 of each single metal capacitance member 10a of the metal capacitors 110, 120, 130, and 140 according to the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 4A through 4D. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 4A through 4D, the metal capacitors 110, 120, 130, and 140 form the meal oxide film 12 on the whole surface of the metal member. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 5A through 5D, the metal capacitors 210, 220, 230, and 240 form the metal oxide film 12 on one surface of the metal member 11 where the plurality of grooves Ha is formed.
Since the metal oxide film 12 is formed on one surface of the metal member 11 where the plurality of grooves 11a is formed, the metal capacitors 210, 220, 230, and 240 according to the third embodiment of the present invention may reduce noise components such as a parasitic capacitance and the like caused by the metal oxide film 12 when providing the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members 10a.
Hereinafter, a method of manufacturing a metal capacitor according to the present invention constructed as above will be described with reference to FIGS. IA through IE.
Another surface of the metal member 11 is masked using a resin film (not shown) to form a plurality of grooves 11a by etching only one surface of the metal member 11. In addition to a scheme of attaching a resin-based film onto the other surface of the metal member 11 and thereby masking, the masking process uses a scheme of applying photoresist and baking to mask the other surface of the metal member. When forming the electrode withdrawing portion m on the metal member 11 as shown in FIGS. 2B or 3B during the process of masking the other surface of the metal member 11, only one surface of the metal member 11 corresponding to the electrode withdrawing portion m is masked.
When the other surface of the metal member 11 is masked, the plurality of grooves 11a is formed to be arranged on one surface of the metal member 11 by using a direct current (DC) etching as shown in FIG. IB.
During the etching process using the DC etching, the plurality of grooves 11a is formed in the shape of a circle as shown in FIG. Ia, or is formed in the shape of a polygon such as the square groove l ib or the hexagonal groove l ie as shown in FIG. 2a or FIG. 3a. When forming the plurality of grooves 11a in various shapes in cylindrical form, the diameter thereof is about 1 μm to about 100 μm. The etching scheme uses an alternate current (AC) etching or a wet etching in addition to the DC etching.
When the plurality of grooves 11a is formed on the metal member 11, the metal oxide film 12 is formed on the metal member 11 by using an anodizing way. The process of forming the metal oxide film 12 forms the metal oxide film 12 on the whole surface of the metal member 11 as shown in FIG. 1C, 2B, or 3B, or only one surface where the plurality of grooves is formed, as shown in FIG. IE, FIG. 2C, or FIG. 3C. When the metal oxide film 12 is formed, the sealing electrode member
13 is formed to fill in the plurality of grooves 11a formed on the metal member 11 via a plurality of seed electrode layers by using an electroplating, or an electroless plating. When the sealing electrode member 13 is formed, the insulating layer 14 is formed on the metal oxide film 12 and the sealing electrode member 13 by using a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) as shown in FIG. 1C. A process of forming the seed electrode layer 15 to more readily fill in the sealing electrode member 13 in the plurality of grooves 11a is further provided between a process of forming the sealing electrode member 13 and a process of forming the metal oxide film 12. Forming of the seed electrode layer 15 uses any one of CVD, metal organic CVD (MOCVD), and molecular beam epitaxy (MBE).
When the insulating layer 14 is formed, the plurality of first external electrodes 21 is connected to the metal member 11 or the sealing electrode member 13 as shown in FIG. ID. In this process, the plurality of first external electrodes 21 is connected to the plurality of second external electrodes 22 as shown in FIG. IE. The plurality of second external electrodes 22 is connected to the metal member 11 and the sealing electrode member 13 respectively. One of the plurality of second external electrodes 22 is an anode electrode and another there is a cathode electrode. As shown in FIG. IE, a process of forming the conductive adhesive member 16 to more readily connect the plurality of first external electrodes 21 or the plurality of second external electrodes 22 to the metal member 11 or the sealing electrode member 13 is further provided between the process of forming such electrode and a process of forming the insulating layer 14. Forming of the conductive adhesive member 16 uses any one of metal adhesives, solder paste, electroless plating, and electrode plating.
As shown in FIG. IE, when the plurality of first external electrodes 21 or the plurality of second external electrodes is connected, the metal member 11 is sealed using a sealing member to externally expose the plurality of first external electrodes 21 or the plurality of second external electrodes 22. The process of sealing the metal member 11 using the sealing member seals the metal member 11 using a molding material or a cover member with an empty inside. Through this, the metal capacitor 10 is manufactured. [Industrial Applicability]
A metal capacitor according to the present invention may be applicable to a smoothing circuit of a power circuit, a noise filter, a bypass filter, and the like.

Claims

[CLAIMS] [Claim 1 ]
A metal capacitor comprising: a metal member including a plurality of grooves on its one surface; a metal oxide film being formed on the metal member; a sealing electrode member being formed on the metal oxide film to fill in the plurality of grooves; and an insulating layer being formed on the sealing electrode member and the metal oxide film to insulate the metal member and the sealing electrode member.
[Claim 2]
The metal capacitor of claim 1, wherein the metal member is formed in a foil or a planar shape and uses any one of aluminum (Al), niobium (Nb), tantalum (Ta), zirconium (Zr), and titanium (Ti).
[Claim 3]
The metal capacitor of claim 1, wherein the plurality of grooves formed on the metal member is formed in the shape of a circle or a polygon.
[Claim 4]
The metal capacitor of claim 1, wherein the metal member further includes at least one electrode withdrawing portion.
[Claim 5]
The metal capacitor of claim 1, wherein the metal oxide film is formed on the whole surface of the metal member or is formed on one surface where the plurality of grooves is formed, and the metal oxide film uses any one of alumina(Al2θ3), oxide niobiumCNt^Oo), monoxide niobium (NbO), oxide tantalum(Ta2θ5), oxide zirconium(Zrθ2), and oxide titanium (Tiθ2).
[Claim 6]
The metal capacitor of claim 1, wherein the sealing electrode member uses any one of aluminum (Al), cupper (Cu), zinc (Zn), silver (Ag), nickel (Ni), tin (Sn), indium (In), palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), cobalt (Co), ruthenium (Ru), and gold (Au).
[Claim 7]
The metal capacitor of claim 1 , further comprising: a seed electrode layer being interposed between the metal oxide film and the sealing electrode member to fill in and form the sealing electrode member in the plurality of grooves of the metal member, wherein the seed electrode layer uses any one of aluminum (Al), cupper (Cu), zinc (Zn), silver (Ag), nickel (Ni), tin (Sn), indium (In), palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), cobalt (Co), ruthenium (Ru), and gold (Au).
[Claim 8]
The metal capacitor of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of first external electrodes or a plurality of second external electrodes is further provided to be connected to the metal member and the sealing electrode member, and one of the plurality of second external electrodes is an anode node and another is a cathode electrode.
[Claim 9]
The metal capacitor of claim 1 , wherein the metal member is sealed by a molding member and the molding member molds the metal member in any one of a planar shape and a cylindrical shape, and when molding the metal member in the cylindrical shape, the molding member winds and molds the metal member.
[Claim 10] A metal capacitor comprising: a plurality of single layer metal capacitance member, each comprising a metal member including a plurality of grooves on its one surface, a metal oxide film being formed on the metal member, a sealing electrode member being formed on the metal oxide film to fill in the plurality of grooves, and an insulating layer being formed on the sealing electrode member and the metal oxide film to insulate the metal member and the sealing electrode member; and a plurality of first external electrodes being connected to the metal member of each of the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members respectively, wherein each of the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members is provided in parallel to contact with the sealing electrode member. [Claim 11 ]
The metal capacitor of claim 10, wherein the metal oxide film of each of the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members is formed on the whole surface of the metal member or is formed on one surface where the plurality of grooves is formed.
[Claim 12]
The metal capacitor of claim 10, wherein the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members is connected to a plurality of second external electrodes one of which is an anode electrode and another of which is a cathode electrode, and one of the plurality of second external electrodes is connected to the metal member of each of the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members and another thereof is connected to the contacting sealing electrode member.
[Claim 13]
The metal capacitor of claim 10, wherein a conductive adhesive member is further interposed between the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members to improve adhesiveness.
[Claim 14]
The metal capacitor of claim 10, wherein the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members further comprises a molding member, and the molding member molds the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members in any one of a planar shape and a cylindrical shape, and when molding the metal member in the cylindrical shape, the molding member winds and molds the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members.
[Claim 15]
A metal capacitor comprising: a plurality of single layer metal capacitance member, each comprising a metal member including a plurality of grooves on its one surface, a metal oxide film being formed on the metal member, a sealing electrode member being formed on the metal oxide film to fill in the plurality of grooves, and an insulating layer being formed on the sealing electrode member and the metal oxide film to insulate the metal member and the sealing electrode member; and a plurality of first external electrodes being connected to the sealing electrode member of each of the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members respectively, wherein each of the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members is provided in parallel to contact with the metal member.
[Claim 16]
The metal capacitor of claim 14, wherein the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members is connected to a plurality of second external electrodes one of which is an anode electrode and another of which is a cathode electrode, and one of the plurality of second external electrodes is connected to the sealing electrode member of each of the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members and another thereof is connected to the contacting metal member.
[Claim 17]
A metal capacitor comprising: a plurality of single layer metal capacitance member, each comprising a metal member including a plurality of grooves on its one surface, a metal oxide film being formed on the metal member, a sealing electrode member being formed on the metal oxide film to fill in the plurality of grooves, and an insulating layer being formed on the sealing electrode member and the metal oxide film to insulate the metal member and the sealing electrode member; and a plurality of first external electrodes being connected to the sealing electrode member of each of the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members respectively, wherein each of the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members is provided in parallel to contact with the metal member.
[Claim 18]
A metal capacitor comprising: a plurality of first parallel multi-layer bodies being provided in parallel so that among a plurality of single layer metal capacitance member, each comprising a metal member including a plurality of grooves on its one surface, a metal oxide film being formed on the metal member, a sealing electrode member being formed on the metal oxide film to fill in the plurality of grooves, and an insulating layer being formed on the sealing electrode member and the metal oxide film to insulate the metal member and the sealing electrode member, a sealing electrode member of an odd number* single layer metal capacitance member may contact with a sealing electrode member of an even number"1 single layer metal capacitance member; a plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies being provided in parallel so that among the plurality of single layer metal capacitance member, each comprising the metal member including the plurality of grooves on its one surface, the metal oxide film being formed on the metal member, the sealing electrode member being formed on the metal oxide film to fill in the plurality of grooves, and the insulating layer being formed on the sealing electrode member and the metal oxide film to insulate the metal member and the sealing electrode member, a metal member of the odd numberth single layer metal capacitance member may contact with a metal member of the even number* single layer metal capacitance member; and a plurality of first external electrodes being connected to the metal member of the odd number* single layer metal capacitance member of a first locating first parallel multi-layer body among the plurality of first parallel multi-layer bodies and the metal member of the even number* single layer metal capacitance member of a last locating second parallel multi-layer body among the plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies, wherein the plurality of first parallel multi-layer bodies and the plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies are provided in series/in parallel so that the metal member of the even number* single layer metal capacitance member of the first parallel multi-layer may contact with the sealing electrode member of the odd number* single layer metal capacitance member of the second parallel multi-layer body.
[Claim 19]
The metal capacitor of claim 18, wherein the plurality of first parallel multi-layer bodies is connected to the plurality of second external electrodes one of which is an anode electrode and another of which is a cathode electrode, and one of the plurality of second external electrodes is connected to the metal member of each of the plurality of single metal capacitance members of the plurality of first parallel multi-layer bodies and the other is connected to the contacting sealing electrode member.
[Claim 20]
The metal capacitor of claim 18, wherein the plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies is connected to the plurality of second external electrodes one of which is an anode electrode and another of which is a cathode electrode, and one of the plurality of second external electrodes is connected to the sealing electrode member of each of the plurality of single metal capacitance members of the plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies and the other is connected to the contacting metal member.
[Claim 21]
The metal capacitor of claim 18, wherein a conductive adhesive member is further interposed between each of the plurality of first parallel multi-layer bodies and each of the plurality of second parallel multi-layer bodies.
[Claim 22] The metal capacitor of claim 18, wherein the metal oxide film of each of the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members formed on the plurality of first parallel multi-layer bodies and the plurality of second parallel multi¬ layer bodies is formed on the whole surface of the metal member or is formed on one surface where the plurality of grooves is formed.
[Claim 23]
A metal capacitor comprising; a plurality of single layer metal capacitance member, each comprising a metal member including a plurality of grooves on its one surface, a metal member being formed on the metal oxide film to fill in the plurality of grooves, and an insulating layer being formed on the sealing electrode member and the metal oxide film to insulate the metal member and the sealing electrode member; and a plurality of first external electrodes being connected to the metal member of the first and the last single layer metal capacitance members among the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members, wherein the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members is provided in series to make each metal member contact with each sealing electrode member.
[Claim 24]
The metal capacitor of claim 23, wherein the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members is connected to a plurality of second external electrodes one of which is an anode electrode and another of which is a cathode electrode, and one of the plurality of second external electrodes is connected to the metal member of a first single layer metal capacitance member among the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members and another thereof is connected to the sealing electrode member of the last single layer metal capacitance member.
[Claim 25]
The metal capacitor of claim 23, wherein the metal oxide film constituting the plurality of single layer metal capacitance members is formed on the whole surface of the metal member or is formed on one surface where the plurality of grooves is formed.
[Claim 26]
A method of manufacturing a metal capacitor, the method comprising: masking another surface of a metal member using a resin film; forming a plurality of grooves on one surface of the metal member by using a direct current (DC) etching, when the other surface of the metal member is masked; forming a metal oxide film on the metal member by using an anodizing way, when the plurality of grooves is formed on the metal member! forming a sealing electrode member to fill in the plurality of grooves formed on the metal member by using an electroless planting or an electroplating, when the metal oxide film is formed; and forming an insulating layer on the sealing electrode member and the metal oxide film by using a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) when the sealing electrode member is formed.
[Claim 27]
A method of manufacturing a metal capacitor, the method comprising: masking another surface of a metal member using a resin film; forming a plurality of grooves on one surface of the metal member by using a DC etching, when the other surface of the metal member is masked; forming a metal oxide film o the metal member by using an anodizing way, when the plurality of grooves is formed on the metal member; forming a sealing electrode member to fill in the plurality of grooves formed on the metal member via a plurality of seed electrode layers by using an electroplating, when the metal oxide film is formed; forming n insulating layer on the sealing electrode member and the metal oxide film by using a CVD when the sealing electrode member is formed; connecting a plurality of first external electrodes to the metal member or the sealing electrode member, when the insulating layer is formed; and sealing the metal member using a sealing member to externally expose the plurality of first external electrodes, when the plurality of first external electrodes is connected.
[Claim 28]
The method of claim 27, wherein, in the etching process, the plurality of grooves is formed in the shape of a circle or a polygon and when the plurality of grooves is formed in the shape of circle, the diameter of groove is about 1 μm to about 100 μm, and the plurality of grooves is formed using an alternative current (AC) etching or a wet etching.
[Claim 29] The method of claim 27, wherein the process of forming the metal oxide film forms the metal oxide film on the whole surface of the metal member, or on one surface where the plurality of grooves is formed. [Claim 30]
The method of claim 27, wherein a process of forming the seed electrode layer is further provided between the process of forming the metal oxide film and the process of forming the sealing electrode member, and the process of forming the seed electrode layer uses any one of a CVD, a metal organic CVD (MOCVD), and a molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). [Claim 31 ] The method of claim 27, wherein a process of forming a conductive adhesive member is further provided between the process of forming the insulating layer and the process of forming the electrode, and the process of forming the conductive adhesive member uses any one of metal adhesives, solder paste, electroless plating, and electroplating. [Claim 32]
The method of claim 27, wherein the process of forming the electrode connects, to the metal member and the sealing electrode member, a plurality of second external electrodes one of which is an anode electrode and another of which is a cathode electrode. [Claim 33]
The method of claim 27, wherein the process of sealing the metal member using the sealing member seals the metal member using a molding material or a cover member with an empty inside.
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