Multilayer varistor

A multilayer varistor comprising:

• a sintered body having a first end surface and a second end surface facing each other in a first direction, a first side surface and a second side surface facing each other in a second direction, and a first principal surface and a second principal surface facing each other in a third direction, the sintered body being formed in a shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, a longitudinal axis of the rectangular parallelepiped being aligned with the first direction, the sintered body having a multilayer structure in which a plurality of layers are stacked one on top of another in the third direction;
• a first internal electrode provided on a first stacking plane inside the sintered body;
• a second internal electrode provided on a second stacking plane inside the sintered body, the second stacking plane being different from the first stacking plane;
• a third internal electrode provided on a third stacking plane inside the sintered body, the third stacking plane being interposed between the first stacking plane and the second stacking plane;
• a first external electrode provided for at least one of the first side surface or the second side surface and electrically connected to the first internal electrode;
• a second external electrode provided for at least one of the first side surface or the second side surface and electrically connected to the second internal electrode;
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• a third external electrode provided for the first end surface and electrically connected to the third internal electrode;
• and
• a fourth external electrode provided for the second end surface and electrically connected to the third internal electrode,
• the third internal electrode having a first overlapping region that overlaps in the third direction with at least a part of the first internal electrode and a second overlapping region that overlaps in the third direction with at least a part of the second internal electrode,
• the first external electrode and the second external electrode being interposed in the first direction between the third external electrode and the fourth external electrode,
• in the first direction, the third external electrode, the first external electrode, the second external electrode, and the fourth external electrode being arranged side by side in this order, and
• a first distance between the first external electrode and the second external electrode being longer than at least one of a second distance between the third external electrode and the first external electrode or a third distance between the second external electrode and the fourth external electrode.

A multilayer varistor comprising:

• a sintered body having a first end surface and a second end surface facing each other in a first direction, a first side surface and a second side surface facing each other in a second direction, and a first principal surface and a second principal surface facing each other in a third direction, the sintered body being formed in a shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, a longitudinal axis of the rectangular parallelepiped being aligned with the first direction, the sintered body having a multilayer structure in which a plurality of layers are stacked one on top of another in the third direction;
• a first internal electrode provided on a first stacking plane inside the sintered body;
• a second internal electrode provided on a second stacking plane inside the sintered body, the second stacking plane being different from the first stacking plane;
• a third internal electrode provided on a third stacking plane inside the sintered body, the third stacking plane being interposed between the first stacking plane and the second stacking plane;
• a first external electrode provided for at least one of the first side surface or the second side surface and electrically connected to the first internal electrode;
• a second external electrode provided for at least one of the first side surface or the second side surface and electrically connected to the second internal electrode;
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• a third external electrode and a fourth external electrode both provided for at least one of the first side surface or the second side surface and electrically connected to the third internal electrode,
• the third internal electrode having a first overlapping region that overlaps in the third direction with at least a part of the first internal electrode and a second overlapping region that overlaps in the third direction with at least a part of the second internal electrode,
• the first external electrode and the second external electrode being interposed in the first direction between the third external electrode and the fourth external electrode,
• in the first direction, the third external electrode, the first external electrode, the second external electrode, and the fourth external electrode being arranged side by side in this order, and
• a first distance between the first external electrode and the second external electrode being longer than at least one of a second distance between the third external electrode and the first external electrode or a third distance between the second external electrode and the fourth external electrode.