Laminated LC component with rotationally symmetric capacitor electrodes

A laminated LC component comprising:

• a laminated block including a plurality of insulating layers, a plurality of coil conductors, and a plurality of capacitor electrodes stacked on each other in a stacking direction, the laminated block including a mounting surface;
• said plurality of coil conductors being electrically connected so as to define a coil, said coil having an axis that is substantially parallel to the stacking direction of said laminated block and also substantially parallel to the mounting surface of said laminated block;
• said plurality of capacitor electrodes being arranged and electrically connected to define a capacitor, said capacitor being electrically connected to said coil;
• an external input/output electrode disposed on an end of said laminated block;
• and
• an external ground electrode having a substantially band shape and extending along a circumference over four side surfaces of said laminated block;
• wherein the ends of the capacitor electrodes at a ground side of the capacitor are exposed at the four respective side surfaces of said laminated block and said ends of the capacitor electrodes are electrically connected, at said four side surfaces, to the external ground electrode, and wherein any of said four side surfaces is arranged to be used as a mounting surface;
• and
• at least one of the capacitor electrodes has a substantially cross shaped configuration.

A laminated LC component comprising:

• a laminated block including a plurality of insulating layers, a plurality of coil conductors, and a plurality of capacitor electrodes stacked on each other in a stacking direction, the laminated block including a mounting surface;
• said plurality of coil conductors being electrically connected so as to define a coil, said plurality of capacitor electrodes being arranged and electrically connected to define a capacitor, said capacitor being electrically connected to said coil;
• an external input/output electrode disposed on an end of said laminated block;
• and
• an external ground electrode disposed on said laminated block;
• wherein the ends of the capacitor electrodes at a ground side of the capacitor are exposed at the four respective side surfaces of said laminated block and said ends of the capacitor electrodes are electrically connected, at said four side surfaces, to the external ground electrode, and wherein any of said four side surfaces is arranged to be used as a mounting surface, and said capacitor electrodes having a rotationally symmetric configuration about the center of each of said capacitor electrodes.

A laminated LC component comprising:

• a laminated block having a substantially square shape in lateral cross section including a plurality of insulating layers, a plurality of coil conductors, and a plurality of capacitor electrodes stacked on each other in a stacking direction, the laminated block including a mounting surface;
• said plurality of coil conductors being electrically connected so as to define a coil, said coil having an axis that is substantially parallel to the stacking direction of said laminated block and also substantially parallel to the mounting surface of said laminated block;
• said plurality of capacitor electrodes being arranged and electrically connected to define a capacitor, said capacitor being electrically connected to said coil;
• an external input/output electrode disposed on an end of said laminated block;
• and
• an external ground electrode having a substantially band shape and extending along a circumference over four side surfaces of said laminated block;
• wherein the ends of the capacitor electrodes at a ground side of the capacitor are exposed at the four respective side surfaces of said laminated block and said ends of the capacitor electrodes are electrically connected, at said four side surfaces, to the external ground electrode, and wherein any of said four side surfaces is arranged to be used as a mounting surface.

A laminated LC component comprising:

• a laminated block including a plurality of insulating layers, a plurality of coil conductors, and a plurality of capacitor electrodes stacked on each other in a stacking direction, the laminated block including a mounting surface;
• said plurality of coil conductors being electrically connected so as to define a coil, said plurality of capacitor electrodes being arranged and electrically connected to define a capacitor, said capacitor being electrically connected to said coil;
• an external input/output electrode disposed on an end of said laminated block;
• and
• an external ground electrode disposed on said laminated block;
• wherein the ends of the capacitor electrodes at a ground side of the capacitor are exposed at the four respective side surfaces of said laminated block and said ends of the capacitor electrodes are electrically connected, at said four side surfaces, to the external ground electrode, and wherein any of said four side surfaces is arranged to be used as a mounting surface;
• at least one of the capacitor electrodes has a substantially cross shaped configuration.