# US 9,882,544 B2 · Electronic component > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,882,544 B2 - Document ID: US9882544B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/005,213 - Filed: 2016-01-25 - Published: 2016-07-28 - Granted: 2018-01-30 - Earliest claimed: 2015-01-26 - Assignees: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Mitsutoshi Imamura - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9882544B2 ## CPC - H03H 7/1708: {Comprising bridging elements, i.e. elements in a series path without own reference to ground and spanning branching nodes of another series path (H03H7/07 takes precedence)} - H03H 7/0115: {comprising only inductors and capacitors (H03H7/075, H03H7/09, H03H7/12, H03H7/13 take precedence)} - H03H 7/1775: {Parallel LC in shunt or branch path (H03H7/1791 takes precedence)} - H01P 1/20345: {Multilayer filters} - H03H 2001/0085: {Multilayer, e.g. LTCC, HTCC, green sheets} - H03H: IMPEDANCE NETWORKS, e.g. RESONANT CIRCUITS; RESONATORS (waveguides, resonators, lines or other devices of the waveguide type H01P) - H01P: WAVEGUIDES; RESONATORS, LINES, OR OTHER DEVICES OF THE WAVEGUIDE TYPE (operating at optical frequencies G02B) ## Abstract An electronic component includes first through sixth LC parallel resonators and seventh through ninth capacitors. The first through sixth LC parallel resonators are arranged in this order in a first direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a stacking direction of a multilayer body of the electronic component, and define a band pass filter. The seventh capacitor is connected between the first and sixth LC parallel resonators. The eighth capacitor is connected between the first and third LC parallel resonators. The ninth capacitor is connected between the fourth and sixth LC parallel resonators. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic component comprising: a multilayer body including a plurality of insulating layers stacked on each other in a stacking direction; first through sixth LC parallel resonators that are arranged in a first direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the stacking direction in order of the first through sixth LC parallel resonators and that define a band pass filter; a seventh capacitor directly connected to the first and sixth LC parallel resonators; an eighth capacitor directly connected to the first and third LC parallel resonators; and a ninth capacitor directly connected to the fourth and sixth LC parallel resonators; wherein the n-th LC parallel resonator includes an n-th inductor and an n-th capacitor, where n is an integer of 1 to 6; an n-th loop plane which is surrounded by the n-th inductor and the n-th capacitor and which is parallel or substantially parallel with the stacking direction is provided; and among the first through sixth loop planes, loop planes adjacent to each other in the first direction are superposed on each other, as viewed from the first direction. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic component according to claim 1, wherein the n-th inductor includes n-th and (n+6)-th interlayer connecting conductors which pass through some of the plurality of insulating layers in the stacking direction and an n-th inductor conductive layer disposed on an insulating layer of the plurality of insulating layers; and the n-th and (n+6)-th interlayer connecting conductors extend from the n-th inductor conductive layer toward one side of the stacking direction. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electronic component according to claim 2, wherein the n-th capacitor includes an n-th capacitor conductive layer and a ground conductive layer which oppose each other with an insulating layer of the plurality of insulating layers interposed therebetween; the n-th interlayer connecting conductor is connected to the n-th capacitor conductive layer; and the (n+6)-th interlayer connecting conductor is connected to the ground conductive layer. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electronic component according to claim 3, wherein the seventh through ninth interlayer connecting conductors are located farther toward one side of a second direction which is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the stacking direction and the first direction than the first through third interlayer connecting conductors; and the tenth through twelfth interlayer connecting conductors are located farther toward the other side of the second direction than the fourth through sixth interlayer connecting conductors. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The electronic component according to claim 3, wherein the ground conductive layer includes a slit extending from an outer edge of the ground conductive layer toward an inward direction. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The electronic component according to claim 2, wherein the first through sixth inductor conductive layers extend in a second direction which is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the stacking direction and the first direction; and among distances in the first direction between the m-th inductor conductive layers and the (m+1)-th inductor conductive layers, the distance in the first direction between the third and fourth inductor conductive layers is smallest, where m is an integer of 1 to 5. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The electronic component according to claim 2, further comprising a connecting conductive layer that connects the first and sixth inductors with each other. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The electronic component according to claim 2, wherein each of the interlayer connecting conductors is a via hole. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The electronic component according to claim 2, wherein the first through sixth loop planes pass through respective centers of the first through sixth inductor conductive layers in a right-left direction. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The electronic component according to claim 1, further comprising: a first outer electrode; and a seventh inductor connected between the first outer electrode and the first LC parallel resonator. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The electronic component according to claim 1, wherein the nth inductor has an angular U-shape opened downward. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The electronic component according to claim 1, wherein the first through sixth loop planes are perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a right-left direction. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The electronic component according to claim 1, wherein adjacent pairs of the first through sixth LC parallel resonators are magnetically coupled with each other. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The electronic component according to claim 1, wherein a winding direction of a first group of the first through sixth inductors is opposite to a winding direction of a second group of the first through sixth inductors. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The electronic component according to claim 1, further comprising first and second outer electrodes, a seventh inductor connected between the first outer electrode and one of the first through sixth LC parallel resonators, and an eighth inductor connected between the second outer electrode and another one of the first through sixth LC parallel resonators. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The electronic component according to claim 1, further comprising first and second outer electrodes, and first and second low pass filters connected to the bandpass filter between the first and second outer electrodes.