Patent ID: 8822838
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: H01G,H05K

Abstract:
1. A Z-directed component for mounting in a mounting hole in a printed circuit board, comprising: a body having a top surface, a bottom surface and a side surface, a cross-sectional shape that is insertable into the mounting hole in the printed circuit board, a portion of the body being composed of an insulator; and four conductive channels extending through a portion of the body along the length of the body, the four conductive channels being spaced substantially equally around a perimeter of the body, wherein the body includes a plurality of stacked layers composed of a dielectric material and having a conductive material plated on a surface thereof, wherein a first set of the stacked layers are electrically connected to a first and a second of the four conductive channels and a second set of the stacked layers are electrically connected to a third and a fourth of the four conductive channels, wherein the first and the second of the four conductive channels are not electrically connected to the third and the fourth of the four conductive channels, the first and second sets of stacked layers being arranged in an alternating pattern, the first and second conductive channels being positioned opposite each other and the third and fourth conductive channels being positioned opposite each other.