Patent ID: 8077477

Claim:
An electronic component, comprising: a first terminal group including a plurality of functional terminals provided along a first side of the electronic component; a second terminal group including a plurality of functional terminals provided along a second side of the electronic component opposing the first side; and an element that is connected to at least one of the functional terminals of the first terminal group and to at least one of the functional terminals of the second terminal group, wherein the first terminal group includes a first dummy terminal in at least one space between the functional terminals of the first terminal group; the second terminal group includes a second dummy terminal in at least one space between the functional terminals of the second terminal group; and the first and second dummy terminals are not connected to any element inside the electronic component, wherein two functional terminals adjacent to the first dummy terminal of the first terminal group receive a differential signal; and two functional terminals adjacent to the second dummy terminal of the second terminal group output a differential signal based on the received differential signal.