Patent ID: 7986213

Claim:
An electrical component comprising: a first varistor comprising: first electrodes; and ceramic between the first electrodes; wherein at least part of the first electrodes overlap vertically; a second varistor comprising: second electrodes; and ceramic between the second electrodes; wherein the second electrodes are in a substantially same horizontal plane; and a base body comprising side surfaces and external contacts on the side surfaces; wherein the first and second electrodes are at least partly inside the base body, each of the first and second electrodes being connected to a corresponding external contact wherein the second electrodes comprise a first internal electrode and a second internal electrode in a first plane; wherein the first electrodes comprise a third internal electrode in a second plane that overlaps at least part of the first internal electrode; wherein the first varistor comprises the first internal electrode, the third internal electrode, and ceramic between the first internal electrode and the third internal electrode; and wherein the second varistor comprises the first internal electrode, the second internal electrode, and ceramic between the first internal electrode and the second internal electrode.