Patent ID: 7164184

Claim:
A multilayer capacitor comprising a multilayer body in which a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of inner electrodes are alternately laminated, and a plurality of terminal electrode groups formed on a side face of the multilayer body; wherein the multilayer body comprises a first capacitor portion including a plurality of first and second inner electrodes as a part of the plurality of inner electrodes, and a second capacitor portion including third and fourth inner electrodes as a part of the plurality of inner electrodes; wherein the plurality of terminal electrode groups comprise a first terminal electrode group including a plurality of first terminal electrodes and a third terminal electrode, and a second terminal electrode group including a plurality of second terminal electrodes and a fourth terminal electrode; wherein the plurality of first and second terminal electrodes are electrically insulated from each other, whereas the third and fourth terminal electrodes are electrically insulated from each other; wherein each of the first internal electrodes is electrically connected through a lead conductor to a first terminal electrode selected from among all the first terminal electrodes, and each of the first terminal electrodes is electrically connected to at least one of the first internal electrodes, wherein each of the second internal electrodes is electrically connected through a lead conductor to a second terminal electrode selected from among all the second terminal electrodes and each of the second terminal electrodes is electrically connected to at least one of the second internal electrodes, wherein the third inner electrode is electrically connected to the third terminal electrode through a lead conductor; wherein the fourth inner electrode is electrically connected to the fourth terminal electrode through a lead conductor; wherein one of the first and third terminal electrodes included in the first terminal electrode group and one of the second and fourth terminal electrodes included in the second terminal electrode group are arranged on the side face of the multilayer body so as to alternate with each other in a direction circulating along the side face of the multilayer body; and wherein the first and second capacitor portions have respective capacitances different from each other.