Patent ID: 7319582

Claim:
A multilayer capacitor comprising: a main body having first and second main surfaces and four side surfaces connecting the first and second main surfaces to each other, a plurality of dielectric layers, at least one pair of first and second internal electrodes between the dielectric layers and opposed to each other so as to generate an electrostatic capacitance; and first and second external terminal electrodes arranged on an external surface of the main body so as to be electrically connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively; wherein each of the first and second internal electrodes has a capacitance generating portion arranged to generate the electrostatic capacitance, a terminal connecting portion connected to the external terminal electrode, and an extended portion connecting the capacitance generating portion to the terminal connecting portion; and the extended portion of at least one of the internal electrodes is narrower than the capacitance generating portion and the terminal connecting portion; the multilayer capacitor further comprises at least one dummy electrode arranged so as to be layered on the terminal connecting portion of the at least one of the internal electrodes; and an end of the at least one dummy electrode extends toward a position opposed to a lengthwise intermediate portion of the extended portion of the at least one of the terminal electrodes so as to cause the extended portion of the at least one of the internal electrodes to be curved in a direction of its thickness at a position opposed to the end of the at least one dummy electrode.