Patent ID: 6850404

Claim:
A component comprising: a foundation; stacked electrode layers arranged relative to the foundation, the stacked electrode layers comprising a first type of electrode layer and a second type of electrode layer; dielectric layers separating the stacked electrode layers to form at least one capacitor; and two pairs of external contacts arranged on opposite sides of the foundation in such that of one external contact in each pair of external contacts is located on a each side of the foundation, and such that connections between each pair of external contacts overlap; wherein a first pair of the external contacts connects to the first type of electrode layer, and a second pair of the external contacts connects to the second type of electrode layer; and wherein the first type of electrode layer comprises a first conductive layer which connects the first pair of external contacts and the second type of electrode layer comprises a second conductive layer, which connects to at least one of the second pair of external contacts is connected to an external contacts.