Patent ID: 8198971

Claim:
A laminated inductor comprising: a laminate including a plurality of insulating layers; a helical coil including coiled electrodes, each said coiled electrode coiled up in one turn on a corresponding one of the insulating layers on a path along a periphery thereof and having a first end located on the path and a second end located outside the path, a first via conductor connecting predetermined first ends adjacent to each other in a stacking direction along which the insulating layers are stacked, and a second via conductor connecting predetermined second ends adjacent to each other in the stacking direction; a first external electrode and a second external electrode formed on a bottom surface of the laminate and electrically connected to respective ends of the helical coil; an area enclosed by parts including the first ends and the second ends of the plurality of coiled electrodes when viewed in plan in the stacking direction of the laminate; and a lead via conductor extending to the inside of the area from the second end of one of the coiled electrodes farthest from the first and second external electrodes, said lead via connecting the end of the coiled electrode to the first external electrode.