Patent ID: 7639470

Claim:
A varistor element comprising: a varistor element body having first and second main faces opposing each other; a plurality of inner electrode pairs having first and second inner electrodes disposed within the varistor element body so as to oppose each other at least partly; a plurality of varistors included in the varistor element body, each varistor construed by one of the first inner electrodes and one of the second inner electrodes; a connecting conductor arranged on the first main face so as to electrically connect the first inner electrodes of a predetermined inner electrode pair in the plurality of inner electrode pairs to each other, the connecting conductor connecting two of the plurality of varistors in series; and a plurality of terminal electrodes arranged on the second main face so as to correspond to the second inner electrodes of the plurality of inner electrode pairs and electrically connect with the second inner electrodes, wherein the first inner electrode is led to the first main face, the portion thereof led to the first main face being connected to the connecting conductor physically and electrically, and wherein the second inner electrode is led to the second main face, the portion thereof led to the second main face being connected to the terminal electrode physically and electrically.