Patent ID: 7495885

Claim:
A multilayer capacitor comprising: an element body having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped form made of a dielectric material; a plurality of inner electrodes arranged within the element body so as to oppose each other at least partly; and first, second, third, and fourth terminal electrodes arranged on the element body and connected to corresponding inner electrodes in the plurality of inner electrodes; wherein the element body has first and second side faces opposing each other while being parallel to a first direction in which the plurality of inner electrodes oppose each other, third and fourth side faces opposing each other while being continuous with the first and second side faces and parallel to the first direction, and fifth and sixth side faces opposing each other in the first direction while being continuous with the first to fourth side faces; wherein the first terminal electrode has an electrode part arranged so as to cover an edge part on the third side face side of the first side face and an edge part on the first side face side of the third side face; wherein the second terminal electrode has an electrode part arranged so as to cover an edge part on the fourth side face side of the first side face and an edge part on the first side face side of the fourth side face; wherein the third terminal electrode has an electrode part arranged so as to cover an edge part on the third side face side of the second side face and an edge part on the second side face side of the third side face; wherein the fourth terminal electrode has an electrode part arranged so as to cover an edge part on the fourth side face side of the second side face and an edge part on the second side face side of the fourth side face; and wherein an element part held between the plurality of inner electrodes in the element body is formed such as to overlap the electrode parts of the first to fourth terminal electrodes when seen in a second direction in which the first and second side faces oppose each other, overlap the electrode parts of the first to fourth terminal electrodes when seen in a third direction in which the third and fourth side faces oppose each other, and keep away from respective areas about the electrode parts of the first to fourth terminal electrodes when seen in the first direction.