Patent ID: 8217279

Claim:
A ceramic electronic component comprising: a ceramic laminate including ceramic layers laminated to each other; at least one first terminal electrode provided on a first primary surface of the ceramic laminate to be connected to a mounting surface; at least one second terminal electrode provided on a second primary surface of the ceramic laminate opposite to the first primary surface; at least one catch pad electrode arranged in the ceramic laminate so as to face the at least one first terminal electrode; and at least one set of via hole conductors each including at least two first via hole conductors which are directly connected to the at least one first terminal electrode and to the at least one catch pad electrode; wherein no set of via hole conductors including the at least one set of via hole conductors is directly connected to any terminal electrode provided on the second primary surface of the ceramic laminate including the at least one second terminal electrode; and no terminal electrode provided on the second primary surface of the ceramic laminate including the at least one second terminal electrode is connected to any catch pad electrode in the ceramic laminate including the at least one catch pad electrode by any set of via hole conductors including the at least one set of via hole conductors; and the at least one catch pad electrode is connected to another catch pad electrode via at least one second via hole conductor provided on the at least one catch pad electrode and extending to the another catch pad electrode.