Patent ID: 7724108

Claim:
An electric element in the form of an approximately rectangular parallelepiped comprising: a plurality of first conductive layers disposed approximately parallel to the bottom face of said rectangular parallelepiped; a plurality of second conductive layers disposed approximately parallel to the bottom face of said rectangular parallelepiped; a plurality of dielectrics, each disposed between said first conductive layer and said second conductive layer; a first electrode connected, in a first direction, to one end of said plurality of first conductive layers; a second electrode connected, in said first direction, to the other end of said plurality of first conductive layers; a third electrode connected, in said first direction, to said plurality of second conductive layers in the proximity of one end of said second conductive layers; and a fourth electrode connected, in said first direction, to said plurality of second conductive layers in the proximity of the other end of said second conductive layers; wherein said first direction is approximately parallel to said bottom face and is a direction from a first side face to a second side face; said first side face being approximately vertically disposed on said bottom face of said rectangular parallelepiped, said second side face being opposed to said first side face.