AXIAL DIELECTRIC COMPONENT ARRAY AND METHOD

An embodiment of the invention may be made in the form of an electromagnetic filter for use with a feed-through conductor. A dielectric component, for example a varistor or a chip capacitor, may be positioned proximate the feed-through conductor such that the dielectric component may filter a signal carried by the feed-though conductor. A first end of the dielectric component may be electrically connected to the feed-through conductor. The filter may also include a housing, a substrate, or both and a second end of the dielectric component may be electrically connected to such housing and/or substrate. The invention may also be embodied as a dielectric array, which may include one or more dielectric components arranged around the periphery of an orifice on a substrate. The orifice may be configured to allow a feed-through conductor to pass therethrough, and a first end of one or more dielectric components may be capable of being electrically connected to such feed-through conductor.