To provide a passive electronic component architecture 10 employed in conjunction with various dielectric 16 and combinations of dielectric materials to provide one or more differential and common mode filters 12 for the suppression of electromagnetic emissions and surge protection.

The architecture allows single or multiple components 22 to be assembled within a single package 10 such as an integrated circuit or connector. The component's architecture is dielectrically independent and provides for integration of various electrical characteristics within a single component to perform the functions of filtering, decoupling, fusing and surge suppression, alone or in combination.