Abstract: The invention relates to an electric component having a main body (1), which features an upper side and a lower side and consists at least partially of a dielectric, on the upper side of which a raised or recessed limiting structure (2) borders an upper contact surface (3) which is covered by an upper contact layer (4) whose lower side features two lower contact surfaces (5, 6) insulated from one another, each of which is covered with a lower contact layer (7, 8), and in which one of the lower contact layers (5, 6) is connected in electrically conductive fashion to the upper contact layer (4) by a connecting element (9) passing through the interior of the main body (1). In addition, the invention relates to a method for manufacturing the component as well as its use. The advantage of the component according to the invention is that the upper contact surface (3) can be easily applied at a defined size by means of silk screening or vacuum metallization.