Electronic component and electronic signal processing unit with such a device

The invention relates to an electronic component (1) having a first and second base plate (2a, 2b) and a coupling plate (3), wherein between the first base plate (2a) and the coupling plate (3) has a first capacitance (C1) is formed and between the second base plate (2b) and the coupling plate (3) has a second capacitance (C2) is formed so that the first and second electrical capacitance (C1, C2) an electrical series capacitance (Cs) between the first and the second base plate (2a, 2b) form. According to the invention the coupling plate (3) into a plurality (N) of mutually non-contact strip (6) is divided, wherein the first and the second electrical capacitor (C1, C2) into a plurality of each (N) of elementary electric capacity (Ce) and are divided by means of the strips (6) having a plurality (N) of parallel connected electric elementary series capacitances (CSE) between the first and the second base plate (2a, 2b) are formed. In this way, a short circuit (K) at a specific strip (6 ') only slightly to a change in the total series capacitance (Cs) to the component (1) has an effect.