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Shallow groove capacitor fabrication method

US4650544A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 19, 1985
Grant dateMar 17, 1987
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Expiry dateApr 19, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D1/665
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A shallow capacitor cell is formed by using conventional integrated circuit processes to build a substrate mask having sublithographic dimensions. Multiple grooves, or trenches, are etched into the substrate using this mask. The capacitor dielectric layer and plate are then formed in the grooves.

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