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Analog to digital converter utilizing a semiconductor capicitor array

US5140327A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 1, 1991
Grant dateAug 18, 1992
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Expiry dateApr 1, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M1/804
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An improved MOS capacitor array formed on a semiconductor substrate comprises rectangular strips of an active region overlapped by rectangular strips of conductive material. The active region and conductive material are separated by an insulating layer. The strips form an array of capacitors which are more tightly packed than the prior art and which are less sensitive to alignment errors than the prior art.

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