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Integrated circuit capacitor having a conductive trench

US5574621A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 27, 1995
Grant dateNov 12, 1996
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Expiry dateMar 27, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D1/68

Abstract

A capacitor (58) for an integrated circuit having a conductive trench (50), disposed below a bottom electrode layer (52), that electrically connects the bottom electrode layer to a semiconductor substrate (14, 16). The conductive trench eliminates the need for a top-side contact to the bottom electrode layer. The semiconductor substrate is, for example, connected to ground.

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