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Semiconductor device having a passive device formed over one or more deep trenches

US5742091A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 24, 1997
Grant dateApr 21, 1998
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Expiry dateJan 24, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/3011
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device includes at least one passive device and is configured such that parasitic capacitances associated with the passive device are minimized. A substrate layer of the semiconductor device is formed of a substrate material characterized by a first dielectric constant. The substrate layer has at least one deep trench formed therein, and the deep trench is filled with a trench fill material characterized by a second, effective, dielectric constant that is lower than the first dielectric constant. A field layer is formed on a surface of the substrate layer over the deep trench. Finally, the passive device is formed on a surface of the field layer.

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