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Semiconductor circuit components and capacitors

US6282080A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 13, 1999
Grant dateAug 28, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 13, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D1/684
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention pertains to semiconductor circuit components and capacitors. In another aspect, the invention includes a capacitor including: a) a first capacitor plate; b) a first tantalum-comprising layer over the first capacitor plate; c) a second tantalum-comprising layer over the first tantalum-comprising layer, the second tantalum-comprising layer having nitrogen; and d) a second capacitor plate over the second tantalum-comprising layer. In another aspect, the invention includes a component having: a) a first tantalum-comprising layer; and b) a second tantalum-comprising layer over the first tantalum-comprising layer, the second tantalum-comprising layer having nitrogen.

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