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Semiconductor device capacitor with high permittivity tantalum pentoxide/niobium pentoxide dielectric

US6576928B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 16, 2001
Grant dateJun 10, 2003
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Expiry dateAug 16, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D1/68
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

By using a solid solution of tantalum pentoxide and niobium pentoxide as a dielectric film installed between upper electrode and lower electrode in a capacitor which is used in a semiconductor device, the capacitor structure can be simplified to improve reliability of the semiconductor device while reducing the production cost thereof.

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