Shielded capacitor structure
US6737698B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 11, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D84/212
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus if provided for shielding a capacitor structure formed in a semiconductor device. In a capacitor formed in an integrated circuit, one or more shields are disposed around layers of conductive strips to shield the capacitor. The shields confine the electric fields between the limits of the shields.
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