Capacitor with discrete dielectric material

Details Capacitor with discrete dielectric material Capacitor with discrete dielectric material

2005-05-10

2005-05-10

Zarabian, Amir (Department: 2822)

Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode

Field effect device

Having insulated electrode

C438S240000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06891217

ABSTRACT:
The invention includes methods of forming capacitors and capacitor constructions. In one implementation, a method of forming a capacitor includes forming a first capacitor electrode. A first layer of a first capacitor dielectric material is formed over the first capacitor electrode. A second layer of the first capacitor dielectric material is formed on the first layer. A second capacitor electrode is formed over the second layer of the first capacitor dielectric material. A capacitor in accordance with an implementation of the invention includes a pair of capacitor electrodes having capacitor dielectric material therebetween comprising a composite of two immediately juxtaposed and contacting, yet discrete, layers of the same capacitor dielectric material.

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