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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Inventors:
Atsushi Ogino, Fishkill, NY (US);
Vikrant Chauhan, Cohoes, NY (US);
Kong Boon Yeap, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Ahmed Hassan, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 49/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 28/88 (2013.01);
Abstract
Structures for an on-chip capacitor and methods of forming an on-chip capacitor. A metal terminal is formed that has a side edge. Metal fingers are formed that have a parallel arrangement. Floating islands comprised of a metal are formed and are electrically isolated from the metal fingers. Each of the metal fingers has an end and extends from the side edge of the metal terminal toward the end. Each of the floating islands is arranged in a spaced relationship with the end of a respective one of the metal fingers.