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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2018
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventor:
Chung-Yen Chou, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/522 (2006.01); H01L 21/768 (2006.01); H01L 23/528 (2006.01); H01L 49/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/5223 (2013.01); H01L 21/76879 (2013.01); H01L 23/5283 (2013.01); H01L 28/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor structure includes a capacitor including a first electrode and a second electrode disposed over and electrically insulated from the first electrode. The semiconductor structure also includes a first conductive via extending through the first electrode and contacting a planar surface of the first electrode. The semiconductor structure further includes a second conductive via extending through the second electrode and contacting a planar surface of the second electrode.