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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2020
Nxp B.v., San Jose, CA (US);
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An integrated circuit having a fingered capacitor with multiple metal fingers formed in inverted-trapezoid-shaped trenches in a multi-layer structure having a polish stop layer over an ultra-low-K dielectric layer over a low-K dielectric layer over a dielectric cap layer. The ultra-low-K dielectric layer reduces capacitance variations between the fingers, while the polish stop layer prevents metal height variations that would otherwise result from performing CMP directly on the ultra-low-K dielectric layer. The layered structure may include another low-K dielectric layer over the polish stop layer that provides a soft landing for the CMP. The polish stop layer may be removed after the CMP polishing and another ultra-low-K dielectric layer may be formed to encapsulate the tops of the metal fingers in the ultra-low-K dielectric material.