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Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2026

Filed:

Nov. 03, 2023
Applicant:

Globalfoundries Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;

Inventors:

Wanbing Yi, Singapore, SG;

Ee Jan Khor, Singapore, SG;

Jinglin Shi, Singapore, SG;

Chio Yin Ong, Singapore, SG;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10W 20/40 (2026.01); H10D 84/00 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10W 20/496 (2026.01); H10D 84/212 (2025.01);
Abstract

The disclosed subject matter relates generally to capacitors in semiconductor devices and integrated circuit (IC) chips. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a metal-dielectric-metal capacitor having electrically floating metal layers and an interconnect level that is devoid of any metal layers. The present disclosure provides a capacitor having a first interconnect level above a substrate, a first plurality of metal layers in the first interconnect level, a second interconnect level above the first interconnect level, a second plurality of metal layers in the second interconnect level, in which the metal layers in the second plurality of metal layers are electrically floating, a third interconnect level above the second interconnect level, the third interconnect level is devoid of any metal layers, a fourth interconnect level above the third interconnect level, and a third plurality of metal layers in the fourth interconnect level.


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Yi, Wanbing. (2026). Capacitors with floating metal layers (U.S. Patent No. 12777924). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12777924

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