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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Larry Bruce Fritzinger, Orlando, FL (US);
Nace Layadi, Orlando, FL (US);
Sailesh Mansinh Merchant, Orlando, FL (US);
Pradip Kumar Roy, Orlando, FL (US);
Assignee:
Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/994 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/994 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a capacitor comprising a conductive plug comprising a top surface and exposed sidewalls, wherein the sidewalls comprise a layer selected from the group consisting of titanium and titanium nitride, and an electrode material layer over the conductive plug sidewalls, wherein the layer of electrode material is not titanium nor titanium nitride.