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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2003
Anand Seshadri, Plano, TX (US);
Jarrod R. Eliason, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
Ferroelectric device structures are provided comprising a ferroelectric capacitor, first and second circuit elements, and first and second contacts. The ferroelectric capacitor residing over the first and second circuit elements, and first and second contacts, has a conductive plate that may be used as a local interconnect layer. The conductive plate extends between and electrically couples first and second circuit elements directly through first and second contacts of the ferroelectric memory device. Methods are also provided for forming the local interconnect layer within the conductive plate of the ferroelectric capacitor.