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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2003
Applicants:
Satyavolu S. Papa Rao, Garland, TX (US);
Timothy A. Rost, Plano, TX (US);
Edmund Burke, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Satyavolu S. Papa Rao, Garland, TX (US);
Timothy A. Rost, Plano, TX (US);
Edmund Burke, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/8242 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An on-chip decoupling capacitor () and method of fabrication. The decoupling capacitor () is integrated at the top metal interconnect level () and includes surface protection layer () for the copper metal () of the top metal interconnect.