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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2002
Applicants:
Catherine Mallardeau, Grenoble, FR;
Pascale Mazoyer, Domene, FR;
Marc Piazza, Pontcharra, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics SA, Montrouge, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/108 (2006.01); H01L 29/76 (2006.01); H01L 29/94 (2006.01); H01L 31/119 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This integrated circuit comprises a capacitor () formed above a substrate () inside a first cavity in a dielectric and comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, a thin dielectric layer placed between the two electrodes, and a structure () for connection to the capacitor. The connection structure is formed at the same level as the capacitor in a second cavity narrower than the first cavity, the said second cavity being completely filled by an extension of at least one of the electrodes of the capacitor.