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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2005
Applicants:
Toshikazu Itakura, Toyota, JP;
Toshiki Isogai, Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Toshikazu Itakura, Toyota, JP;
Toshiki Isogai, Nagoya, JP;
Assignees:
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
NIPPON SOKEN, INC., Nishio, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/8242 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A capacitance device includes a dielectric film, the first electrode and the second electrode. One of the two electrodes is divided into a plurality of electrode portions. Each of the divided electrode portions is connected with each other through switching transistors so that appropriate portions contributing to the capacitance can be selected. The device can vary its capacitance with high accuracy.