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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2007
Filed:
May. 05, 2005
Applicant:
Mojtaba Joodaki, Munich, DE;
Inventor:
Mojtaba Joodaki, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
ATMEL Germany GmbH, Heilbronn, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for constructing passive devices on a substrate and a device is provided that is fabricated in accordance with the a method. The method includes the steps of: forming a plurality of grooves on a surface of the substrate by using an anisotropic etching procedure to enlarge a surface area of the substrate; forming an insulating layer at least in the plurality of grooves; and a structured metallization at least in the plurality of grooves for constructing the device above the insulating layer such that for a maximum integration density, the passive device is essentially constructed to extend through the plurality of grooves.