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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2005
David Ihme, Clemmons, NC (US);
James C. Kemerling, Lewisville, NC (US);
William D. Cox, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
David Ihme, Clemmons, NC (US);
James C. Kemerling, Lewisville, NC (US);
William D. Cox, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Triad Semiconductor, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
ViASIC, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
A semiconductor device having a plurality of layers and a capacitor array that includes a plurality of individual capacitors. At least one of the plurality of layers in the semiconductor device may be a via layer configured to determine the connections and capacitances of the plurality of individual capacitors in the capacitor array. The semiconductor device may include a metal structure disposed within the device to provide an electromagnetic shield for at least one of the plurality of individual capacitors in the capacitor array.