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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2005
Michael Leroy Huber, Sachse, TX (US);
Gregory Lee Hendy, Murphy, TX (US);
Evelyn Anne Lafferty, Frisco, TX (US);
George Nicholas Harakas, Garland, TX (US);
Salvatore Frank Pavone, Murphy, TX (US);
Blake Ryan Pasker, Wylie, TX (US);
Courtney Michael Hazelton, Dallas, TX (US);
James Wayne Klawinsky, Irving, TX (US);
Michael LeRoy Huber, Sachse, TX (US);
Gregory Lee Hendy, Murphy, TX (US);
Evelyn Anne Lafferty, Frisco, TX (US);
George Nicholas Harakas, Garland, TX (US);
Salvatore Frank Pavone, Murphy, TX (US);
Blake Ryan Pasker, Wylie, TX (US);
Courtney Michael Hazelton, Dallas, TX (US);
James Wayne Klawinsky, Irving, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A capacitor is disclosed that is formed as part of an integrated circuit (IC) fabrication process. The capacitor generally comprises a top conductive plate, a capacitor dielectric and a bottom conductive plate that respectively comprise a patterned layer of tantalum nitride TaN, a layer of a nitride based material and a layer of patterned polysilicon.