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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
May. 10, 2006
Ebenezer E. Eshun, Newburgh, NY (US);
Ronald J. Bolam, East Fairfield, VT (US);
Douglas D. Coolbaugh, Highland, NY (US);
Keith E. Downes, Stowe, VT (US);
Natalie B. Feilchenfeld, Jericho, VT (US);
Zhong-xiang He, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Ebenezer E. Eshun, Newburgh, NY (US);
Ronald J. Bolam, East Fairfield, VT (US);
Douglas D. Coolbaugh, Highland, NY (US);
Keith E. Downes, Stowe, VT (US);
Natalie B. Feilchenfeld, Jericho, VT (US);
Zhong-Xiang He, Essex Junction, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention is directed to an improved capacitor that reduces edge defects and prevents yield failures. A first embodiment of the invention comprises a protective layer adjacent an interface of a conductive layer with the insulator, while the second embodiment of the invention comprises a protective layer on an insulator which is on a conductive layer.