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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2008
Applicants:
Xubai Zhang, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Louise C. Sengupta, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Jason Sun, Columbia, MD (US);
Nicolaas Dutoit, Columbia, MD (US);
Inventors:
Xubai Zhang, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Louise C. Sengupta, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Jason Sun, Columbia, MD (US);
Nicolaas DuToit, Columbia, MD (US);
Assignee:
Paratek Microwave, Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an embodiment of the present invention is provided a varactor comprising a substrate, a bottom electrode positioned on a surface of the substrate, a tunable dielectric material positioned adjacent to and extending over the bottom electrode forming a step and in contact with a top electrode, and an interconnect layer in contact with the bottom electrode, the tunable dielectric and the top electrode.