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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2009
Sion C. Quinlan, Goring on Thames, GB;
Bryan Almond, Windsor, GB;
Ken S. Hunt, Finchampstead, GB;
Andrew M. Lever, Old Woking, GB;
Joe A. Ward, Swindon, GB;
Sion C. Quinlan, Goring on Thames, GB;
Bryan Almond, Windsor, GB;
Ken S. Hunt, Finchampstead, GB;
Andrew M. Lever, Old Woking, GB;
Joe A. Ward, Swindon, GB;
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for a programmable capacitor associated with an input/output pad in the semiconductor device. The apparatus includes a semiconductor die having an upper surface, a first capacitor deployed above the upper surface of the semiconductor die, a separation layer deployed above the first capacitor, and a bond pad deployed above the separation layer such that at least a portion of the bond pad lies above the first capacitor.