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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2006
Applicants:
Vladimir Korobov, San Mateo, CA (US);
Oliver Pohland, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Vladimir Korobov, San Mateo, CA (US);
Oliver Pohland, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/8242 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for a reverse metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor. The apparatus includes a lower metal layer, a bottom electrode, and an upper metal layer. The lower metal layer is disposed above a substrate layer. The bottom electrode is disposed above the lower metal layer and coupled to the lower metal layer. The upper metal layer is disposed above the bottom electrode. The upper metal layer comprises a top electrode of a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor.