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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2010
David S. Collins, Williston, VT (US);
Jeffrey B. Johnson, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Xuefeng Liu, South Burlington, VT (US);
Bradley A. Orner, Fairfax, VT (US);
Robert M. Rassel, Colchester, VT (US);
David C. Sheridan, Williston, VT (US);
David S. Collins, Williston, VT (US);
Jeffrey B. Johnson, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Xuefeng Liu, South Burlington, VT (US);
Bradley A. Orner, Fairfax, VT (US);
Robert M. Rassel, Colchester, VT (US);
David C. Sheridan, Williston, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for forming a lateral passive device including a dual annular electrode is disclosed. The annular electrodes formed from the method include an anode and a cathode. The annular electrodes allow anode and cathode series resistances to be optimized to the lowest values at a fixed device area. In addition, the parasitic capacitance to a bottom plate (substrate) is greatly reduced.