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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2013
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Ivoyl P. Koutsaroff, Hamilton, CA;
Mark Vandermeulen, Burlington, CA;
Andrew Vladimir Claude Cervin, Oakville, CA;
Atin J. Patel, Mississauga, CA;
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, ON, CA;
Abstract
In accordance with the teachings described herein, a multi-level thin film capacitor on a ceramic substrate and method of manufacturing the same are provided. The multi-level thin film capacitor (MLC) may include at least one high permittivity dielectric layer between at least two electrode layers, the electrode layers being formed from a conductive thin film material. A buffer layer may be included between the ceramic substrate and the thin film MLC. The buffer layer may have a smooth surface with a surface roughness (Ra) less than or equal to 0.08 micrometers (um).