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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2015
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Chen-Jong Wang, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Huey-Chi Chu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Kuo-Ji Chen, Wu-Ku, TW;
Ming-Hsiang Song, Shin-Chu, TW;
Wen-Chuan Chiang, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
A metal insulator metal (MIM) capacitor includes a top electrode, a first via contacting a first surface of the top electrode, a bottom electrode, a second via contacting a second surface of the bottom electrode, and an insulator between the top electrode and the bottom electrode. One of the top and the bottom electrodes includes a first part and a second part. The first part has a first edge and a second edge opposing the first edge. The second part shares the second edge with the first part. At least a portion of the first edge contacts the respective via, and a first one of the first and the second edges is longer than a second one of the first and the second edges.