Abstract:
A novel capacitor design for use in semiconductor integrated circuits is disclosed. The capacitor includes a metal-dielectric-metal stack formed within a window and upon a conductive substrate. Contact to the top plate of the capacitor is through a window within a window, while contact to the bottom plate is achieved by a guard ring which contacts the conductive substrate.
Abstract:
A method for forming an integrated circuit with a planarized dielectric is disclosed. Runners and gates are covered with a protective dielectric layer. Then a conventional dielectric is deposited and planarized over the entire circuit surface. When windows are opened to runners and to source/drain regions, the protective dielectric helps to slow the etch process over the runner, thus protecting the runner from damage during the extra time required for the etch process to reach the source or drain.