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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8116065 | Dielectric ceramic material and monolithic ceramic capacitor A dielectric ceramic material is composed of a perovskite compound represented by ABO3 as a main component. In the case where ABO3 is, for example, BaTiO3, the crystal grains include BaTiO3 crystal grains composed of the m... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8035951 | Capacitor devices A capacitor device with a capacitance is introduced. The capacitor device includes at least one capacitive element. The at least capacitive element comprises a pair of first conductive layers being opposed to each other, at least one first dielectric layer formed on... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8014125 | Chip capacitor Various capacitors for use with integrated circuits and other devices and fabrication methods are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of manufacturing is provided that includes forming a first capacitor plate that has at least two non-linear strips and forming a seco... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8009407 | Adjustable capacitor and circuit provided therewith A capacitor includes a multi layer structure on a ceramic or crystalline substrate. The multilayer structure includes a lower electrode, an upper electrode, and a dielectric that is tunable by a voltage applied to the electrodes. The multilayer structure is configur... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8004821 | Metal capacitor and manufacturing method thereof A metal capacitor in which an electric conductivity is significantly improved by applying a metal material, instead of a solid electrolyte and electrolyte of an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, and a manufacturing method thereof is provided. A metal capacitor 10 | 08/23/2011 |
| 7969708 | Alpha tantalum capacitor plate A method for forming an alpha-tantalum layer comprising disposing a nitrogen containing base layer on a semiconductor substrate, bombarding the nitrogen containing base layer with a bombarding element, thereby forming an alpha-tantalum seed layer, and sputtering a l... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7969709 | Laminated ceramic electronic component A laminated ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic element and two external electrodes on both end surfaces of the ceramic element. The ceramic element includes a function part and lead parts thinner than the function part. Internal electrode layers are pro... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7916449 | Creation of capacitors equipped with means to reduce the stresses in the metal material of their lower structures The method for forming the microelectronic device having at least one two or three dimensional capacitor includes creating, on a substrate, a plurality of components and a number of superimposed metal interconnection levels. An insulating layer is formed above a met... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7872853 | Thin film capacitor, manufacturing method of the same, and electronic component There is disclosed a thin film capacitor and the like capable of suppressing fluctuations of a capacity, increasing a VBD, and accordingly improving a device. characteristic and reliability of a product. In electronic components 1 to 4, a ca... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7864506 | System and method of film capacitor cooling Film capacitor assembly has a plurality of film capacitive layers for storing an electric charge. The plurality of film capacitive layers have a first metal contact and a second metal contact. A heat sink removes heat from the plurality of film capacitive layers. Th... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7864505 | Structural capacitors and components thereof A structural capacitor includes at least one pair of electrodes comprising a positive electrode and a negative electrode, with a body of dielectric material disposed therebetween. The combination of the electrodes and dielectric has a stiffness which can be between ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7859822 | Monolithic ceramic capacitor A capacitor body includes a capacitance-forming section including an alternately arranged plurality of internal electrodes and plurality of dielectric ceramic layers and outer layer sections disposed on the upper or lower face of the capacitance-forming section (... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7830644 | High dielectric capacitor materials and method of their production Methods of producing polycrystalline and single crystal dielectrics are disclosed, including dielectrics comprising CaCu3Ti4O12 or La3Ga5SiO4. Superior single crystals are manufactured with improved c... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7826196 | Ceramic laminated device and method for manufacturing same The present invention relates to a ceramic laminated device including a dielectric ceramic and an Ag electrode. In a dielectric ceramic that can be sintered at low temperatures and has a high dielectric constant and Q value, reactivity between the ceramic and Ag dur... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7804678 | Capacitor devices A capacitor device with a capacitance is introduced. The capacitor device includes at least one capacitive element. The at least capacitive element comprises a pair of first conductive layers being opposed to each other, at least one first dielectric layer formed on... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7751177 | Thin-film capacitor with a field modification layer A method for forming a capacitor includes providing a metal-containing bottom electrode, forming a capacitor insulator over the metal-containing bottom electrode, forming a metal-containing top electrode over the capacitor insulator, and forming a dielectric-contain... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7751176 | Ceramic electronic component A ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body and an internal electrode layers disposed within the ceramic body. The ceramic body is covered with a diffusion layer, wherein said diffusion layer is an oxide layer into which at least a part of elements contai... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7742277 | Dielectric film capacitor and method of manufacturing the same A dielectric film capacitor includes a lower electrode having an opening and formed of a material including platinum, a dielectric film provided over the lower electrode and including an oxide having an ABOx crystal structure, and an upper electrode provided over th... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7738237 | Tunable inter-digital capacitor and method of manufacturing the same Provided are a tunable inter-digital capacitor (IDC) and a method of manufacturing the same. The tunable IDC includes: a first dielectric layer formed on a substrate and having electrode pattern grooves of an IDC including a ground line and a signal line formed ther... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7706125 | Multilayer ceramic capacitor and production method of the same The invention provides a multilayer ceramic capacitor comprising a capacitor body composed by alternately layering dielectric layers and inner electrode layers. Accordingly, the multilayer ceramic capacitor has high relative permittivity and is high the temperature ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7697263 | High-temperature dielectric materials and capacitors made therefrom A ceramic dielectric composition suitable for preparing capacitors for use in high-temperature service conditions is disclosed. The ceramic material and capacitors made from it exhibit unique and heretofore unrealizable properties including low variation in capacita... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7688569 | Thick-film dielectric and conductive compositions Dielectric powder and thick-film paste compositions are formed having high dielectric constants, low loss tangents, and other desirable electrical and physical properties. Conductive powder and paste compositions are formed having desirable electrical and physical p... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7688570 | Capacitor with nanotubes and method for fabricating the same A capacitor with nanotubes and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The capacitor includes: a lower electrode including a patterned conductive layer and a plurality of nanotubes formed on the patterned conductive layer in the shape of whiskers without usi... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7667951 | Electronic component The invention relates to an electronic component including a capacitor and provides an electronic component in which electromigration can be prevented and whose capacitor element has an accurate capacity value. The electronic component includes a bottom conductor fo... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7636231 | Organic substrates with embedded thin-film capacitors, methods of making same, and systems containing same A thin-film capacitor assembly includes two plates that are accessed through deep and shallow vias. The thin-film capacitor assembly is able to be coupled with a spacer and an interposer. The thin-film capacitor assembly is also able to be stacked with a plurality o... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7612984 | Layout for capacitor pair with high capacitance matching An integrated circuit device includes a capacitor array, which includes unit capacitors arranged in rows and columns, wherein each unit capacitor is formed of two electrically insulated capacitor plates. The unit capacitors include at least one first unit capacitor ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7606021 | Metal-insulator-metal capacitor and method for fabricating the same A metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor that includes a silicon nitride (SiN) dielectric film is disclosed. The MIM capacitor includes a bottom electrode, a top electrode and a dielectric layer positioned between the bottom electrode and the top electrode. The diele... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7580239 | Capacitive latched bi-stable molecular switch A charge storage cell is made up of two electrodes spaced apart by a dielectric layer incorporating a molecular switch. A method of operating a bi-stable, molecular switch charge storage cell encompassing two electrodes spaced apart by a dielectric layer incorporati... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7580240 | Via array capacitor, wiring board incorporating a via array capacitor, and method of manufacturing the same A via array capacitor including a capacitor body having a first main surface and a second main surface and having a structure in which dielectric layers and inner electrode layers are alternately laminated; a plurality of via conductors which conduct the inner elect... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7548408 | Capacitor and its manufacturing method A method for manufacturing a capacitor includes the steps of: forming a conductive layer above a base substrate; forming a dielectric layer above the conductive layer; forming a lanthanum nickelate layer above the dielectric layer; and patterning at least the dielec... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7539005 | Dielectric film production process and capacitor A capacitor provided with a dielectric film, and a first electrode and second electrode formed sandwiching it and facing each other, wherein the dielectric film has a density exceeding 72% of the theoretical density calculated based on the lattice constant, and eith... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7535695 | DRAM cells and electronic systems The invention includes capacitor constructions which have a layer of aluminum oxide between a high-k dielectric material and a layer containing titanium and nitrogen. The layer containing titanium and nitrogen can be, for example, titanium nitride and/or boron-doped... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7508649 | Multi-layered dielectric film of microelectronic device and method of manufacturing the same Multi-layered dielectric films which can improve the performance characteristics of a microelectronic device are provided as well as methods of manufacturing the same. The multi-layered dielectric film includes a single component oxide layer made of a single compone... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7508648 | Atomic layer deposition of Dy doped HfOfilms as gate dielectrics The use of atomic layer deposition (ALD) to form a dielectric layer of hafnium oxide (HfO2) doped with dysprosium (Dy) and a method of fabricating such a combination gate and dielectric layer produces a reliable structure for use in a variety of electroni... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7495886 | Dampening of electric field-induced resonance in parallel plate capacitors A capacitor for use with RF signals of an operating frequency has a parallel plate configuration including a bottom electrode, a top electrode, and a dielectric layer disposed between the bottom and top electrodes, and an additional mass layer disposed on top of the... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7466536 | Utilization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) plastic and composition-modified barium titanate powders in a matrix that allows polarization and the use of integrated-circuit technologies for the production of lightweight ultrahigh electrical energy storage units (EESU) An electrical-energy-storage unit (EESU) has as a basis material a high-permittivity composition-modified barium titanate ceramic powder. This powder is single coated with aluminum oxide and then immersed in a matrix of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) plastic for... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7466537 | Capacitor and its manufacturing method A method for manufacturing a capacitor includes the steps of: forming a lanthanum nickelate layer above a base substrate; forming a dielectric layer above the lanthanum nickelate layer; forming a conductive layer above the dielectric layer; and patterning at least t... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7443649 | Ferroelectric capacitor A ferroelectric capacitor including a lower electrode, a ferroelectric layer and an upper electrode. A part of at least any one of the lower and upper electrodes is formed of a material selected from the group consisting of TiOx, TaOx, ReOx, WOx, IrO2, Pt... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440255 | Capacitor constructions and methods of forming A capacitor construction includes a first electrode and a layer between the first electrode and a surface supporting the capacitor construction. The capacitor construction can exhibit a lower RC time constant compared to an otherwise identical capacitor construction... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7439199 | Capacitive element, method of manufacture of the same, and semiconductor device A capacitive element is characterized by including: a base (12); a lower barrier layer (13) formed on the base (12); capacitors (Q1 and Q2) made by forming a lower electrode (14a), capacitor dielectric layers ... | 10/21/2008 |
