Multiple tier array capacitor and methods of fabrication therefor
First Claim
1. A capacitor comprising:
- a first tier of capacitance, which includes multiple first layers of patterned conductive material separated by layers of dielectric material;
a first number of first capacitor vias, which extend from a top surface of the capacitor through the multiple first layers, wherein some of the first capacitor vias make electrical contact with every other one of the multiple first layers, and others of the first capacitor vias make electrical contact with a remainder of the multiple first layers;
a second tier of capacitance, electrically connected to the first tier of capacitance, which includes multiple second layers of patterned conductive material; and
a second number of second capacitor vias, which extend through the multiple second layers, wherein some of the second capacitor vias make electrical contact with every other one of the multiple second layers, and others of the second capacitor vias make electrical contact with a remainder of the multiple second layers.
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Abstract
A capacitor includes multiple tiers (302, 304, 306, 1210, 1212, 1310, 1312, 1380, FIGS. 3, 12, 13), which provide capacitance to a load at different inductance values. Each tier includes multiple layers (311-325, 1220, 1222, 1320, 1322, 1382, FIGS. 3, 12, 13) of patterned conductive material, which are separated by layers of dielectric material. In one embodiment, tiers are stacked in a vertical direction, and are electrically connected through vias (330, 332, 334, 1230, 1232, FIGS. 3, 12) that extend through some or all of the tiers. In another embodiment, one or more tiers (1310, 1312, FIG. 13) are located in a center region (1404, FIG. 14) of the capacitor, and one or more other tiers (1380, FIG. 13) are located in a peripheral region (1408, FIG. 14) of the capacitor. In that embodiment, the center tiers and peripheral tiers are electrically connected through one or more additional layers (1370, FIG. 13) of patterned conductive material. The capacitors of the various embodiments can be used as discrete devices, which are mountable on or embeddable within a housing (e.g., a package, interposer, socket or PC board), or they can be integrally fabricated within the housing.
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30 Claims
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1. A capacitor comprising:
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a first tier of capacitance, which includes multiple first layers of patterned conductive material separated by layers of dielectric material;
a first number of first capacitor vias, which extend from a top surface of the capacitor through the multiple first layers, wherein some of the first capacitor vias make electrical contact with every other one of the multiple first layers, and others of the first capacitor vias make electrical contact with a remainder of the multiple first layers;
a second tier of capacitance, electrically connected to the first tier of capacitance, which includes multiple second layers of patterned conductive material; and
a second number of second capacitor vias, which extend through the multiple second layers, wherein some of the second capacitor vias make electrical contact with every other one of the multiple second layers, and others of the second capacitor vias make electrical contact with a remainder of the multiple second layers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A housing comprising:
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a first tier of capacitance, which includes multiple first layers of patterned conductive material separated by layers of dielectric material;
a first number of first capacitor vias, which extend from a top surface of the capacitor through the multiple first layers, wherein some of the first capacitor vias make electrical contact with every other one of the multiple first layers, and others of the first capacitor vias make electrical contact with a remainder of the multiple first layers;
a second tier of capacitance, electrically connected to the first tier of capacitance, which includes multiple second layers of patterned conductive material; and
a second number of second capacitor vias, which extend through the multiple second layers, wherein some of the second capacitor vias make electrical contact with every other one of the multiple second layers, and others of the second capacitor vias make electrical contact with a remainder of the multiple second layers. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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24. A method for fabricating a capacitor, the method comprising:
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fabricating a multi-layer structure, which includes a first tier of capacitance and a second tier of capacitance electrically connected to the first tier of capacitance, the first tier having multiple first layers of patterned conductive material separated by layers of dielectric material, and the second tier having multiple second layers of patterned conductive material;
forming a first number of first capacitor vias, which extend from a top surface of the capacitor through the multiple first layers, wherein some of the first capacitor vias make electrical contact with every other one of the multiple first layers, and others of the first capacitor vias make electrical contact with a remainder of the multiple first layers; and
forming a second number of second capacitor vias, which extend through the multiple second layers, wherein some of the second capacitor vias make electrical contact with every other one of the multiple second layers, and others of the second capacitor vias make electrical contact with a remainder of the multiple second layers.
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