Overhanging separator for self-defining stacked capacitor
First Claim
1. An overhanging separator structure useful for creating a self-formed discontinuous film, comprising:
- a post projecting from a surface;
an underlying layer on the surface, the underlying layer having a first opening formed therein such that the post is within the first opening and at least a first distance from the underlying layer; and
a separator layer on the underlying layer, the separator layer having a second opening formed therein such that the post is within the second opening and at least a second distance from the separator layer, the second distance greater than zero, and the underlying layer recessed with respect to the separator layer.
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Abstract
An overhanging separator structure with a post projecting from a surface which may be a substrate, an underlying layer on the surface, and a separator layer on the underlying layer, with the separator layer overhanging the underlying layer. A discontinuous film is then formed in a single process step having a first portion on the separator layer and a second portion on the post, the discontinuity caused by the overhanging separator layer. The structure is made into a stacked capacitor with the second (post) portion of the discontinuous film being the bottom electrode, by forming a continuous dielectric layer on the bottom electrode and a continuous top electrode layer on the dielectric layer.
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22 Claims
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1. An overhanging separator structure useful for creating a self-formed discontinuous film, comprising:
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a post projecting from a surface; an underlying layer on the surface, the underlying layer having a first opening formed therein such that the post is within the first opening and at least a first distance from the underlying layer; and a separator layer on the underlying layer, the separator layer having a second opening formed therein such that the post is within the second opening and at least a second distance from the separator layer, the second distance greater than zero, and the underlying layer recessed with respect to the separator layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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