Thin film capacitors embedded in polymer dielectric
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1. A capacitor comprising metal electrodes and a ceramic or metal oxide dielectric layer, the capacitor being embedded in a polymer based encapsulating material and connectable to a circuit via copper contacts, one of said copper contacts being a via post standing on said capacitor.
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Abstract
A substrate comprising a capacitor comprising metal electrodes and a ceramic or metal oxide dielectric layer, the capacitor being embedded in a polymer based encapsulating material and connectable to a circuit via a via post standing on said capacitor.
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- 1. A capacitor comprising metal electrodes and a ceramic or metal oxide dielectric layer, the capacitor being embedded in a polymer based encapsulating material and connectable to a circuit via copper contacts, one of said copper contacts being a via post standing on said capacitor.
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12. A method of fabricating a capacitor comprising the steps of:
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(i) Procuring a carrier; (ii) Depositing a barrier layer; (iii) Planarizing the barrier layer; (iv) Depositing a thin layer of copper over the barrier layer; (v) Depositing a first electrode; (vi) Depositing a dielectric layer; (viii) Sputtering a copper seed layer (ix) Depositing photoresist over the seed layer and patterning the layer of photoresist over the seed layer to create a layer of vias; (x) Electroplating copper via into the pattern of the photoresist (xi) Stripping away the photoresist; (xii) Etching away the seed layer; (xiv) Laminating dielectric material over the thin film capacitor; (xv) Thinning and planarizing the dielectric material. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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