Making multilayer 3D capacitors using arrays of upstanding rods or ridges
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1. A method for making a capacitor, the method comprising:
- providing a substrate having a surface;
depositing a first electroconductive layer on the surface;
bonding an end of at least one upstanding wire to the first electroconductive layer by a first bond comprising at least one of a molten ball bond and an ultrasonic bond;
coating the first electroconductive layer and the at least one wire with a dielectric layer, which comprises at least part of capacitor dielectric for the capacitor; and
depositing a second electroconductive layer on the dielectric layer, the second electroconductive layer comprising at least part of a first capacitor electrode for the capacitor.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for making a 3D Metal-Insulator-Metal (MIM) capacitor includes providing a substrate having a surface, forming an array of upstanding rods or ridges on the surface, depositing a first layer of an electroconductor on the surface and the array of rods or ridges, coating the first electroconductive layer with a layer of a dielectric, and depositing a second layer of an electroconductor on the dielectric layer. In some embodiments, the array of rods or ridges can be made of a photoresist material, and in others, can comprise bonded wires.
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1. A method for making a capacitor, the method comprising:
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providing a substrate having a surface; depositing a first electroconductive layer on the surface; bonding an end of at least one upstanding wire to the first electroconductive layer by a first bond comprising at least one of a molten ball bond and an ultrasonic bond; coating the first electroconductive layer and the at least one wire with a dielectric layer, which comprises at least part of capacitor dielectric for the capacitor; and depositing a second electroconductive layer on the dielectric layer, the second electroconductive layer comprising at least part of a first capacitor electrode for the capacitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for making a capacitor, the method comprising:
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providing a substrate having a surface; depositing a first electroconductive layer on the surface; bonding an end of at least one upstanding wire to the first electroconductive layer; coating the first electroconductive layer and the at least one wire with a dielectric layer; and depositing a second electroconductive layer on the dielectric layer; wherein the at least one wire comprises gold (Au), copper (Cu) or aluminum (Al); and wherein the at least one wire is plated with palladium (Pd).
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9. A structure comprising:
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a surface; one or more first structures located on the surface, each first structure extending away from the surface, each first structure comprising; a wire bonded to the surface by a first bond comprising at least one of a molten ball bond and a stitch bond; one or more dielectric features covering the wire, each dielectric feature comprising at least part of a capacitor dielectric for a capacitor; and one or more electroconductive layers each of which overlies at least one said dielectric layer and comprises at least part of a first capacitor electrode for the capacitor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for making a capacitor, the method comprising:
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providing a first electroconductive layer; providing a supply of wire comprising a portion exposed at an opening of a capillary of a bonding tool; bonding the portion of the supply of wire to the first electroconductive layer to form a bond between the supply of wire and the first electroconductive layer; severing a length of wire from the supply of wire, the length of wire being a wire bonded to the first electroconductive layer by the bond and comprising a longitudinal segment extending away from the bond and away from the first electroconductive layer; coating the longitudinal segment with a dielectric which comprises at least part of a capacitor dielectric for the capacitor; and coating the dielectric with a second electroconductive layer, the second electroconductive layer comprising at least part of a first capacitor electrode for the capacitor. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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