Abstract: A method and apparatus if provided for shielding a capacitor structure formed in a semiconductor device. In a capacitor formed in an integrated circuit, one or more shields are disposed around layers of conductive strips to shield the capacitor. The shields confine the electric fields between the limits of the shields.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 31, 2004
Date of Patent:
November 29, 2005
Assignee:
Silicon Laboratories Inc.
Inventors:
Susanne A. Paul, Timothy J. Dupuis, Ali M. Niknejad