Patents by Inventor Steve Selbrede

Steve Selbrede has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20070026626
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a fabrication process for integrated high dielectric constant capacitors for circuit decoupling. The top electrode is protected against the re-deposition of material from the bottom electrode during the patterning process of the bottom electrode, thus provides better capacitor yield against the shortage of top and bottom electrodes. The protection can be a sidewall spacer, or an extra hard mask protecting the sidewall of the top electrode. The dielectric for the decoupling capacitors is preferably novel high dielectric constant materials such as (Ba1-xCax)(Ti1-yZry)O3 (BCTZ). The used of novel BCTZ high dielectric constant materials requires compatible electrode or seed layer such as Au or NiV, plus a low power etching process to avoid material damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: Robert Ditizio, Steve Selbrede