Abstract: To provide a wiring substrate, an electronic device, and an electronic module the size of which can be easily reduced and the strength of which can be maintained. A wiring substrate includes an insulation substrate and an electrical wiring structure. The insulation substrate includes a recess section in one surface. A frame portion of the insulation substrate that forms a side surface which connects an opened surface and a bottom surface of the recess section to each other includes a first conductive portion having a plate shape in the frame portion.

Abstract: Disclosed is a Bulk Acoustic Wave (BAW) assist filter structure with a BAW resonator stacked onto an integrated passive device (IPD). In exemplary aspects disclosed herein, the BAW filter structure includes a transducer with electrodes and a piezoelectric layer between the electrodes. The IPD is electrically coupled to the BAW resonator and provides a high frequency of operation. In such a configuration, the BAW assist filter structure has a low insertion loss and mitigates electrical length parasitic loss due to the close electrically proximity of the BAW resonator stacked onto the IPD. Further, the BAW assist filter structure is able to filter high frequencies and provides improved filter performance and greater flexibility in design of a filter transfer function.

Abstract: A non-volatile memory device includes a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer arranged in the vertical direction. A first semiconductor layer includes a plurality of memory cells, and a plurality of metal lines extending in a first direction, and including first bit lines, second bit lines, and a common source line tapping wire between the first bit lines and the second bit lines. A second semiconductor layer includes a page buffer circuit connected to the first bit lines and the second bit lines, and the page buffer circuit includes first transistors arranged below the first bit lines and electrically connected to the first bit lines, second transistors arranged below the second bit lines and electrically connected to the second bit lines, and a first guard ring arranged below and overlapped the common source line tapping wire in the vertical direction and extending in the first direction.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including: forming a plurality of first metal strips extending in a first direction on a first plane; and forming a plurality of second metal strips extending in the first direction on a second plane over the first plane by executing a photolithography operation with a single mask, wherein a first second metal strip (FIG. 1, 131) is disposed over a first first metal strip; wherein the first first metal strip and the first second metal strip are directed to a first voltage source; wherein a distance between the first second metal strip and a second second metal strip immediate adjacent to the first second metal strip is greater than a distance between the second second metal strip and a third second metal strip immediate adjacent to the second second metal strip.

Abstract: A system on an integrated circuit (IC) chip includes an input terminal and a return terminal, a heater, a thermopile, and a switch device. The heater is coupled between the input terminal and the return terminal. The thermopile is spaced apart from the heater by a galvanic isolation region. The switch device includes a control input coupled to an output of the thermopile. The switch device is coupled to at least one output terminal of the IC chip.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are IC structures with one or more decoupling capacitors based on dummy TSVs provided in a support structure. An example decoupling capacitor includes first and second capacitor electrodes and a capacitor insulator between them. The first capacitor electrode is a liner of a first electrically conductive material on sidewalls and a bottom of an opening in the support structure, the opening in the support structure extending from the first side towards, but not reaching, the second side. The capacitor insulator is a liner of a dielectric material on sidewalls and a bottom of the opening in the support structure lined with the first electrically conductive material. The second capacitor electrode is a second electrically conductive material filling at least a portion of the opening in the support structure lined with the first electrically conductive material and with the dielectric material.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a SRAM memory device includes forming two transistors on a substrate, forming an inner dielectric layer covering the two transistors, forming contacts in the inner dielectric layer for coupling to source nodes of the two transistors, forming a metal interconnect structure on the inner dielectric layer, wherein a portion of an n-th metal layer of the metal interconnect structure is utilized as a lower metal layer, wherein n?1. An opening is formed in the metal interconnect structure to expose the lower metal layer, and then a capacitor is formed in the opening. The capacitor includes the lower metal layer, a first electrode layer, a dielectric layer, a second electrode layer, and an upper metal layer from bottom to top. The upper metal layer is a portion of an m-th metal layer of the metal interconnect structure, wherein m?n+1.

Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a first bottom electrode adjacent to a second bottom electrode. An intervening region is directly between the first and second bottom electrodes. Capacitor-insulative-material is adjacent to the first and second bottom electrodes. The capacitor-insulative-material is substantially not within the intervening region. Top-electrode-material is adjacent to the capacitor-insulative-material. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies.

Abstract: A memory device including a substrate including a substrate contact pad. The memory device includes a first memory die including a first power supply contact pad electrically coupled to the substrate contact pad and a first power supply circuit on the first memory die. The first memory die further includes a first electrostatic discharge (ESD) power clamp contact pad electrically coupled to the substrate contact pad and a first ESD power clamp circuit on the first memory die. The memory device further includes a second memory die including a second power supply contact pad electrically coupled to the substrate contact pad and a second power supply circuit on the second memory die and a second ESD power clamp contact pad electrically coupled to a second ESD power clamp circuit on the second memory die, wherein the second ESD power clamp contact pad is electrically disconnected from the substrate contact.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to magnetic devices. In particular, the disclosure relates to magnetic memory and logic devices that employ the voltage control of magnetic anisotropy (VCMA) effect for magnetization switching. The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a magnetic structure for such a magnetic device. The method comprising the following steps: providing a bottom electrode layer, forming a SrTiO3 (STO) stack on the bottom electrode layer by atomic layer deposition (ALD) of at least two different STO nanolaminates, forming a magnetic layer on the STO stack, and forming a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) promoting layer on the magnetic layer, the PMA promoting layer being configured to promote PMA in the magnetic layer.

Abstract: A metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor structure includes a substrate extending along a first direction to define a length, a second direction orthogonal to the first direction to define a width, and a third direction orthogonal to the first and second direction to define a height. The substrate includes a first capacitance region and a second capacitance region. The first capacitance region has a first maximum operating voltage (Vmax) and the second capacitance region has a second Vmax that is greater than the first Vmax.

Abstract: A semiconductor device may comprise: a plurality of lower electrodes which are on a substrate; a first electrode support which is between adjacent lower electrodes and comprises a metallic material; a dielectric layer which is on the lower electrodes and the first electrode support to extend along profiles of the first electrode support and each of the lower electrodes; and an upper electrode which is on the dielectric layer.

Abstract: A memory array, a memory structure and an operation method of a memory array are provided. The memory array includes memory cells, floating gate transistors, bit lines and word lines. The memory cells each comprise a capacitor and an electrically programmable non-volatile memory (NVM) serially connected to the capacitor, and further comprise a write transistor with a first source/drain terminal coupled to a common node of the capacitor and the electrically programmable NVM. The floating gate transistors respectively have a gate terminal electrically floated and coupled to the capacitors of a column of the memory cells. The bit lines respectively coupled to the electrically programmable NVMs of a row of the memory cells. The word lines respectively coupled to gate terminals of the write transistors in a row of the memory cells.

Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosure provides a package device including a redistribution layer, an integrated passive device layer, a first port, and a second port. The integrated passive device layer contacts the redistribution layer. The integrated passive device layer has at least one capacitor. The at least one capacitor includes a first capacitor and a second capacitor. The first port is electrically connected to the first capacitor and the second capacitor. The second port is provided opposite to the first port. The second port is electrically connected to the first capacitor and the second capacitor. The first port and the second port have the same resistance.

Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a bottom electrode routing, a capacitor structure, a top electrode routing. The bottom electrode routing is over the semiconductor substrate. The capacitor structure is over the bottom electrode routing. The capacitor structure includes a bottom metal layer, a middle metal layer above the bottom metal layer, and a top metal layer above the middle metal layer. When viewed in a plan view, the top metal layer has opposite straight edges extending along a first direction and opposite square wave-shaped edges connecting the opposite straight edges, the square wave-shaped edges each comprise alternating first and second segments extending along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and third segments each connecting adjacent two of the first and second segments, wherein the third segments extend along the first direction.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes: forming a mold structure including a mold layer and a supporter layer over a semiconductor substrate; forming an opening penetrating the mold structure; forming a protective layer on a bottom surface and a sidewall of the opening; forming a lower electrode over the protective layer; selectively etching the supporter layer to form a supporter that supports the lower electrode; removing the mold layer to define a non-exposed portion and an exposed portion of an outer wall of the protective layer; and selectively trimming the exposed portion of the protective layer to form a protective layer pattern between the supporter and the lower electrode.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a component includes a first electrode and a second electrode arranged one above the other in a stacking direction, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode overlap in a first overlap region, wherein the first electrode has, in a first region containing the first overlap region, an extent in a first direction perpendicular to the stacking direction that is greater than an extent of the second electrode in the first direction in the first region, and wherein the first electrode has, in the first region containing the first overlap region, an extent in a second direction perpendicular to the stacking direction and to the first direction that is greater than an extent of the second electrode in the second direction in the first region, and a third electrode arranged in the same plane as the second electrode, wherein the first electrode is a floating electrode, wherein the first electrode and the third electrode overlap in a second overlap region, wherein the first electrode has, in

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods of conductively coupling a plurality of relatively physically small core dies to a relatively physically larger base die using an electrical mesh network that is formed in whole or in part in, on, across, or about all or a portion of the base die. Electrical mesh networks beneficially permit the positioning of the cores in close proximity to support circuitry carried by the base die. The minimal separation between the core circuitry and the support circuitry advantageously improves communication bandwidth while reducing power consumption. Each of the cores may include functionally dedicated circuitry such as processor core circuitry, field programmable logic, memory, or graphics processing circuitry. The use of core dies beneficially and advantageously permits the use of a wide variety of cores, each having a common or similar interface to the electrical mesh network.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a manufacturing method are provided. The semiconductor device includes an active region, a bit line, a capacitor contact, a conductive ring and a storage capacitor. The active region is formed in a substrate. The bit line and the capacitor contact are disposed over the substrate and electrically connected with the active region. The bit line is laterally separated from the capacitor contact, and a top surface of the bit line is lower than a top surface of the capacitor contact. An upper portion of the capacitor contact is surrounded by the conductive ring. The storage capacitor is disposed over and in electrical contact with the capacitor contact and the conductive ring.

Abstract: A power semiconductor element and a support member are stacked with an intermediate structure being interposed between the power semiconductor element and the support member. The intermediate structure includes a first metal paste layer and at least one first penetrating member. The first metal paste layer contains a plurality of first metal particles. The at least one first penetrating member penetrates the first metal paste layer. At least one first vibrator attached to the at least one first penetrating member penetrating the first metal paste layer is vibrated. The first metal paste layer is heated so that the plurality of first metal particles are sintered or fused.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure, a preparation method of the same, and a semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate, including an active area. A first electrode layer is arranged on the substrate and electrically connected to the active area. The first electrode layer extends in a direction perpendicular to the substrate. A dielectric layer is arranged on a surface of the first electrode layer. A second electrode layer is arranged on a surface of the dielectric layer. Each of the surface of the first electrode layer and the surface of the dielectric layer are provided with an uneven structure.

Abstract: A method for forming capacitor holes is provided. By forming a first material layer and a second material layer which are thinner and are different in materials on a supporting layer as an over-etching depth adjusting layer, when etching holes are formed in a hard mask layer and the hard mask layer is over-etched, a certain over-etching depth may be formed in the second material layer, and the etching holes terminate in the first material layer, so that the etching depth of the etching holes can be corrected and adjusted. Accordingly, the etching holes formed after the hard mask layer is over-etched can have the same depth or have a small depth difference. Therefore, time points at which the plurality of capacitors holes formed expose the corresponding connecting pads are substantially the same or differ very little, improving the performance of the DRAM.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for forming a thin-form-factor semiconductor package. In one embodiment, a glass or silicon substrate is structured by micro-blasting or laser ablation to form structures for formation of interconnections therethrough. The substrate is thereafter utilized as a frame for forming a semiconductor package with embedded dies therein.

Abstract: A system and method for fabricating on-die metal-insulator-metal capacitors capable of supporting relatively high voltage applications and increasing capacitance per area are described. In various implementations, an integrated circuit includes multiple metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors. The MIM capacitors are formed between two signal nets such as two different power rails, two different control signals, or two different data signals. The integrated circuit includes multiple intermediate metal layers (or metal plates) formed between two signal nets. In high voltage regions, a MIM capacitor has one or more intermediate metal plates formed as floating plates between electrode metal plates. The floating plates have no connection to any power supply reference voltage level used by the integrated circuit.

Abstract: A method includes forming an inter-layer insulation layer on a substrate, forming a plug material penetrating the inter-layer insulation layer and contacting a portion of the substrate, forming a contact plug by etching the plug material, forming a trench exposing a side wall of the contact plug by etching the substrate and the inter-layer insulation layer to be aligned with a side wall of the contact plug, forming a gate insulation layer on a surface of the trench and the exposed side wall of the contact plug, and forming a gate electrode partially filling the trench on the gate insulation layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an impedance having a first port and a second port located over a semiconductor substrate. The impedance includes at least one metal-insulator-metal (MIM) lateral flux capacitor (LFC) pair. Each LFC pair includes a first LFC connected in series with a second LFC. A terminal of the first LFC is connected to the first port, and a terminal of the second LFC is connected to the second port. Optionally the device further includes circuitry formed over the semiconductor substrate, wherein the circuitry is configured to implement a circuit function in cooperation with the impedance.

Abstract: A method for forming a capacitor includes: providing a substrate with an electric contact portion; forming a supporting layer and a sacrificial layer which are alternately laminated on a surface of the substrate, wherein the topmost layer is a supporting layer; forming a capacitor hole penetrating through the supporting layer and the sacrificial layer and exposing the electric contact portion; forming a bottom electrode layer covering an inner surface of the capacitor hole; forming a protective layer covering a surface of the bottom electrode layer; removing the sacrificial layer, during which the bottom electrode layer being protected by the protective layer; removing the protective layer; and sequentially forming a capacitor dielectric layer and a top electrode layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate and a conductive pad disposed on the substrate and having a first surface facing away from the substrate. The first surface of the conductive pad is recessed toward the substrate and defines a recessed portion. The semiconductor device also includes a capacitor structure at least partially-disposed within the recessed portion of the conductive pad and electrically connected with the substrate through the conductive pad.

Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes: a capacitor body including first and second internal electrodes alternately stacked with a dielectric layer interposed therebetween, and having first to six surfaces, the first internal electrode being exposed through the third, fifth, and sixth surfaces, the second internal electrode being exposed through the fourth, fifth, and sixth surfaces; first and second side portions disposed on the fifth and sixth surfaces of the capacitor body; and first and second external electrodes. The capacitor body includes upper and lower cover portions disposed on an upper surface of an uppermost internal electrode and a lower surfaces of a lowermost internal electrode, respectively, in a stacking direction of the first and second internal electrodes. The first and second side portions and the upper and lower cover portions include zirconium (Zr).

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method for forming polysilicon resistors with high-k dielectrics and polysilicon gate electrodes. The method includes depositing a resistor stack on a substrate having spaced apart first and second isolation regions. Further the method includes patterning the resistor stack to form a polysilicon resistor structure on the first isolation region and a gate structure between the first and second isolation regions, and doping the polysilicon resistor structure to form a doped layer in the polysilicon layer of the polysilicon resistor structure and source-drain regions in the substrate adjacent to the gate structure. Also, the method includes replacing the polysilicon layer in the gate structure with a metal gate electrode to form a transistor structure.

Abstract: A distributed LC filter structure is disclosed. The distributed LC filter structure provides simultaneously a distributed inductance and a distributed capacitance in the same structure. Accordingly, discrete passive elements are eliminated and high, homogenous integration is achieved. Interconnections between the distributed inductance and the distributed capacitance are tailored to leverage a parasitic inductance of the distributed capacitance to increase the overall inductance of the distributed LC filter structure. Similarly, the interconnections are tailored to leverage a parasitic capacitance resulting from the distributed inductance to add up with the distributed capacitance augmenting the overall capacitance of the structure.

Abstract: A method of forming a package structure includes the following steps. A first package structure is formed. The first package structure is connected to a second package structure. The method of forming the first package structure includes the following steps. A redistribution layer (RDL) structure is formed. A die is bonded to the RDL structure. The RDL structure is electrically connected to the die. A through via is formed on the RDL structure and laterally aside the die. An encapsulant is formed to laterally encapsulate the through via and the die. A protection layer is formed over the encapsulant and the die. A cap is formed on the through via and laterally aside the protection layer, wherein the cap has a top surface higher than a top surface of the encapsulant and lower than a top surface of the protection layer. The cap is removed from the first package structure.

Abstract: A preparation method of a semiconductor structure includes: providing a substrate, and forming a groove on the substrate by etching; forming a first dielectric layer on a side wall of the groove; forming a first electrode on the bottom of the groove and on an inner surface of the first dielectric layer; forming a second dielectric layer on a surface of the first electrode; and forming a second electrode on a surface of the second dielectric layer.

Abstract: A method includes forming source/drain regions in a semiconductor substrate; depositing a zirconium-containing oxide layer over a channel region in the semiconductor substrate and between the source/drain region; forming a titanium oxide layer in contact with the zirconium-containing oxide layer; forming a top electrode over the zirconium-containing oxide layer, wherein no annealing is performed after depositing the zirconium-containing oxide layer and prior to forming the top electrode.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a top emitting AMOLED display panel, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. The top emitting AMOLED display panel includes a passivation layer and a protective conductive layer. The passivation layer is sandwiched between an interlayer insulating layer and a planarization layer of the top emitting AMOLED display panel; the protective conductive layer covers a metal layer and side walls of openings. The passivation layer covering the metal layer can physically protect and prevent the metal layer from oxidation, and the protective conductive layer coats the metal layer to prevent the metal layer from being etched or oxidized by anode etching solution.

Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same are provided. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a contact feature in a first dielectric layer, a first passivation layer over the contact feature, a bottom conductor plate layer disposed over the first passivation layer and including a first plurality of sublayers, a second dielectric layer over the bottom conductor plate layer, a middle conductor plate layer disposed over the second dielectric layer and including a second plurality of sublayers, a third dielectric layer over the middle conductor plate layer, a top conductor plate layer disposed over the third dielectric layer and including a third plurality of sublayers, and a second passivation layer over the top conductor plate layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a method for forming the semiconductor structure are disclosed. The method includes the following operations. A first integrated circuit component having a fuse structure is received. A second integrated circuit component having an inductor is received. The second integrated circuit component is bonded to the first integrated circuit component. The inductor is electrically connected to the fuse structure, wherein the inductor is electrically connected to a ground through the fuse structure.

Abstract: The present application discloses a semiconductor device with a horizontally arranged capacitor. The semiconductor device includes a first palm portion positioned above a substrate; a second palm portion positioned above the substrate and opposite to the first palm portion; a first finger portion arranged substantially in parallel with a main surface of the substrate, positioned between the first palm portion and the second palm portion, and connecting to the first palm portion; a second finger portion arranged substantially in parallel with the first finger portion, positioned between the first palm portion and the second palm portion, and connecting to the second palm portion; a capacitor insulation layer positioned between the first finger portion and the second finger portion; a first spacer positioned between the first palm portion and second finger portion; and a second spacer positioned between the second palm portion and the first finger portion.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes passive electrical components in a substrate; and an interconnect structure over the passive electrical components, conductive features of the interconnect structure being electrically coupled to the passive electrical components. The conductive features of the interconnect structure includes a first conductive line over the substrate; a conductive bump over the first conductive line, where in a plan view, the conductive bumps has a first elongated shape and is entirely disposed within boundaries of the first conductive line; and a first via between the first conductive line and the conductive bump, the first via electrically connected to the first conductive line and the conductive bump, where in the plan view, the first via has a second elongated shape and is entirely disposed within boundaries of the conductive bump.

Abstract: A device includes, in a first region, a first conductive interconnect, an electrode structure on the first conductive interconnect, where the electrode structure includes a first conductive hydrogen barrier layer and a first conductive fill material. A memory device including a ferroelectric material or a paraelectric material is on the electrode structure. A second dielectric includes an amorphous, greater than 90% film density hydrogen barrier material laterally surrounds the memory device. A via electrode including a second conductive hydrogen barrier material is on at least a portion of the memory device. A second region includes a conductive interconnect structure embedded within a less than 90% film density material.

Abstract: The invention relates to an energy storage device (21) comprising a substrate with a groove (3) having a first and a second face (9a, 9b). A capacitor material (5) in the groove (3), the capacitor material having an upper surface (25). The first and the second face (9a, 9b) of the groove (3) each having a coat of electrically conductive material (7) wherein the coats of electrically conductive materials (7) on the first and second faces (9a, 9b) are electrically separated. And wherein, a non-insulating element (23) is configured to be electrically contactable with the upper surface (25) of the capacitor material and when in electrical contact is electrically separated from the coats of electrically conductive materials (7) on the first and second surfaces by the capacitor material (9a, 9b).

Abstract: A display substrate includes: M rows of pixel circuits and M rows of scan signal lines. Each pixel circuit includes: a driving transistor connected to a first power line and a light-emitting device; a first storage sub-circuit connected to a gate electrode of the driving transistor; a second storage sub-circuit connected to the first power line and the gate electrode of the driving transistor; a gating sub-circuit connected to the first storage sub-circuit, an (m?1)th row of scan signal line, and an mth row of scan signal line, where the gating sub-circuit is configured to: provide a data voltage signal to the first storage sub-circuit, and provide a reference voltage signal to the first storage sub-circuit; and a threshold compensation sub-circuit connected to the (m?1)th row of scan signal line, and configured to perform, in response to control of connected scan signal line, threshold compensation on the driving transistor.

Abstract: A fan-out semiconductor package includes a first connection structure having first and second surfaces, a first semiconductor chip disposed on the first surface, a first encapsulant disposed on the first surface and covering at least a portion of the first semiconductor chip, a second semiconductor chip disposed on the second surface, one or more first metal members disposed on the second surface, one or more second metal members disposed on the second surface, a second encapsulant disposed on the second surface and respectively covering at least portions of the second semiconductor chip and the first and second metal members, and a second connection structure disposed on an opposite side of a side of the second encapsulant, on which the first connection structure is disposed.

Abstract: A microelectronic device comprises a first deck structure comprising alternating conductive structures and insulating structures arranged in tiers, each of the tiers individually comprising one of the conductive structures and one of the insulating structures, a second deck structure vertically overlying the first deck structure and comprising additional tiers of the conductive structures and insulative structures, a staircase structure within the first deck structure and having steps comprising edges of the tiers, a dielectric material covering the steps of the staircase structure and extending through the first deck structure, and a liner material interposed between the steps of the staircase structure and terminating at an interdeck region between the first deck structure and the second deck structure. Related microelectronic devices, electronic systems, and methods are also described.

Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device is provided, the device comprising a ferroelectric memory capacitor arranged over a first active region contact of a first transistor and a gate contact of a second transistor, whereby the ferroelectric memory capacitor at least partially overlaps a gate of the first transistor.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology, and in particular, to a gate driving structure, an array substrate and a display device. The gate driving structure may include: a base substrate; a shift register, formed on the base substrate, and including a plurality of thin film transistors and at least one capacitor, the capacitor being coupled to the thin film transistor; and a signal wiring group, formed on the base substrate, and including a plurality of signal wirings spaced apart from each other, the signal wiring being coupled to the thin film transistor. An orthographic projection of the capacitor on the base substrate is at least partially overlapped with an orthographic projection of the signal wiring group on the base substrate.

Abstract: A method of making a semiconductor device includes etching a substrate to define a first trench and a second trench. The method further includes depositing a first number M of capacitor layer pairs in the first trench, wherein each of the first number M of capacitor layer pairs includes a first dielectric layer, and a first conductive layer. The method further includes depositing a second number N of capacitor layer pairs in the second trench, wherein the second number N is different from the first number M, and each of the second number N of capacitor layer pairs includes a second dielectric layer, and a second conductive layer. The method further includes planarizing the first number M of capacitor layer pairs and the second number N of capacitor layer pairs to expose the substrate.

Abstract: A capacitor includes: a lower electrode including a metal nitride represented by MM?N, wherein M is a metal element, M? is an element different from M, and N is nitrogen; a dielectric layer on the lower electrode; an interfacial layer between the lower electrode and the dielectric layer and including a metal nitrate represented by MM?ON, wherein M is a metal element, M? is an element different from M, N is nitrogen, and O is oxygen; and an upper electrode on the dielectric layer.

Abstract: A chip assembly may include a package substrate that includes one or more pins. The chip assembly may also include one or more pads. The one or more pads may be electrically coupled to the one or more pins. In addition, the chip assembly may include a board that includes one or more board pads. Further, the chip assembly may include an anisotropic layer. The anisotropic layer may be positioned between the board and the one or more pads and between the board and a portion of the package substrate. In addition, the anisotropic layer may mechanically couple the board to the one or more pads and to the portion of the package substrate. Further, the anisotropic layer may electrically couple the one or more pads to the one or more board pads.

Abstract: Embodiments include an electronic package that includes a dielectric layer and a capacitor on the dielectric layer. In an embodiment, the capacitor comprises a first electrode disposed over the dielectric layer and a capacitor dielectric layer over the first electrode. In an embodiment, the capacitor dielectric layer is an amorphous dielectric layer. In an embodiment, the electronic package may also comprise a second electrode over the capacitor dielectric layer.