An integrated circuit (IC) includes a first capacitor, a second capacitor, and functional circuitry configured together with the capacitors for realizing at least one circuit function in a semiconductor surface layer on a substrate. The capacitors include a top plate over a LOCal Oxidation of Silicon (LOCOS) oxide, wherein a thickness of the LOCOS oxide for the second capacitor is thicker than a thickness of the LOCOS oxide for the first capacitor. There is a contact for the top plate and a contact for a bottom plate for the first and second capacitors.

An embodiment a structure including a first semiconductor device bonded to a first side of a first redistribution structure by first conductive connectors, the first semiconductor device comprising a first plurality of passive elements formed on a first substrate, the first redistribution structure comprising a plurality of dielectric layers with metallization patterns therein, the metallization patterns of the first redistribution structure being electrically coupled to the first plurality of passive elements, a second semiconductor device bonded to a second side of the first redistribution structure by second conductive connectors, the second side of the first redistribution structure being opposite the first side of the first redistribution structure, the second semiconductor device comprising a second plurality of passive elements formed on a second substrate, the metallization patterns of the first redistribution structure being electrically coupled to the second plurality of passive elements.

A capacitor unit and a manufacturing process thereof are provided. The manufacturing process includes: providing a carrier; forming a metallic layer on the carrier, defining a plurality of metallic blocks in the metallic layer, and forming a middle stacking structure on each of the metallic blocks, wherein the middle stacking structure includes a first capacitance conductive layer, a second capacitance conductive layer, and a capacitance insulation layer located between the first and second capacitance conductive layers, wherein the first capacitance conductive layer is electrically connected to the corresponding one of the metallic blocks; and removing the carrier to expose the metallic blocks so as to form a plurality of independent capacitor units, so as to fabricate double sided capacitor units with high capacitance.

A semiconductor package device includes a first conductive wall, a second conductive wall, a first insulation wall, a dielectric layer, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The first insulation wall is disposed between the first and second conductive walls. The dielectric layer has a first portion covering a bottom surface of the first conductive wall, a bottom surface of the second conductive wall and a bottom surface of the first insulation wall. The first electrode is electrically connected to the first conductive wall. The second electrode is electrically connected to the second conductive wall.

A semiconductor device that includes a semiconductor substrate having a first main surface and a second main surface that face each other in a thickness direction, the first main surface containing a trench; an insulation layer on a surface of the trench; a first electrode layer on the insulation layer; a first dielectric layer on the first electrode layer; and a second electrode layer on the first dielectric layer, in which a thickness (L.sub.1) of the insulation layer, a thickness (L.sub.2) of the first electrode layer, and a thickness (L.sub.4) of the second electrode layer satisfy L.sub.1>L.sub.2>L.sub.4.

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a capacitor assembly, a stacked capacitor assembly, an integrated circuit (IC) assembly comprising such a stacked capacitor assembly, and methods for fabricating the same. One exemplary capacitor assembly generally includes a first array of trench capacitors and a second array of trench capacitors. The second array of trench capacitors may be disposed adjacent to and electrically coupled to the first array of trench capacitors. Additionally, the second array of trench capacitors may be inverted with respect to the first array of trench capacitors.

A poly-insulator-poly (PIP) capacitor including a substrate having a capacitor forming region; a first capacitor dielectric layer on the capacitor forming region; a first poly electrode on the first capacitor dielectric layer; a second capacitor dielectric layer on the first poly electrode; and a second poly electrode on the second capacitor dielectric layer. A third poly electrode is disposed adjacent to a first sidewall of the second poly electrode. A third capacitor dielectric layer is disposed between the third poly electrode and the second poly electrode. A fourth poly electrode is disposed adjacent to a second sidewall of the second poly electrode opposite to the first sidewall. A fourth capacitor dielectric layer is disposed between the fourth poly electrode and the second poly electrode.

A capacitor includes: at least one multi-wing structure including N axes and M wings, where the N axes extend along a first direction, and the M wings are a convex structure formed by extending from side walls of the N axes toward a direction perpendicular to the first direction, a first wing of the M wings and the N axes are formed of a first conductive material, and other wings are formed of a second conductive material; a conductive structure cladding the multi-wing structure; a dielectric layer disposed between the multi-wing structure and the conductive structure to isolate the multi-wing structure from the conductive structure; a first external electrode electrically connected to some or all multi-wing structures; and a second external electrode electrically connected to the conductive structure.

A method for forming a semiconductor device is disclosed. A substrate having a semiconductor substrate, an insulator layer on the semiconductor substrate, and a silicon device layer on the insulator layer is provided. At least one capacitor cavity with corrugated sidewall surface is formed within the insulator layer between the semiconductor substrate and the silicon device layer. At least one buried capacitor is formed in the at least one capacitor cavity. The at least one buried capacitor comprises inner and outer electrodes with a capacitor dielectric layer therebetween. At least one transistor is formed on the substrate. The at least one transistor comprises a source region, a drain region, a channel region between the source region and the drain region, and a gate over the channel region. The source region is electrically connected to the inner electrode of the at least one buried capacitor.

A semiconductor device that includes a semiconductor substrate having a first main face and a second main face opposite each other; a dielectric film on a part of the first main face, the dielectric film having an electrode layer disposing portion and a protective layer covering portion, and a thickness of the protective layer covering portion in an outer peripheral end of the dielectric film is smaller than a thickness of the electrode layer disposing portion of the dielectric film; a first electrode layer on the electrode layer disposing portion of the dielectric film; and a protective layer continuously covering a range from an end portion of the first electrode layer to the outer peripheral end of the dielectric film.