Thin-film capacitors for packaged electronics /

Thin-Film Capacitors for Packaged Electronics deals with the capacitors of a wanted kind, still needed and capable of keeping pace with the demands posed by ever greater levels of integration. It spans a wide range of topics, from materials properties to limits of what's the best one can achiev...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jain, Pushkar
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Rymaszewski, Eugene J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [2004]
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Capacitor Fundamentals
  • 1.2 Application Domains
  • 1.3 Physical Structures/Embodiments
  • 1.4 Capacitor Integration Drivers
  • 1.5 Thin-Film Capacitor Technology
  • 1.6 Summary
  • 1.7 References
  • 2 Design Fundamentals
  • 2.1 Breakdown Voltage and Capacitance Density Design Limits
  • 2.2 Tolerance in Capacitance Density
  • 2.3 DC Leakage
  • 2.4 Capacitor Losses
  • 2.5 Series Inductance and Resistance
  • 2.6 References
  • 3 Performance Detractors
  • 3.1 Interfacial Micro-roughness
  • 3.2 Deviation from Optimal Stoichiometry
  • 3.3 Film Microstructure
  • 3.4 References
  • 4 Electrical Characterization
  • 4.1 Thin Film Decoupling Capacitors
  • 4.2 Characterization Methodologies
  • 4.3 Test Vehicle: Design and Fabrication
  • 4.4 Dielectric Constant and Loss
  • 4.5 Total Series Inductance
  • 4.6 Leakage Current Density
  • 4.7 Capacitance Density and Breakdown Field
  • 4.8 Summary and Conclusion
  • 4.9 References
  • 5 Integration Issues and Challenges
  • 5.1 Metal Diffusion into Dielectrics
  • 5.2 Interlayer Stresses and Adhesion
  • 5.3 Low Thermal Budget
  • 5.4 References
  • 6 Applications
  • 6.1 2D Interconnections in ICs
  • 6.2 Integration into 2D Packaging
  • 6.3 Flex Circuits
  • 6.4 Large Area Power Distribution
  • 6.5 Integration into 3D Structures
  • 6.6 Electromagnetic Considerations
  • 6.7 Power Electronics
  • 6.8 References.