ON-CHIP CAPACITOR

• Main Authors: WENDEL, DIETER, TORREITER, OTTO, KLINK, ERICH, VAN DER HOEVEN, W
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 24.10.1996
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY; ELECTRICITY; INFORMATION STORAGE; PHYSICS; PULSE TECHNIQUE; STATIC STORES

The invention relates to the provision of an on-chip capacitor resulting in improved testability and reliability of the entire chip. The on-chip capacitor according to the invention is realized by a complementary cross-coupled structure which has a flip-flop characteristic. If a leakage current occu...