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A new method to produce a microminiturized capacitor having a roughened surface electrode is achieved. The method involves depositing a first polycrystalline or amorphous silicon layer over a suitable insulating base. The silicon layer is either in situ heavily, uniformly doped or deposited undoped and thereafter heavily doped by ion implantation followed by heating. The structure is annealed at above about 875.degree. C. to render any amorphous silicon polycrystalline and to adjust the crystal grain size of the layer. The polysilicon surface is no subjected to a solution of phosphoric acid at a temperature of above about 140.degree. C. to partially etch the surface and cause the uniformly roughened surface. A capacitor dielectric layer is deposited thereover. The capacitor structure is completed by depositing a second thin polycrystalline silicon layer over the capacitor dielectric layer.

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