Porous silicon trench and capacitor structures

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PATENT NO 5508542
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08330652

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The invention provides a capacitor structure utilizing porous silicon as a first plate of the capacitor structure, thereby greatly increasing the surface area available for the capacitor and thereby the capacitance attainable. The invention also provides a trench structure having a porous silicon region surrounding the sidewalks thereof. Such a trench can then be utilized to totem a capacitor according to the subject invention. Methods of producing the capacitor and trench structures according to the subject invention are also provided. Porous silicon is produced utilizing electrolytic anodic etching.

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GLOBALFOUNDRIES INCMAPLES CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED PO BOX 309 UGLAND HOUSE GRAND CAYMAN KY1-1104

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Geiss, Peter J Underhill, VT 22 302
Kenney, Donald M Shelburne, VT 44 2013

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