Article: Idaho Inventors Develop Monolithic Semiconductor Device

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Vishnu K. Agarwal and Gurtej Sandhu, both of Boise, Idaho, have developed a monolithic semiconductor device.

According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Structurally-stable, tall capacitors having unique three-dimensional architectures for semiconductor devices are disclosed. The capacitors include monolithically-fabricated upright microstructures, i.e., those having large height/width ratios, which are mechanical reinforcement against shear forces and the like, by a brace layer that transversely extends between lateral sides of at least two of the free-standing microstructures. The brace layer is formed as a microbridge type structure spanning between ...

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