Embedded Capacitor Layer for Low Impedance Power Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current circuit substrates face challenges in efficiently supplying transient currents to semiconductor elements while minimizing impedance and electromagnetic noise interference.
Innovation Solution
A circuit substrate design featuring a capacitor layer with a first metal layer, a dielectric layer, and a second metal layer, where the first metal layer serves as a power supply potential layer and the second metal layer as a ground layer, using copper and strontium titanate as materials, to create a low impedance path for transient current supply and reduce electromagnetic noise.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a conventional circuit substrate design is used, then the structure is simple, but the impedance is high and electromagnetic noise interference is severe
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the capacitor structure with the circuit substrate by forming the first metal layer, dielectric layer, and second metal layer directly on the substrate. This integration merges the capacitor function into the substrate itself, reducing electromagnetic noise interference without requiring separate discrete capacitor components, thus resolving the contradiction between simplifying the overall structure and reducing harmful electromagnetic effects.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes the vertical dimension by stacking the first metal layer, dielectric layer, and second metal layer in multiple layers on the substrate. This three-dimensional arrangement creates a low-impedance path for transient current supply and effectively suppresses electromagnetic noise by confining the electric field within the capacitor structure, thereby reducing harmful electromagnetic radiation without increasing planar footprint.
2Reliability
If a conventional power supply layout is used, then the manufacturing is simple, but the transient current supply efficiency is low due to high impedance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a planar power supply layout to a multi-layer vertical structure. The first metal layer connected to the power supply terminal and the second metal layer connected to ground are stacked vertically with the dielectric layer in between, creating a low-impedance path for transient current. This vertical arrangement reduces the current path length and impedance, improving transient current supply efficiency while maintaining manufacturing feasibility through standard thin-film deposition processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the geometric parameters of the capacitor structure by making the first and second metal layers extend beyond the dielectric layer boundaries. This parameter adjustment creates overlapping regions that reduce impedance by increasing the effective area for current flow, thereby improving transient current supply efficiency. The extended metal layers also provide better electrical connection to external terminals while maintaining a compact overall structure.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The design effectively reduces impedance and electromagnetic noise interference, enabling efficient transient current supply to semiconductor elements, thereby improving circuit performance and reliability.
Implementation Method 1
a capacitor layer including a first metal layer that is provided on the base material, a dielectric layer that is provided on the first metal layer, and a second metal layer that is provided on the dielectric layer
Data Source
AI summary
A circuit substrate includes: a base material; and a capacitor layer. The capacitor layer includes a first metal layer that is provided on the base material, a dielectric layer that is provided on the first metal layer, and a second metal layer that is provided on the dielectric layer. The first metal layer includes a first electrode region which is provided on the base material and is exposed from the dielectric layer and to which a first terminal of a capacitor element for supplying current to a circuit part through the capacitor layer is connected. The second metal layer includes a second electrode region in which the second metal layer is exposed and to which a second terminal of the capacitor element is connected.


