US Patent Issued to Micron Technology on April 15 for "Array of capacitors and method used in forming an array of capacitors" (Idaho Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,409, issued on April 15, was assigned to Micron Technology Inc. (Boise, Idaho).

"Array of capacitors and method used in forming an array of capacitors" was invented by Yuichi Yokoyama (Boise, Idaho).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method used in forming an array of capacitors comprises forming an array of vertically-elongated first capacitor electrodes that project vertically relative to an outer surface. An insulative ring is formed circumferentially about individual vertically-projecting portions of the first capacitor electrodes. The insulative rings about immediately-adjacent of the first capacitor electrodes in a first straight-l...