Patent ID: 11929423
Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  C | IPC C  H

Claim 0:
1. A microelectronic device, comprising:
a substrate; and
a platinum-containing layer over the substrate, the platinum-containing layer including a first segment and a second segment adjacent to the first segment, the platinum-containing layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, where the second surface is closer to the substrate than the first surface;
wherein:
a first spacing between the first segment and the second segment at the first surface is greater than a second spacing between the first segment and the second segment at the second surface;
a width of the first segment along the first surface is less than twice a thickness of the first segment;
the second spacing is less than twice the thickness of the first segment;
a first platinum oxide layer is on the first segment of the platinum-containing layer at the first surface; and
a second platinum oxide layer is on the second segment of the platinum-containing layer at the first surface.