Patent ID: 6974968
Filing Date: 2005-12-13
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. An integrated circuit apparatus, comprising: structure which includes a first section with an upwardly facing first surface portion thereon, and a second section which is adjacent and projects upwardly beyond said first surface portion, said second section having in the region of an upper end thereof an upwardly facing second surface portion, and said first and second surface portions each being provided on material which is one of conductive and semiconductive; a side wall portion which is disposed on a side of said second section nearest said first section, which is made of a non-conductive material, and which comprises a first portion that projects upwardly beyond said second surface portion and a second portion that has substantially the same height as said second section; a non-conductive layer extending over said first and second sections said non-conductive layer having a top surface spaced substantially above the upper end of said side wall portion, having a further surface on an underside thereof which conforms to said side wall portion and said first and second surface portions, and having therein a recess portion which extends downwardly within said non-conductive layer to a region of said first surface portion; and a portion of conductive material disposed in said recess portion in engagement with said region of said first surface portion, and with an upwardly facing surface portion on an upper end thereof.