Patent Publication Number: US-11380755-B2

Title: Compound capacitor structures

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This patent application is a U.S. National Phase Application under 35 U.S.C. § 371 of International Application No. PCT/US2017/067094, filed Dec. 18, 2017, entitled “COMPOUND CAPACITOR STRUCTURES,” which designates the United States of America, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety and for all purposes. 
     BACKGROUND 
     The capacitor quality factor, also known as Q factor, of a capacitor is a ratio between a reactance and a resistance of a capacitor. Relatively higher Q factors are usually associated with higher quality capacitors. Other metrics relevant to determining the quality of a capacitor include the resonance frequency of the capacitor, and the parasitic inductance of the capacitor. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a simplified layout view of a capacitor according to some embodiments. 
         FIG. 2  is a simplified perspective view of a pair of electrical lines. 
         FIGS. 3A-3C  are simplified views illustrating a capacitor according to some embodiments. 
         FIGS. 4A-4C  are simplified views of a capacitor, according to some embodiments. 
         FIGS. 5A and 5B  are a top view and a bottom view, respectively, of a capacitor, according to some embodiments. 
         FIGS. 6A-6D  are simplified views of a capacitor according to some embodiments. 
         FIGS. 7A and 7B  are simplified views of a capacitor, according to some embodiments. 
         FIG. 8  is a simplified illustration of an equivalent circuit for capacitors (e.g., the capacitors of  FIGS. 1, 3A-3C, 4A-4C, 5A and 5B, 6A-6D , or  7 A and  7 B) disclosed herein. 
         FIG. 9  illustrates an interposer that includes one or more embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 10  illustrates a computing device in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Described herein are compound capacitor structures, and related devices. In the following description, various aspects of the illustrative implementations will be described using terms commonly employed by those skilled in the art to convey the substance of their work to others skilled in the art. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the disclosure may be practiced with only some of the described aspects. For purposes of explanation, specific numbers, materials and configurations are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the illustrative implementations. However, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that the disclosure may be practiced without the specific details. In other instances, well-known features are omitted or simplified in order not to obscure the illustrative implementations. 
     Various operations will be described as multiple discrete operations, in turn, in a manner that is most helpful in understanding the disclosure. The order of the description, however, should not be construed to imply that these operations are necessarily order dependent. In particular, these operations need not be performed in the order of presentation. 
     The terms “over,” “under,” “between,” and “on,” as used herein, refer to a relative position of one material (e.g., region, structure, layer, etc.) or component with respect to other materials (e.g., regions, structures, layers, etc.) or components. For example, one material disposed over, on, or under another material may be directly in contact with the other material or may have one or more intervening materials. Moreover, one material disposed between two materials may be directly in contact with the two materials or may have one or more intervening materials. Also, to the extent that the terms “over,” “under,” and “on” imply a vertical orientation, this orientation is not intended to be limiting. Rather, it is noted that any materials or components that are discussed herein as being “over,” “under,” or “on” any other materials or components are contemplated as capable of being equivalently oriented horizontally, at some non-vertical and non-horizontal orientation or in some non-linear or angular orientation, without departing from the scope of the disclosure. 
     Implementations of the disclosure may be formed or carried out on a substrate, such as a semiconductor substrate. In one implementation, the semiconductor substrate may be a crystalline substrate formed using a bulk silicon or a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substructure. In other implementations, the semiconductor substrate may be formed using alternate materials, which may or may not be combined with silicon, that include, but are not limited to, germanium, indium antimonide, lead telluride, indium arsenide, indium phosphide, gallium arsenide, indium gallium arsenide, gallium antimonide, gallium nitride, or other combinations of group III-V or group IV materials. Although a few examples of materials from which the substrate may be formed are described here, any material that may serve as a foundation upon which a semiconductor device may be built falls within the spirit and scope of the disclosure. 
     The Third Generation Partner Project (3GPP) is preparing to launch fifth generation (5G) wireless systems. In 5G the operating frequency will range from about twenty-four gigahertz (24 GHz) to about one hundred gigahertz (100 GHz). At these frequencies, each micrometer (μm) of a device (e.g., a semiconductor device, a chip, a baseband processor, a communications processor, other processors, millimeter wave transceivers, antennas, power amplifiers, etc.) may influence performance of a device because even very small features of a device may introduce inductive, resistive, and/or capacitive parasitic elements. As a result, in designing such a device, a high degree of resolution may be employed when modeling the device and its performance. 
     In circuits where large capacitors (e.g., stabilization capacitors) are used, such as power amplifiers, a relatively large physical area of these capacitors may introduce relatively large parasitic inductance, which may cause unwanted behavior and instability. Thus, design of these relatively large capacitors should aim to reduce the parasitic inductance where possible. 
     Proposed herein are compound capacitor structures that are designed to improve quality of the capacitors (e.g., improve the Q factor, the resonant frequency, parasitic inductance, etc.). The proposed structure achieves a relatively large capacitor with a relatively high Q factor. Such structures are suitable for mm-Wave frequencies. In some embodiments, a capacitor structure includes a first plate-to-plate capacitor and a second plate-to-plate capacitor oriented with respect to each other to reduce parasitic inductance. 
     In some embodiments, a capacitor structure includes one or more plate-to-plate inter-metal capacitors in proximity to (e.g., over or under) a finger-to-finger intra-metal capacitor given a specific orientation to improve the resonance frequency by canceling the wiring inductance. In some embodiments, the plate-to-plate capacitors and the finger-to-finger capacitors are oriented in a ninety degree (90°) phase shift. Also, in some embodiments, the plate-to-plate capacitors, the finger-to-finger capacitors, or both the plate-to-plate capacitors and the finger-to-finger capacitors are oriented to create anti-parallel currents to cancel inductance in the interconnects. The orientation and polarity of the plates in the plate-to-plate capacitors further improve the inductance cancellation. Also, due to the orientation of the finger-to-finger capacitors the inductance cancellation in the plate-to-plate capacitors is not reduced. Furthermore, in addition to the inductance cancellation, the orientation of the plate-to-plate capacitors in relation to the finger-to-finger capacitor creates additional capacitance between the two capacitors. Means to increase (e.g., optimize) the capacitance and Q factor are provided, as well as various proposed capacitor layouts. 
     Capacitor layouts are proposed to provide inductance cancellation in a plate-to-plate capacitor simultaneously with inductance cancellation in a finger-to-finger capacitor in proximity therewith. These capacitor layouts are configured to improve (optimize) this simultaneous inductance cancellation. As a result, lower loss occurs in operation of capacitors designed according to these proposed capacitor layouts. 
     Using concepts disclosed herein, a large resonance frequency may be achieved as well as a relatively high capacitance and Q factor. Capacitors designed as disclosed herein may have sufficient quality for use in high-frequency (e.g., millimeter wave) applications such as 5G devices. 
     Embodiments disclosed herein may be carried out on or in a semiconductor substrate. Structures of capacitors are discussed herein. These capacitors include electrically conductive structures (e.g., plates, finger elements, transmission lines, traces, etc.). These electrically conductive structures may include metals (e.g., aluminum, copper, tungsten, etc.), metal alloys, metal compounds, polysilicon, highly doped semiconductor material, other conductive materials, or combinations thereof. These electrically conductive structures may be carried by electrically insulating materials (e.g., oxides, nitrides, non-doped or slightly doped semiconductor materials, other electrically insulating materials, or combinations thereof). 
       FIG. 1  is a simplified layout view of a capacitor  100  according to some embodiments. The capacitor  100  includes a plate-to-plate capacitor  110  in proximity to (e.g., over or under) a finger-to-finger intra-metal capacitor  120  (sometimes referred to simply as “finger-to-finger capacitor”  120 ). The plate-to-plate capacitor  110  and the finger-to-finger capacitor  120  are electrically connected to each other in parallel. As a result, the plate-to-plate capacitor  110  and the finger-to-finger capacitor  120  share capacitor terminals  102 ,  104 . The capacitor terminals include a first terminal  102  (e.g., a positive terminal) and a second terminal  104  (e.g., a negative terminal). 
     The plate-to-plate capacitor  110  includes a first plate  112  electrically connected to the first capacitor terminal  102 . The first plate  112  includes an electrically conductive material. The plate-to-plate capacitor  110  also includes a second plate  114  electrically connected to the second capacitor terminal  104 . The second plate  114  includes an electrically conductive material. The second plate  114  is at least substantially parallel to the first plate  112  and is offset from the first plate  112  in a substantially normal direction from the first plate  112 . In  FIG. 1  the second plate  114  is illustrated as having a smaller area from the layout perspective than the first plate  112  in order to show both the first plate  112  and the second plate  114 . In practice, however, the first plate  112  and the second plate  114  may be the same size, different sizes (either the first plate  112  or the second plate  114  may be larger than the other of the first plate  112  and the second plate  114 ), or shapes other than rectangular (e.g., the same or different shapes). 
     The finger-to-finger capacitor  120  includes a first plurality of finger elements  122  electrically connected to the first capacitor terminal  102 . The first plurality of finger elements  122  includes electrically conductive material. The finger-to-finger capacitor  120  also includes a second plurality of finger elements  124  interleaved with the first plurality of finger elements  122 . The second plurality of finger elements  124  is electrically connected to the second capacitor terminal  104 . The second plurality of finger elements  124  includes electrically conductive material. 
     At least a portion of the second plurality of finger elements  124  is located in proximity to the first plate  112  to induce capacitive coupling between the first plate  112  and the at least the portion of the second plurality of finger elements  124  responsive to a voltage potential difference v+, v− applied across the first capacitor terminal  102  and the second capacitor terminal  104 . 
     In operation, electrical current may flow into the capacitor  100  through the first capacitor terminal  102 , and out of the capacitor  100  through the second capacitor terminal  104 . Since coupled electrical lines of the capacitor  100  that are configured to carry antiparallel electrical currents are located in proximity to each other, electromagnetic coupling, known as mutual coupling, between the electrical lines occurs as the electrical current flows through the capacitor  100 . This mutual coupling results from the magnetic fields from the two electrical lines carrying antiparallel currents. This mutual coupling may cancel some of the self-inductance of each trace or electrical line, reducing the total inductance of the capacitor  100 .  FIG. 2  illustrates the concept of mutual coupling. 
     In some embodiments, a portion of the second plurality of finger elements  124  that is located in proximity to the first plate  112  are wider than a portion of the first plurality of finger elements  122  that are located in proximity to the first plate  112  (not shown, however, examples of wider finger elements are illustrated in  FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 6 ). In such embodiments, the wider second plurality of finger elements  124  may increase a total capacitance of the capacitor  100  as compared to embodiments where a wider portion of the second plurality of finger elements  124  is not used. This increased total capacitance results from an increased capacitance between the second plurality of finger elements  124  and the first plate  112 . 
       FIG. 2  is a simplified perspective view of a pair of electrical lines  200 . The pair of electrical lines  200  includes a first line  230  and a second line  240 . The first line  230  and the second line  240  may include transmission lines (e.g., conductive traces, etc.). When electrical current I is induced in opposite directions (sometimes referred to as anti-parallel currents or differentially driving) on the pair of electrical lines  200  (indicated using arrows and + and − signs), resulting magnetic fields  232  and  242  may be induced. If the first line  230  and the second line  240  are placed in proximity to each other, coupling between the first line  230  and the second line  240  occurs (because the magnetic field  232  produced by the first line  230  induces a current on the second line  240 , and the magnetic field  242  produced by the second line  240  induces a current on the first line  230 ). This coupling is referred to herein as mutual coupling, and results in mutual inductance, which is indicated in equations herein as “M.” 
     A self-inductance of each of the lines  230 ,  240  is indicated in equations herein as “L1.” Assuming that the magnitude of the self-inductance and mutual inductance of each of the lines  230 ,  240  is the same, the inductance “L” of a loop including the lines  230 ,  240  is given by:
 
 L =2 L 1−2 M  
 
When the mutual inductance, and coupling, between the lines  230 ,  240  increases, the inductance L will be reduced and the lines will experience reduced inductance. By placing several capacitors next to each other and driving the lines with different polarity and anti-parallel currents, the inductance of the lines  230 ,  240  can be further reduced and a high capacitance can be achieved.
 
       FIGS. 3A-3C  are simplified views illustrating a capacitor  300  according to some embodiments.  FIG. 3A  is a simplified cross-sectional view of the capacitor  300 .  FIG. 3B  is a simplified plan view of a plate-to-plate capacitor portion  310  (also referred to herein as “plate-to-plate portion”  310 ) of the capacitor  300 .  FIG. 3C  is a simplified plan view of the plate-to-plate portion  310  of the capacitor  300  that is wired slightly differently than in  FIG. 3B . 
     Referring to  FIGS. 3A through 3C  together, the capacitor  300  includes a plate-to-plate capacitor portion  310  and a finger-to-finger capacitor portion  320  (also referred to herein as “finger-to-finger portion”  320 ). The capacitor  300  also includes a first capacitor terminal  330  and a second capacitor terminal  340 . The plate-to-plate capacitor portion  310  includes a first plate  312  electrically connected to the first capacitor terminal  330 , a second plate  314  electrically connected to the second capacitor terminal  340 , a third plate  316  electrically connected to the second capacitor terminal  340 , and a fourth plate  318  electrically connected to the first capacitor terminal  330 . The first plate  312 , the second plate  314 , the third plate  316 , and the fourth plate  318  include electrically conductive material. 
     The second plate  314  is at least substantially parallel to the first plate  312  and offset from the first plate  312  in a direction at least substantially normal to the first plate  312 . In other words, the second plate  314  is vertically offset from the first plate  312 . The third plate  316  is at least substantially coplanar with the first plate  312  (e.g., formed from the same metal layer) and offset from the first plate  312  in an at least substantially parallel direction from the first plate  312  (e.g., horizontally). The fourth plate  318  is at least substantially coplanar with the second plate  314  (e.g., formed from the same metal layer) and offset from the second plate  314  in a substantially parallel direction from the second plate  314  (e.g., horizontally). The fourth plate  318  is at least substantially parallel to the third plate  316  and offset from the third plate  316  in a direction at least substantially normal to the third plate  316 . In other words, the fourth plate  318  is offset vertically from the third plate  316 . 
     In some embodiments, the first plate  312  and the third plate  316  may be formed from the same metal layer in a substrate (e.g., a semiconductor substrate), and the second plate  314  and the fourth plate  318  may be formed in a metal layer offset from the metal layer of the first plate  312  and the third plate  316 . 
     In this configuration, when a voltage potential v+, v− is applied across the first capacitor terminal  330  and the second capacitor terminal  340 , antiparallel currents (indicated in part by I+ and I−) are induced on the plates  312 ,  314 ,  316 , and  318  relative to others of the plates  312 ,  314 ,  316 , and  318  in the same vicinity. As a result, mutual coupling between the plates  312 ,  314 ,  316 , and  318 , as discussed above with reference to  FIG. 2 , may decrease the total inductance of the plate-to-plate portion  310  of the capacitor  300 . 
     The finger-to-finger portion  320  includes one or more layers  326 . Each layer  326  of the finger-to-finger portion  320  includes a first plurality of finger elements and a second plurality of finger elements interleaved with the first plurality of finger elements (e.g., a plan view of each layer  326  of the finger-to-finger portion  320  may be similar to the finger-to-finger capacitor  120  illustrated in  FIG. 1 ). The first plurality of finger elements and the second plurality of finger elements include electrically conductive material. Individual ones of the first plurality of finger elements are electrically connected to the first capacitor terminal  330 , and individual ones of the second plurality of finger elements are electrically connected to the second capacitor terminal  340 . 
     In some embodiments, at least a portion of the second plurality of finger elements in a top layer  326  of the finger-to-finger portion  320  is located in proximity to the first plate  312  to induce capacitive coupling between the first plate  312  and the second plurality of finger elements. This capacitive coupling may occur responsive to a voltage potential difference v+, v− applied across the first capacitor terminal  330  and the second capacitor terminal  340 . In some embodiments, the portion of the second plurality of finger elements that is located in proximity to the first plate  312  may be wider than a portion of the first plurality of finger elements that is located in proximity to the first plate  312 . 
     In some embodiments, at least a portion of the first plurality of finger elements is located in proximity to the third plate  316  to induce capacitive coupling between the third plate  316  and the first plurality of finger elements. This capacitive coupling may occur responsive to the voltage potential difference v+, v− applied across the first capacitor terminal  330  and the second capacitor terminal  340 . In some embodiments, the portion of the first plurality of finger elements that is located in proximity to the third plate  316  is wider than a portion of the second plurality of finger elements that is located in proximity to the third plate  316 . 
     In embodiments where only a single layer  326  of finger elements is included, each of the first plurality of finger elements and each of the second plurality of finger elements may be arranged in a substantially coplanar arrangement (e.g., be formed from a single metal layer). 
     In embodiments where multiple layers  326  of finger elements are included, some of the first plurality of finger elements and some of the second plurality of finger elements may be arranged in each one of the layers  326  (e.g., multiple metal layers). In some embodiments, the pattern of the first plurality of finger elements and the second plurality of finger elements may alternate every other layer  326  so that the first plurality of finger elements function as plate-to-plate capacitors with similarly positioned ones of the second plurality of finger elements in adjacent layers  326 . 
     In some embodiments, each one of the layers  326  may be offset from the first plate  312  and the third plate  316  by a different offset distance (e.g., in uniform distance increments, in non-uniform distance increments, or combinations thereof). 
     In some embodiments, a density of capacitance of the plate-to-plate portion  310  of the capacitor  300  alone may, for example, be about 0.2 femtofarads per square micron (fF/μm 2 ), 0.5 fF/μm 2 , or 1.0 fF/μm 2 . In some embodiments, however, any other type capacitor may be used instead of the plate-to-plate portion  310  and may be located near the finger-to-finger portion  320 . 
     By driving the capacitor terminals  330 ,  340  differentially so that the currents in the capacitor  300  are antiparallel (e.g., the currents in the first plate  312  and the second plate  314  are antiparallel, the currents in the third plate  316  and the fourth plate  318  are antiparallel, the currents in the first plate  312  and the third plate  316  are antiparallel, the currents in the second plate  314  and the fourth plate  318  are antiparallel), the inductance in the interconnecting lines is reduced. As a result, inductance cancellation in the capacitor  300  may be improved (e.g., reduced and/or eliminated), and resonance frequency may be increased, thereby increasing the Q factor due to lower effective capacitance (capacitance may be increased by series inductance). 
     The orientation of the metal layers used to form the plate-to-plate portion  310  of the capacitor  300  may also contribute to creating additional capacitance between positive+ and negative− nets (e.g., between the plates  312 ,  314 ,  316 , and  318 ) of the plate-to-plate portion  310 . For example, a capacitance between the first plate  312  and the second plate  314  in addition to a capacitance between the third plate  316  and the fourth plate  318  is indicated in  FIG. 3A  as C 1 . A capacitance between the first plate  312  and the third plate  316  is indicated in  FIG. 3A  as C 2 . A capacitance between the second plate  314  and the fourth plate  318  is indicated in  FIG. 3A  as C 3 . The capacitance of just the plate-to-plate portion  310  would be the sum of C 1 , C 2 , and C 3 . 
     In implementing the proposed layout technique of the plate-to-plate portion  310 , space is available to add additional capacitance under or over the plate-to-plate portion  310 . For example, the finger-to-finger portion  320  may be implemented below the plate-to-plate portion  310 , which includes a finger-to-finger intra-metal capacitor. It should be noted that in some embodiments, the finger-to-finger portion  320  may be implemented above the plate-to-plate portion  310  instead of or in addition to under the plate-to-plate portion  310 . A density of capacitance of the finger-to-finger portion  320  alone may be about 1.2 fF/μm 2 . As a result, the addition of the finger-to-finger portion  320  may increase the total capacitance of the capacitor  300  by the capacitance of the finger-to-finger portion  320 . Furthermore, additional capacitance may be realized between the plate-to-plate portion  310  and the finger-to-finger portion  320 , which is indicated in  FIG. 3A  as C 4 . Therefore, capacitances C 1 , C 2 , C 3 , C 4 , and the capacitance of the finger-to-finger portion  320  may contribute to the total capacitance of the capacitor  300 . 
       FIGS. 3B and 3C  illustrate, from plan views, two examples of how the positive+ and negative− nets may be connected via interconnects (e.g., traces  352  and vias  354 ). For example, the interconnects  352 ,  354  may electrically connect the first plate  312  to the fourth plate  318 , and the second plate  314  to the third plate  316 . Also, additional capacitance and inductance canceling may be achieved using the traces  352 . 
       FIGS. 4A-4C  are simplified views of a capacitor  400 , according to some embodiments.  FIG. 4A  is a simplified plan view of the capacitor  400 .  FIG. 4B  is a simplified, zoomed-in plan view of a portion  402  of the capacitor  400 .  FIG. 4C  is a simplified cross-sectional view of the capacitor  400 . Referring to  FIGS. 4A-4C  together, the capacitor  400  includes a plate-to-plate portion  410  ( FIG. 4C  illustrates a plate-to-plate capacitance C PTP ; capacitance between the first plate  412  and the second plate  414 , and between the third plate  416  and the fourth plate  418  contribute to C PTP ) and a finger-to-finger portion  420  ( FIG. 4C  illustrates unlabeled capacitors between finger elements  422 ,  424 , which contribute to the finger-to-finger capacitance) similar to the plate-to-plate portion  310  and finger-to-finger portion  320  discussed above with reference to  FIGS. 3A-3C . The capacitor  400  also includes a first capacitor terminal  430  and a second capacitor terminal  440 , similar to the first capacitor terminal  330  and the second capacitor terminal  340  of  FIG. 3A .  FIG. 4C  also illustrates a plate-to-finger portion  480 , which includes a plate-to-finger capacitance C PTF  (capacitance between the first plate  412  and the second plurality of finger elements  424  and between the third plate  416  and the first plurality of finger elements  422  contribute to C PTF ). The plate-to-plate portion  410  includes a first plate  412 , a second plate  414 , a third plate  416 , and a fourth plate  418  configured similarly to the first plate  312 , the second plate  314 , the third plate  316 , and the fourth plate  318  discussed above with reference to  FIG. 3 . In other words, the plate-to-plate portion  410  is configured for antiparallel currents as discussed above. The finger-to-finger portion  420  includes a first plurality of finger elements  422  interleaved with a second plurality of finger elements  424 .  FIG. 4B  illustrates how positive and negative nets +, − are connected.  FIG. 4C  illustrates that the first plurality of finger elements  422  and the second plurality of finger elements  424  may be distributed in one or more layers of finger elements. 
     In some embodiments, parts of individual ones of the second plurality of finger elements  424  that are in proximity to the first plate  412  may be wider than parts of individual ones of the first plurality of finger elements  422  that are in proximity to the first plate  412 . As illustrated in  FIG. 4B , a first width w 1  of first finger element  422  is less than a second width w 2  of the second finger elements  424 . As a result, resistance in these parts of the second plurality of finger elements  424  may be less than that of these parts of the first plurality of finger elements  422 . Similarly, parts of individual ones of the first plurality of finger elements  422  that are in proximity to the third plate  416  may be wider than parts of individual ones of the second plurality of finger elements  424  that are in proximity to the third plate  416 . 
     Since the finger elements  422 ,  424  have series resistance, it is beneficial to have wider traces in the finger elements  422 ,  424  of the finger-to-finger portion  420 . The resistance between the plate-to-plate portion  410  and the finger-to-finger portion  420  is inversely proportional to an area of overlap  460  between finger elements  422 ,  424  of opposing polarities to the first plate  412  and the second plate  414  (e.g., R˜1/(Area overlap)˜1/(finger width)). 
     Also, the capacitance between the first plate  412  and the second plurality of finger elements  424  (illustrated as C PTF  in  FIG. 4C ) may be greater if the width w 2  of the second plurality of finger elements  424  is greater in the vicinity of the first plate  412  (the resulting C 4  of  FIG. 3A  is greater). This capacitance between the first plate  412  and the second plurality of finger elements  424  C PTF  is proportional to the area of overlap  460  between the first plate  412  and the second plurality of finger elements  424 . Similarly, the capacitance between the third plate  416  and the first plurality of finger elements  422  (also contributing to C PTF ) may be greater if the width of the first plurality of finger elements is greater in the vicinity of the third plate  416  (the resulting C 4  of  FIG. 3A  is greater). This capacitance between the third plate  416  and the first plurality of finger elements  422  is proportional to the area of overlap between the third plate  416  and the first plurality of finger elements  422 . 
     Relatively wider traces in a metal layer of the first plate  412  and third plate  416  and a metal layer of the finger-to-finger portion  420  also increases the capacitance between the positive+ and negative− nets as compared to relatively narrower traces. This is illustrated in  FIG. 4B  where the negative nets− of the second plurality of finger elements  424  are located near the bottom of the first plate  412 . Since the positive net+ of the first finger element  422  has no additional capacitance to the first plate  412 , the first finger element  422  may be narrower than the second finger elements  424  in this region near the first plate  412 . Similarly, since the negative nets− have additional capacitance to the first plate  412 , the second finger elements  424  may be wider than the first finger element  422  in this region near the first plate  412  to improve the quality factor of the capacitance, which is given by Q=1/(2*π*f*R*C) (where f is the frequency of operation). 
       FIGS. 5A and 5B  are a top view and a bottom view, respectively, of a capacitor  500 , according to some embodiments. The capacitor  500  includes a first capacitor terminal  530 , a second capacitor terminal  540 , a plate-to-plate portion  510 , and a finger-to-finger portion  520  similar to the first capacitor terminal  430 , the second capacitor terminal  440 , the plate-to-plate portion  410 , and the finger-to-finger portion  420  discussed above with reference to  FIGS. 4A-4B . The plate-to-plate portion  510  includes a first plate  512  and a fourth plate  518  electrically connected to the first capacitor terminal  530  and a second plate  514  and a third plate  516  electrically connected to the second capacitor terminal  540 . The finger-to-finger portion  520  includes a first plurality of finger elements  522  and a second plurality of finger elements  524  interleaved with the first plurality of finger elements  522 . 
     Improvement (e.g., optimization) of the Q-factor of the capacitor  500  is further illustrated in  FIGS. 5A and 5B , which indicate capacitive coupling C between and resistances R, Rhigh, and Rlow of structures of the capacitor  500 . For example, relatively large resistance R, Rhigh is associated with parts of the finger elements  522 ,  524  that are relatively further away from the first plate  512  and the third plate  516 . These parts may be omitted by the proposed structure, in some embodiments. The arrows indicate the direction of the current. 
       FIGS. 6A-6D  are simplified views of a capacitor  600  according to some embodiments.  FIG. 6A  is a simplified plan view of the capacitor  600 .  FIG. 6B  is a simplified cross-sectional view of the capacitor  600  taken along line  6 B of  FIG. 6A .  FIG. 6C  is a simplified plan view of the capacitor  600  of  FIGS. 6A and 6B  accept that connections to various elements in  FIG. 6C  are different from those of  6 A and  6 B, resulting in different directions of current shown in  FIG. 6C  as compared to that of  FIG. 6A .  FIG. 6D  is a simplified cross-sectional view of the capacitor  600  of  FIG. 6C  taken along line  6 D of  FIG. 6C . 
     The capacitor  600  includes a first capacitor terminal  630 , a second capacitor terminal  640 , and a plate-to-plate portion  610  including a first plate  612 , a second plate  614 , a third plate  616 , and a fourth plate  618  similar to the first capacitor terminal  430 , the second capacitor terminal  440 , and the plate-to-plate portion  410  including the first plate  412 , the second plate  414 , the third plate  416 , and the fourth plate  418  discussed above with reference to  FIGS. 4A-4B . The capacitor  600  also includes a finger-to-finger portion  620  in proximity to the plate-to-plate portion  610 . The finger-to-finger portion  620  includes a first plurality of finger elements  622  and a second plurality of finger elements  624  interleaved with the first plurality of finger elements  622 . The capacitor  600  further includes a first transmission line  650  configured to electrically connect the first capacitor terminal  630  to the first plurality of finger elements  622 , and a second transmission line  660  configured to electrically connect the second capacitor terminal  640  to the second plurality of finger elements  624 . 
     In this configuration (the finger elements  622 ,  624  being center-fed by the first transmission line  650  and the second transmission line  660 ), the finger-to-finger portion  620  has inductance cancellation in the finger elements  622 ,  624  and in the transmission lines  650 ,  660 . Accordingly, both the finger-to-finger portion  620  and the plate-to-plate portion  610  have inductance cancellation. This arrangement also optionally may use different finger widths as discussed in  FIGS. 4A and 4B  to increase the capacitance and enhance the quality factor by reduced resistance. Arrows illustrated on the finger elements  622 ,  624  of  FIGS. 6A and 6C  indicate the direction of the current responsive to a positive voltage potential v+, v− being applied across the first capacitor terminal  630  and the second capacitor terminal  640 . Since these currents are anti-parallel for adjacent finger elements  622 ,  624  the inductance is cancelled due to mutual coupling. Moreover, the inductance in interconnects  650 ,  660  for the plate-to-plate portion  610  is also cancelled, as discussed above with reference to  FIGS. 3A-3C . 
     In some embodiments, the first transmission line  650  and the second transmission line  660  may be at least substantially coplanar with the first plate  612  and the third plate  616  (e.g., formed from the same metal layer).  FIGS. 6B and 6D  illustrate examples of the first transmission line  650  and the second transmission line  660  being located coplanar with the first plate  612  and the third plate  616 . In such embodiments, vias  670  may be used to electrically connect the transmission lines  650 ,  660  to the finger elements  622 ,  624  (e.g., first vias electrically connecting the first transmission line  650  to the first plurality of finger elements  622 , and second vias electrically connecting the second transmission line  660  to the second plurality of finger elements  624 ). These vias  670  may be used because the finger elements  622 ,  624  are offset vertically from the transmission lines  650 ,  660  (e.g., formed from a separate metal layer from that of the transmission lines  650 ,  660 ). 
       FIGS. 7A and 7B  are simplified views of a capacitor  700 , according to some embodiments.  FIG. 7A  is a simplified plan view of the capacitor  700 .  FIG. 7B  is a simplified cross-sectional view of the capacitor  700  taken along line  7 B of  FIG. 7A . 
     The capacitor  700  includes a first capacitor terminal  730 , a second capacitor terminal  740 , and a plate-to-plate portion  710  including a first plate  712 , a second plate  714 , a third plate  716 , and a fourth plate  718  similar to the first capacitor terminal  430 , the second capacitor terminal  440 , and the plate-to-plate portion  410  including the first plate  412 , the second plate  414 , the third plate  416 , and the fourth plate  418  discussed above with reference to  FIGS. 4A-4C . The capacitor  700  also includes a finger-to-finger portion  720  in proximity to the plate-to-plate portion  710 . The finger-to-finger portion  720  includes a first plurality of finger elements  722  and a second plurality of finger elements  724  interleaved with the first plurality of finger elements  722 . The capacitor  700  further includes a first transmission line  750  configured to electrically connect the first capacitor terminal  730  to the first plurality of finger elements  722 , and a second transmission line  760  configured to electrically connect the second capacitor terminal  740  to the second plurality of finger elements  724 . 
     Similar to the capacitor  600  of  FIGS. 6A and 6B , the finger-to-finger portion  720  has inductance cancellation in the finger elements  722 ,  724  and in the transmission lines  750 ,  760 . Accordingly, both the finger-to-finger portion  720  and the plate-to-plate portion  710  have inductance cancellation. This arrangement also optionally may use different finger widths as discussed in  FIGS. 4A and 4B  to increase the capacitance and enhance the quality factor by reduced resistance. Arrows illustrated on the finger elements  722 ,  724  of  FIG. 7A  indicate the direction of the current responsive to a positive voltage potential v+, v− being applied across the first capacitor terminal  730  and the second capacitor terminal  740 . Since these currents are anti-parallel for adjacent finger elements  722 ,  724  the inductance is cancelled due to mutual coupling. Moreover, the inductance in interconnects  750 ,  760  for the plate-to-plate portion  710  is also cancelled, as discussed above with reference to  FIGS. 3A-3C . 
     The capacitor  700 , however, is different from the capacitor  600  of  FIGS. 6A-6B  because of positions of the transmission lines  750 ,  760  relative to the first plate  712  and the third plate  716 . For example, the capacitor  600  of  FIGS. 6A-6B  includes the first transmission line  650  located between the second transmission line  660  and the first plate  612 . In the capacitor  700  of  FIGS. 7A and 7B  there are antiparallel currents not just between the transmission lines  750 ,  760 , but also between the transmission lines  750 ,  760  and the adjacent first plate  712  and third plate  716 . As a result, inductance of the capacitor  700  may be slightly lower than that of the capacitor  600  of  FIGS. 6A and 6B . 
     In some embodiments, the first transmission line  750  and the second transmission line  760  may be at least substantially coplanar with the first plate  712  and the third plate  716  (e.g., formed from the same metal layer).  FIG. 7B  illustrates an example of the first transmission line  750  and the second transmission line  660  being located coplanar with the first plate  712  and the third plate  616 . In such embodiments, vias  770  may be used to electrically connect the transmission lines  750 ,  760  to the finger elements  722 ,  724 , which may be offset vertically from the transmission lines  750 ,  760  (e.g., formed from a separate metal layer from that of the transmission lines  750 ,  760 ). 
     In some embodiments, the first transmission line  750  and the second transmission line  760  may be offset vertically from a position between the first plate  712  and the third plate  716  (e.g., formed from a different metal layer than the first plate  712  and the third plate  716 ). Similarly, the first transmission line  650  and the second transmission line  660  of the capacitor  600  may be offset vertically from a position between the first plate  612  and the third plate  616 . 
       FIG. 8  is a simplified illustration of an equivalent circuit  800  for capacitors (e.g., capacitors  100 ,  300 ,  400 ,  500 ,  600 , and  700 ) disclosed herein.  FIG. 8  highlights the property of the Q factor, which is given generally as: 
               Q   =     1     ω   ⁢   R   ⁢   C         ,         
where ω is an operational frequency of the capacitor, R is the resistance of the capacitor, and C is the capacitance of the capacitor. For the compound capacitors (e.g., capacitors  100 ,  300 ,  400 ,  500 ,  600 , and  700 ) disclosed herein, however, a plate-to-plate portion and a finger-to-finger portion are connected in parallel. Accordingly, to properly model these capacitors, the equivalent circuit  800  includes a plate-to-plate portion  810  and a finger-to-finger portion  820  connected in parallel to each other. The plate-to-plate portion  810  includes a plate-to-plate capacitance C ptp  connected in series with a plate-to-plate resistance R ptp . The finger-to-finger portion  820  includes a finger-to-finger capacitance C ftf  connected in series with a finger-to-finger resistance R ftf.  
 
     The Q-factor for two parallel capacitors at mm-Wave frequencies, in our case one or more plate-to-plate capacitors (ptp) corresponding to the plate-to-plate portion  810  and one or more finger-to-finger capacitors (ftf) corresponding to the finger-to-finger portion  820  and one or more plate-to-finger capacitors (ptf)  830  (resulting from coupling between the plate-to-plate portion and the finger-to-finger portion), can be determined assuming that the total capacitance C from the equation above is given by C=C ptp +C ftf +C ptf  and the total resistance R from the equation is given by 
                 1   R     =       1     R     p   ⁢   t   ⁢   p         +     1     R     f   ⁢   t   ⁢   f         +     1     R     p   ⁢   t   ⁢   f             .         
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     Rather than achieving only a large capacitance C without reducing resistance R or improving the Q factor, which may be less useful for devices operating at very high frequencies (e.g., millimeter wave frequencies), a good Q factor may be obtained. Accordingly, using principles disclosed herein, a good Q factor may be achieved while a good balance between the capacitance C and minimizing the resistance, R, may be achieved. 
       FIG. 9  illustrates an interposer  1000  that includes one or more embodiments of the disclosure. The interposer  1000  is an intervening substrate used to bridge a first substrate  1002  to a second substrate  1004 . The first substrate  1002  may be, for instance, an integrated circuit die. The second substrate  1004  may be, for instance, a memory module, a computer motherboard, a matching network to an antenna, an antenna array for beamforming, or another integrated circuit die. Generally, the purpose of an interposer  1000  is to spread a connection to a wider pitch or to reroute a connection to a different connection. For example, an interposer  1000  may couple an integrated circuit die to a ball grid array (BGA)  1006  that can subsequently be coupled to the second substrate  1004 . In some embodiments, the first and second substrates  1002 / 1004  are attached to opposing sides of the interposer  1000 . In other embodiments, the first and second substrates  1002 / 1004  are attached to the same side of the interposer  1000 . And in further embodiments, three or more substrates are interconnected by way of the interposer  1000 . 
     The interposer  1000  may be formed of an epoxy resin, a fiberglass-reinforced epoxy resin, a ceramic material, or a polymer material such as polyimide or liquid crystal polymer. In further implementations, the interposer may be formed of alternate rigid or flexible materials that may include the same materials described above for use in a semiconductor substrate, such as silicon, germanium, and other group III-V and group IV materials like gallium nitride (GaN), gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP), or other materials. 
     The interposer  1000  may include metal interconnects  1008  and vias  1010 , including but not limited to through-silicon vias (TSVs)  1012 . The interposer  1000  may further include embedded devices  1014 , including both passive and active devices. Such devices include, but are not limited to, capacitors, decoupling capacitors, resistors, inductors, fuses, diodes, transformers, sensors, and electrostatic discharge (ESD) devices. More complex devices such as radio-frequency (RF) devices, power amplifiers, low noise amplifiers, power management devices, antennas, antenna arrays for beamforming, sensors, and MEMS devices may also be formed on the interposer  1000 . 
     In accordance with embodiments of the disclosure, apparatuses or processes disclosed herein may be used in the fabrication of interposer  1000 . For example, the interposer  1000 , the first substrate  1002 , the second substrate  1004  may include capacitors similar to those discussed herein (e.g., capacitors  100 ,  300 ,  400 ,  500 ,  600 , and  700 ). 
       FIG. 10  illustrates a computing device  1200  in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure. The computing device  1200  may include a number of components. In one embodiment, these components are attached to one or more motherboards. In an alternate embodiment, some or all of these components are fabricated onto a single system-on-a-chip (SoC) die, such as an SoC used for mobile devices. The components in the computing device  1200  include, but are not limited to, an integrated circuit die  1202  and at least one communications chip  1208  (also referred to herein as “communications logic unit”  1208 ). In some implementations the communications chip  1208  is fabricated within the integrated circuit die  1202  while in other implementations the communications logic unit  1208  is fabricated in a separate integrated circuit chip that may be bonded to a substrate or motherboard that is shared with or electronically coupled to the integrated circuit die  1202 . The integrated circuit die  1202  may include a processor  1204  (e.g., a CPU) as well as on-die memory  1206 , often used as cache memory, which can be provided by technologies such as embedded DRAM (eDRAM), SRAM, or spin-transfer torque memory (STT-M RAM). 
     Computing device  1200  may include other components that may or may not be physically and electrically coupled to the motherboard or fabricated within an SoC die. These other components include, but are not limited to, volatile memory  1210  (e.g., DRAM), non-volatile memory  1212  (e.g., ROM or flash memory), a graphics processing unit (GPU)  1214 , a digital signal processor (DSP)  1216 , a crypto processor  1242  (e.g., a specialized processor that executes cryptographic algorithms within hardware), a chipset  1220 , at least one antenna  1222  (in some implementations two or more antenna may be used), a display or a touchscreen display  1224 , a touchscreen display controller  1226 , a battery  1229  or other power source (not shown), a power amplifier (not shown), a voltage regulator (not shown), a global positioning system (GPS) device  1228 , a compass (not shown), one or more motion sensors  1232  (e.g., a motion coprocessor such as an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a compass, etc.), a microphone (not shown), a speaker  1234 , a camera  1236 , user input devices  1238  (such as a keyboard, mouse, stylus, and touchpad), and a mass storage device  1240  (such as hard disk drive, compact disk (CD), digital versatile disk (DVD), and so forth). The computing device  1200  may incorporate further transmission, telecommunication, or radio functionality not already described herein. In some implementations, the computing device  1200  includes a radio that is used to communicate over a distance by modulating and radiating electromagnetic waves in air or space. In further implementations, the computing device  1200  includes a transmitter and a receiver (or a transceiver) that is used to communicate over a distance by modulating and radiating electromagnetic waves in air or space. 
     The communications chip  1208  may include a communications logic unit configured to transfer data to and from the computing device  1200 . The term “wireless” and its derivatives may be used to describe circuits, devices, systems, methods, techniques, communications channels, etc., that may communicate data through the use of modulated electromagnetic radiation through a non-solid medium. The term does not imply that the associated devices do not contain any wires, although in some embodiments they might not. The communications logic unit  1208  may implement any of a number of wireless standards or protocols, including but not limited to Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11ad family), WiMAX (IEEE 802.16 family), IEEE 802.20, long term evolution (LTE), Ev-DO, HSPA+, HSDPA+, HSUPA+, EDGE, GSM, GPRS, CDMA, TDMA, DECT, Infrared (IR), Near Field Communication (NFC), Bluetooth, derivatives thereof, as well as any other wireless protocols that are designated as 3G, 4G, 5G, 5G NR, and beyond. The computing device  1200  may include a plurality of communications chips  1208 . For instance, a first communications chip  1208  may be dedicated to shorter range wireless communications such as Wi-Fi, NFC, and Bluetooth and a second communications chip  1208  may be dedicated to longer range wireless communications such as GPS, EDGE, GPRS, CDMA, WiMAX, LTE, Ev-DO, and others. 
     The processor  1204  of the computing device  1200  includes one or more devices, such as capacitors similar to those discussed herein (e.g., capacitors  100 ,  300 ,  400 ,  500 ,  600 , and  700 ). The term “processor” may refer to any device or portion of a device that processes electronic data from registers and/or memory to transform that electronic data into other electronic data that may be stored in registers and/or memory. 
     The communications logic unit  1208  may also include one or more devices, such as capacitors similar to those discussed herein (e.g., capacitors  100 ,  300 ,  400 ,  500 ,  600 , and  700 ). 
     In further embodiments, another component housed within the computing device  1200  may contain one or more devices, such as capacitors similar to those discussed herein (e.g., capacitors  100 ,  300 ,  400 ,  500 ,  600 , and  700 ). 
     In various embodiments, the computing device  1200  may be a laptop computer, a netbook computer, a notebook computer, an ultrabook computer, a smartphone, a dumbphone, a tablet, a tablet/laptop hybrid, a personal digital assistant (PDA), an ultra mobile PC, a mobile phone, a desktop computer, a server, a printer, a scanner, a monitor, a set-top box, an entertainment control unit, a digital camera, a portable music player, or a digital video recorder. In further implementations, the computing device  1200  may be any other electronic device that processes data. 
     EXAMPLES 
     The following is a non-exhaustive list of example embodiments that fall within the scope of the disclosure. In order to avoid complexity in providing the disclosure, not all of the examples listed below are separately and explicitly disclosed as having been contemplated herein as combinable with all of the others of the examples listed below and other embodiments disclosed hereinabove. Unless one of ordinary skill in the art would understand that these examples listed below, and the above disclosed embodiments, are not combinable, it is contemplated within the scope of the disclosure that such examples and embodiments are combinable. 
     Example 1: A semiconductor device, comprising: a capacitor comprising: a plate-to-plate capacitor including at least a first plate and a second plate, the second plate in proximity to the first plate; and a finger-to-finger capacitor in proximity to the first plate, the finger-to-finger capacitor comprising a first plurality of finger elements and a second plurality of finger elements, the second plurality of finger elements interleaved with the first plurality of finger elements, the first plurality of finger elements electrically connected to the first plate and the second plurality of finger elements electrically connected to the second plate; wherein the second plurality of finger elements and the first plate form additional plate-to-plate capacitors. 
     Example 2: The semiconductor device of Example 1, further comprising another plate-to-plate capacitor including a third plate and a fourth plate, the third plate in proximity to the first plate, the first plate electrically connected to the fourth plate and the second plate electrically connected to the third plate. 
     Example 3: The semiconductor device of Example 2, wherein the finger-to-finger capacitor is in proximity to the third plate and the first plurality of finger elements and the third plate form other additional plate-to-plate capacitors. 
     Example 4: The semiconductor device of Example 3, wherein the first plurality of finger elements are wider than the second plurality of finger elements in portions of the finger-to-finger capacitor that are proximate to the third plate. 
     Example 5: The semiconductor device according to any one of Examples 1-4, wherein individual ones of the second plurality of finger elements are wider than individual ones of the first plurality of finger elements in portions of the finger-to-finger capacitor that are proximate to the first plate. 
     Example 6: The semiconductor device according to any one of Examples 2-5, wherein the first plate and the third plate are at least substantially coplanar. 
     Example 7: A semiconductor device, comprising: a first plate; a second plate in proximity to the first plate, the first plate and the second plate forming a first plate-to-plate capacitor; a third plate electrically connected to the second plate, the third plate at least substantially coplanar with the first plate; and a fourth plate electrically connected to the first plate, the fourth plate at least substantially coplanar with the second plate, the fourth plate in proximity to the third plate, the third plate and the fourth plate forming a second plate-to-plate capacitor. 
     Example 8: The semiconductor device of Example 7, further comprising a finger-to-finger capacitor in proximity to the first plate and the third plate and electrically connected in parallel to the first plate-to-plate capacitor and the second plate-to-plate capacitor. 
     Example 9: The semiconductor device of Example 8, wherein individual finger elements of the finger-to-finger capacitor extend outward from transmission lines located between the first plate and the third plate. 
     Example 10: The semiconductor device of Example 9, wherein the transmission lines are vertically offset from the first plate and the third plate. 
     Example 11: The semiconductor device according to any one of Examples 7-10, wherein the finger-to-finger capacitor comprises a multi-layer finger-to-finger capacitor. 
     Example 12: The semiconductor device according to any one of Examples 7-11, wherein the semiconductor device includes a device that is configured to operate at frequencies above 23 gigahertz (GHz). 
     Example 13: An electronic device, comprising: a first capacitor terminal; a second capacitor terminal; a plate-to-plate capacitor including: a first plate electrically connected to the first capacitor terminal, the first plate comprising an electrically conductive material; and a second plate electrically connected to the second capacitor terminal, the second plate comprising an electrically conductive material, the second plate at least substantially parallel to the first plate and offset from the first plate in a substantially normal direction from the first plate; and a finger-to-finger capacitor proximate to the first plate of the plate-to-plate capacitor, the finger-to-finger capacitor comprising: a first plurality of finger elements electrically connected to the first capacitor terminal, the first plurality of finger elements comprising electrically conductive material; and a second plurality of finger elements interleaved with the first plurality of finger elements, the second plurality of finger elements electrically connected to the second capacitor terminal, the second plurality of finger elements comprising electrically conductive material; wherein at least a portion of the second plurality of finger elements is located in proximity to the first plate. 
     Example 14: The electronic device of Example 13, wherein the at least the portion of the second plurality of finger elements that is located in proximity to the first plate are wider than a portion of the first plurality of finger elements that is interleaved with the at least the portion of the second plurality of finger elements. 
     Example 15: A capacitor, comprising: a first capacitor terminal; a second capacitor terminal; a first plate electrically connected to the first capacitor terminal, the first plate comprising electrically conductive material; a second plate electrically connected to the second capacitor terminal, the second plate comprising an electrically conductive material, the second plate at least substantially parallel to the first plate and offset from the first plate in a direction at least substantially normal to the first plate; a third plate electrically connected to the second capacitor terminal, the third plate comprising electrically conductive material, the third plate at least substantially coplanar with the first plate and offset from the first plate in an at least substantially parallel direction from the first plate; and a fourth plate electrically connected to the first capacitor terminal, the fourth plate comprising electrically conductive material, the fourth plate at least substantially coplanar with the second plate and offset from the second plate in a substantially parallel direction from the second plate, the fourth plate at least substantially parallel to the third plate and offset from the third plate in a direction at least substantially normal to the third plate. 
     Example 16: The capacitor of Example 15, further comprising: a first plurality of finger elements comprising electrically conductive material, each of the first plurality of finger elements electrically connected to the first capacitor terminal; and a second plurality of finger elements interleaved with the first plurality of finger elements to form a finger-to-finger sub-capacitor, the second plurality of finger elements comprising electrically conductive material, the second plurality of finger elements electrically connected to the second capacitor terminal; wherein: at least a portion of the second plurality of finger elements is located in proximity to the first plate to induce capacitive coupling between the first plate and the at least the portion of the second plurality of finger elements responsive to a voltage potential difference applied across the first capacitor terminal and the second capacitor terminal; and at least a portion of the first plurality of finger elements is located in proximity to the third plate to induce capacitive coupling between the third plate and the at least the portion of the first plurality of finger elements responsive to the voltage potential difference applied across the first capacitor terminal and the second capacitor terminal. 
     Example 17: The capacitor of Example 16, wherein the at least the portion of the second plurality of finger elements that is located in proximity to the first plate is wider than a portion of the first plurality of finger elements that is located in the proximity to the first plate. 
     Example 18: The capacitor according to any one of Examples 16 and 17, wherein the at least the portion of the first plurality of finger elements that is located in proximity to the third plate is wider than a portion of the second plurality of finger elements that is located in the proximity to the third plate. 
     Example 19: The capacitor according to any one of Examples 16-18, wherein each of the first plurality of finger elements and each of the second plurality of finger elements is arranged in a substantially coplanar arrangement. 
     Example 20: The capacitor according to any one of Examples 16-18, wherein some of the first plurality of finger elements and some of the second plurality of finger elements are arranged in each of a plurality of substantially coplanar arrangements, each one of the plurality of substantially coplanar arrangements offset from the first plate and the third plate by a different offset distance. 
     Example 21: The capacitor according to any one of Examples 16-20, further comprising: a first transmission line configured to electrically connect the first capacitor terminal to the first plurality of finger elements; and a second transmission line configured to electrically connect the second capacitor terminal to the second plurality of finger elements. 
     Example 22: The capacitor of Example 21, wherein the first transmission line and the second transmission line are at least substantially coplanar with the first plate and the third plate. 
     Example 23: The capacitor of Example 22, further comprising at least one first via electrically connecting the first transmission line to the first plurality of finger elements and at least one second via electrically connecting the second transmission line to the second plurality of finger elements, wherein the first transmission line is located between the second transmission line and the first plate. 
     Example 24: The capacitor of Example 22, further comprising at least one first via electrically connecting the first transmission line to the first plurality of finger elements and at least one second via electrically connecting the second transmission line to the second plurality of finger elements, wherein the second transmission line is located between the first plate and the second transmission line. 
     Example 25: The capacitor of Example 21, wherein the first transmission line and the second transmission line are offset vertically from a position between the first plate and the third plate. 
     Example 26: A method of forming a semiconductor device, the method comprising: forming a capacitor, the forming comprising: forming a plate-to-plate capacitor including at least a first plate and a second plate, the second plate in proximity to the first plate; and forming a finger-to-finger capacitor in proximity to the first plate, the finger-to-finger capacitor comprising a first plurality of finger elements and a second plurality of finger elements, the second plurality of finger elements interleaved with the first plurality of finger elements, the first plurality of finger elements electrically connected to the first plate and the second plurality of finger elements electrically connected to the second plate; wherein the second plurality of finger elements and the first plate form additional plate-to-plate capacitors. 
     Example 27: The method of Example 26, wherein forming a capacitor further comprises forming another plate-to-plate capacitor including a third plate and a fourth plate, the third plate in proximity to the first plate, the first plate electrically connected to the fourth plate and the second plate electrically connected to the third plate. 
     Example 28: The method of Example 27, wherein forming another plate-to-plate capacitor comprises forming the third plate in proximity to the finger-to-finger capacitor, wherein the first plurality of finger elements and the third plate form other additional plate-to-plate capacitors. 
     Example 29: The method of Example 28, wherein forming a finger-to-finger capacitor comprises forming the first plurality of finger elements wider than the second plurality of finger elements in portions of the finger-to-finger capacitor that are proximate to the third plate. 
     Example 30: The method according to any one of Examples 26-29, wherein forming a finger-to-finger capacitor comprises forming individual ones of the second plurality of finger elements wider than individual ones of the first plurality of finger elements in portions of the finger-to-finger capacitor that are proximate to the first plate. 
     Example 31: The method according to any one of Examples 27-30, wherein the first plate and the third plate are at least substantially coplanar. 
     Example 32: A method of forming a semiconductor device, the method comprising: forming a first plate; forming a second plate in proximity to the first plate, the first plate and the second plate forming a first plate-to-plate capacitor; forming a third plate electrically connected to the second plate, the third plate at least substantially coplanar with the first plate; and forming a fourth plate electrically connected to the first plate, the fourth plate at least substantially coplanar with the second plate, the fourth plate in proximity to the third plate, the third plate and the fourth plate forming a second plate-to-plate capacitor. 
     Example 33: The method of Example 32, further comprising forming a finger-to-finger capacitor in proximity to the first plate and the third plate and electrically connecting the finger-to-finger capacitor in parallel to the first plate-to-plate capacitor and the second plate-to-plate capacitor. 
     Example 34: The method of Example 33, wherein forming a finger-to-finger capacitor comprises forming individual finger elements of the finger to-finger capacitor to extend outward from transmission lines located between the first plate and the third plate. 
     Example 35: The method of Example 34, further comprising vertically offsetting the transmission lines from the first plate and the third plate. 
     Example 36: The method according to any one of Examples 32-35, wherein forming a finger-to-finger capacitor comprises forming a multi-layer finger-to-finger capacitor. 
     Example 37: The method according to any one of Examples 32-36, wherein the semiconductor device includes a device that is configured to operate at frequencies above 23 gigahertz (GHz). 
     Example 38: A method of operating an electronic device, comprising: applying an electrical signal across a first capacitor terminal and a second capacitor terminal; conducting the electrical signal to a plate-to-plate capacitor including: a first plate electrically connected to the first capacitor terminal, the first plate comprising an electrically conductive material; and a second plate electrically connected to the second capacitor terminal, the second plate comprising an electrically conductive material, the second plate at least substantially parallel to the first plate and offset from the first plate in a substantially normal direction from the first plate; and conducting the electrical signal to a finger-to-finger capacitor proximate to the first plate of the plate-to-plate capacitor, the finger-to-finger capacitor comprising: a first plurality of finger elements electrically connected to the first capacitor terminal, the first plurality of finger elements comprising electrically conductive material; and a second plurality of finger elements interleaved with the first plurality of finger elements, the second plurality of finger elements electrically connected to the second capacitor terminal, the second plurality of finger elements comprising electrically conductive material; wherein at least a portion of the second plurality of finger elements is located in proximity to the first plate. 
     Example 39: The method of Example 38, wherein conducting the electrical signal to a finger-to-finger capacitor includes conducting the electrical signal to at least a portion of the second plurality of finger elements that is located in proximity to the first plate, wherein the at least the portion of the second plurality of finger elements that is located in proximity to the first plate is wider than a portion of the first plurality of finger elements that is interleaved with the at least the portion of the second plurality of finger elements. 
     Example 40: A method of operating a capacitor, the method comprising: applying an electrical signal across a first capacitor terminal and a second capacitor terminal; conducting the electrical signal to a first plate electrically connected to the first capacitor terminal, the first plate comprising electrically conductive material; conducting the electrical signal to a second plate electrically connected to the second capacitor terminal, the second plate comprising an electrically conductive material, the second plate at least substantially parallel to the first plate and offset from the first plate in a direction at least substantially normal to the first plate; conducting the electrical signal to a third plate electrically connected to the second capacitor terminal, the third plate comprising electrically conductive material, the third plate at least substantially coplanar with the first plate and offset from the first plate in an at least substantially parallel direction from the first plate; and conducting the electrical signal to a fourth plate electrically connected to the first capacitor terminal, the fourth plate comprising electrically conductive material, the fourth plate at least substantially coplanar with the second plate and offset from the second plate in a substantially parallel direction from the second plate, the fourth plate at least substantially parallel to the third plate and offset from the third plate in a direction at least substantially normal to the third plate. 
     Example 41: The method of Example 40, further comprising: conducting the electrical signal to a first plurality of finger elements comprising electrically conductive material, each of the first plurality of finger elements electrically connected to the first capacitor terminal; and conducting the electrical signal to a second plurality of finger elements interleaved with the first plurality of finger elements to form a finger-to-finger sub-capacitor, the second plurality of finger elements comprising electrically conductive material, the second plurality of finger elements electrically connected to the second capacitor terminal; wherein: at least a portion of the second plurality of finger elements is located in proximity to the first plate to induce capacitive coupling between the first plate and the at least the portion of the second plurality of finger elements responsive to a voltage potential difference applied across the first capacitor terminal and the second capacitor terminal; and at least a portion of the first plurality of finger elements is located in proximity to the third plate to induce capacitive coupling between the third plate and the at least the portion of the first plurality of finger elements responsive to the voltage potential difference applied across the first capacitor terminal and the second capacitor terminal. 
     Example 42: The method of Example 41, wherein the at least the portion of the second plurality of finger elements that is located in proximity to the first plate is wider than a portion of the first plurality of finger elements that is located in the proximity to the first plate. 
     Example 43: The method according to any one of Examples 41 and 42, wherein the at least the portion of the first plurality of finger elements that is located in proximity to the third plate is wider than a portion of the second plurality of finger elements that is located in the proximity to the third plate. 
     Example 44: The method according to any one of Examples 41-43, wherein each of the first plurality of finger elements and each of the second plurality of finger elements is arranged in a substantially coplanar arrangement. 
     Example 45: The method according to any one of Examples 41-43, wherein some of the first plurality of finger elements and some of the second plurality of finger elements are arranged in each of a plurality of substantially coplanar arrangements, each one of the plurality of substantially coplanar arrangements offset from the first plate and the third plate by a different offset distance. 
     Example 46: The method according to any one of Examples 41-45, wherein: conducting the electrical signal to a first plurality of finger elements comprises conducting the electrical signal to the first plurality of finger elements with a first transmission line configured to electrically connect the first capacitor terminal to the first plurality of finger elements; and conducting the electrical signal to a second plurality of finger elements comprises conducting the electrical signal to the second plurality of finger elements with a second transmission line configured to electrically connect the second capacitor terminal to the second plurality of finger elements. 
     Example 47: The method of Example 46, wherein conducting the electrical signal to a first plurality of finger elements and to a second plurality of finger elements comprises conducting the electrical signal with the first transmission line and the second transmission line that are at least substantially coplanar with the first plate and the third plate. 
     Example 48: The method of Example 47, further comprising: conducting the electrical signal from the first transmission line to the first plurality of finger elements with at least one first via electrically connecting the first transmission line to the first plurality of finger elements; and conducting the electrical signal from the second transmission line to the second plurality of finger elements with at least one second via electrically connecting the second transmission line to the second plurality of finger elements, wherein the first transmission line is located between the second transmission line and the first plate. 
     Example 49: The method of Example 47, further comprising: conducting the electrical signal from the first transmission line to the first plurality of finger elements with at least one first via electrically connecting the first transmission line to the first plurality of finger elements; and conducting the electrical signal from the second transmission line to the second plurality of finger elements with at least one second via electrically connecting the second transmission line to the second plurality of finger elements, wherein the second transmission line is located between the first plate and the second transmission line. 
     Example 50: The method of Example 46, wherein the first transmission line and the second transmission line are offset vertically from a position between the first plate and the third plate. 
     Example 51: A computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon, the computer-readable instructions configured to instruct one or more processors to perform at least a portion of the method according to any one of Examples 26-50. 
     Example 52: A means for performing the method according to any one of Examples 26-50. 
     CONCLUSION 
     The above description of illustrated implementations of the disclosure, including what is described in the Abstract, is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure to the precise forms disclosed. While specific implementations of, and examples for, the disclosure are described herein for illustrative purposes, various equivalent modifications are possible within the scope of the disclosure, as those skilled in the relevant art will recognize.