Patent ID: 8716778

Claim:
A capacitor formed in a dielectric stack in an integrated circuit, the capacitor comprising: metal lines that have a first polarity and metal lines that have a second polarity, wherein the metal lines are arranged in order of alternating polarity and wherein the metal lines are formed in a first interconnect layer in the dielectric stack in the integrated circuit; and a plurality of metal plates formed in a second metal interconnect layer in the dielectric stack in the integrated circuit, wherein at least one of the metal plates has the first polarity, wherein the at least one metal plate has a continuous planar geometry that extends past the metal lines of the first polarity and the metal lines of the second polarity, wherein the at least one metal plate has an outline, and wherein the metal lines of the first polarity and the metal lines of the second polarity overlap the at least one metal plate and lie substantially within the outline.