Patent ID: 7470863

Claim:
A microelectronic device comprising: a dielectric substrate having first and second surfaces; a first component consisting of a first cylinder, said first component located in the dielectric substrate between the first and second surfaces of the dielectric substrate, said first component having a top planar surface, a bottom planar surface, and an external surface disposed between and in direct physical contact with the top planar surface and the bottom planar surface, said top planar surface and bottom planar surface each being normal to an axis of the first cylinder, said axis being oriented in an axial direction, each point on the external surface disposed at a same distance from said axis, said first component comprising a first electrically conductive material; a second component located in the dielectric substrate and spaced apart from the first component, said second component consisting of a second cylinder, said second component comprising a second electrically conductive material; and a low permittivity material in contact with the external surface only at a first portion of the external surface, and wherein the first portion of the external surface subtends a first angle with the axis of the first cylinder such that the first angle is less than 360 degrees.