Patent ID: 7122421

Claim:
A semiconductor device comprising: a layer of material having a first surface and a second surface, the second surface opposite the first surface; a transistor having a control electrode, a first current electrode and a second current electrode overlying the first surface, the control electrode positioned closer to the layer of material than the first current electrode and the second current electrode; a first metal structure formed further away from the first surface of the layer of material than the transistor, at least a portion of the first metal structure overlying the transistor; an insulating layer formed further away from the first surface of the layer of material than the first metal structure, overlying the first metal structure and at least a portion of the transistor; and a second metal structure formed further away from the first surface of the layer of material than the insulating layer, the second metal structure overlying the insulating layer and at least a portion of the transistor; wherein the first metal structure, the insulating layer, and the second metal structure form a capacitive element overlying the transistor, at least a portion of the capacitive element located on a line that is orthogonal to the first surface and through a portion of the transistor; a first conductive path coupled between the first metal structure of the capacitive element and at least one of the first current electrode and the second current electrode for electrically connecting the capacitive clement and the transistor; and a second conductive path coupled to the second metal structure of the capacitive element, the second conductive path extending both above and below the capacitive element, the second conductive path having a portion that is lateral to the transistor, the second conductive path providing connection to the capacitive element from above or below the capacitive element or both.