Patent ID: 7187536

Claim:
A capacitor comprising: (a) first and second conductive plates; and (b) a dielectric layer, said first and second conductive plates being arranged so that said first conductive plate has an active region aligned with said second conductive plate and said dielectric layer lies between said active region of said first conductive plate and said second conductive plate, said active region of said first conductive plate being elongated, having a lengthwise direction and having a length in said lengthwise direction, and having a lateral direction transverse to said lengthwise direction and having a lateral dimension in said lateral direction which is less than said length; and (c) one or more conductive interconnections, each having a lateral dimension in said lateral direction which is less than said lateral dimension of said active region, said one or more conductive interconnections each contacting said first conductive plate at a plurality of locations along said lengthwise direction, such that every portion of said active region of said first conductive plate lies within a maximum distance from one of said locations, said maximum distance being less than said lateral dimension of said active region, wherein said first conductive plate has a first sheet resistance and each said conductive interconnection has a second sheet resistance that is lower than said first sheet resistance at operational frequencies of interest.