Patent ID: 7456462

Claim:
A capacitor device array comprising: at least two capacitor devices arranged in columns and rows, wherein each capacitor device is formed from a bottom layer and a plurality of upper layers above the bottom layer, each capacitor device comprising: a U-shaped bottom plate comprising a plurality of bottom plate portions; and a top plate comprising a plurality of top plate portions, wherein: the entirety of the bottom layer comprises a bottom plate portion of the U-shaped bottom plate; each upper layer comprises a top plate portion located between two separate bottom plate portions, the two separate bottom plate portions being unconnected across the upper layer; the U-shaped bottom plate comprises a bottom side formed from the bottom layer and right and left sides formed from the plurality of upper layers and a first set of vias, the right and left sides being connected to each other by the bottom side; the top plate is formed from the plurality of upper layers and a second set of vias, the top plate being surrounded by the U-shaped bottom plate on the bottom, right, and left sides of the top plate; and the top plate is not coupled to the U-shaped bottom plate, the top plate and U-shaped bottom plate being separated by a distance, wherein all top plates of capacitor devices of a same column of the array are connected to form a unified top plate; and a set of connectors connecting the unified top plates of different columns of the array.