Patent ID: 7557399

Claim:
A semiconductor device comprising: a substrate; a first interlayer dielectric located on the substrate; a capacitor contact pad located in the first interlayer dielectric in a first region; a second interlayer dielectric located on the first interlayer dielectric; an integrated capacitor having a top electrode and a bottom electrode formed in the second interlayer dielectric such that the bottom electrode is in electrical contact with the capacitor contact pad, at least a portion of the integrated capacitor being positioned directly over the capacitor contact pad; and a capacitor contact pad contact positioned through the second interlayer dielectric providing an electrical connection to the capacitor contact pad, at least a portion of the capacitor contact pad contact being positioned directly over the capacitor contact pad, wherein a portion of the capacitor contact pad directly under the integrated capacitor and a portion of the capacitor contact pad directly under the capacitor contact pad contact form a continuous contact region.