Patent ID: 6933218

Claim:
A method of increasing breakdown voltage for an amorphous metal-oxide composition (X (a) —O) where the X (a) —O composition is disposed to define a dielectric layer within a capacitive coupling structure and where the X (a) —O composition has a respective recrystallization temperature where the recrystallization temperature of the X (a) —O composition is a temperature above which the X (a) —O composition can be heated to and thereafter cooled below, and as a result of the heating and cooling, the X (a) —O composition becomes less amorphous and starts to exhibit significantly increased grain boundaries, the method comprising: (a) incorporating nitrogen atoms into the amorphous metal-oxide composition (X (a) —O) where the incorporation is carried out with the X (a) —O composition being in a nitridation temperature range below the recrystallization temperature of the X (a) —O composition.