The newly approved US-patent is the fifth in order in the Discrete CNF-MIM patent family. This patent family discloses innovations that exploit the extra ordinary surface to volume ratio provided by carbon nanofibers and proposes a discrete Metal-Insulator-Metal (MIM) structure with unparalleled high capacitance density.

This patent grant further strengthens our IP portfolio in the field of ultra-thin capacitors, which is important for us as the semiconductor industry invests aggressively in advanced capacitor technologies to match the demands of newer integrated circuits.

Farzan Ghavanini, CTO at Smoltek

The Discrete CNF-MIM patent family discloses a high-density discrete capacitor based on Smoltek’s carbon nanofiber technology paving the way for CNF based ultra-thin capacitors that can be placed adjacent to the components they are supposed to support. The patent family enables the system designers to bring forward integration and packaging schemes with superior performance with very small footprint. These new schemes are vital in developing new products in the field of IoT, wearables, high-performance computing (HPC), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and similar.

It is rewarding to witness that our R&D efforts as reflected in our expanding IP portfolio aligns well with the needs of the semiconductor industry and that our disruptive technology can solve problems that traditional technologies cannot, Farzan Ghavanini concludes.

Smoltek’s patent portfolio now globally comprises 91 granted patents. Read more about our IP and patents.