US Patent 7983020 - CNT coated capacitor electrodes

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This patent from Intel teaches how carbon nanotubes can be used to improve the decoupling capacitance used in delivering power to CPUs. Claim 1 reads:

1. A device comprising:

a capacitor comprising a first and second electrode and a capacitor dielectric between the first and second electrodes;

wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes comprise a plurality of carbon nanotubes coupled thereto; and

wherein the plurality of the carbon nanotubes are in direct physical contact with the capacitor dielectric.