A semiconductor device which includes a capacitor wherein the capacitance of the capacitor can be prevented from being lowered even in the case that the capacitor is miniaturized. A first stage filtration assembly includes a first stage filter featuring a wire mesh filtration media contained by a cylindrical tube with perforated steel end caps for removing and draining large oil particles and any oil splashing adjacent to the crankcase. The savings in hardware results from locating the quantizers after the multipliers; thus, eliminating all double precision additions that are mandatory in the classical second-order lattice structure. Based on the assessment that the first protocol is not compatible with the second transceiver, data content may be converted to a second protocol. The refractory metal is capable of withstanding the high temperatures associated with front end CMOS processing.