A serial capacitor comprised of a bottom electrode, a top electrode that is conductively coupled the bottom electrode, a middle electrode positioned between the bottom and top electrode, a lower dielectric layer positioned between the bottom and middle electrodes, and an upper dielectric layer positioned between the middle and the electrodes. A method includes forming the bottom electrode in a first layer of insulating material, forming the lower dielectric layer and the middle electrode above the bottom electrode, wherein the middle electrode is positioned in a second layer of insulating material, forming the upper dielectric layer above the middle electrode, forming an opening that exposes a portion of the bottom electrode, and forming the top electrode above the upper dielectric layer, wherein a portion of the top electrode extends through the opening and contacts the bottom electrode.