This document discusses various types of capacitive parasitic elements that can occur in integrated circuits. It describes diffusion wire capacitance between the p-n junction of a diffusion wire and the substrate, which includes both bottom wall and sidewall capacitance. Depletion region capacitance is discussed as well. Poly/metal wire capacitance includes both parallel plate and fringe capacitance. Fringing capacitance occurs between non-overlapping edges of conductors. Typical capacitance values for different wire types in a 0.5 micron process are provided. Metal coupling capacitances can occur between wires on the same layer or different layers. Understanding parasitic capacitances is important for circuit design and performance.