Agere Systems Inc.

Paul Yih

Seungmoo Choi

Vivek Saxena

Amal Ma Hamad

Felix Llevada

The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a resistor for use in a memory element and a semiconductor device employing the resistor. The method of manufacturing may comprise forming a dielectric layer over an active region of a semiconductor wafer and forming a resistive layer on the dielectric layer. The resistive layer comprises a compound wherein a first element of the compound is a Group III or Group IV element and a second element of the compound is a Group IV or Group V element. The method further comprises connecting an electrical interconnect structure to the resistive layer that electrically connects the resistive layer to the active region.

Growing community of inventors

Orlando, FL, United States of America

Paul Yih