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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2019
Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Jaladhi Mehta, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Brian Greene, Portland, OR (US);
Daniel J. Dechene, Watervliet, NY (US);
Ahmed Hassan, Clifton Park, NY (US);
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC., Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
Structures that include a passive device, such as a metal-based resistor, and methods of forming a structure that includes a passive device. The structure includes a semiconductor substrate, an interconnect structure including a passive device, and a dummy fill region arranged between the passive device and the semiconductor substrate. The dummy fill region includes a plurality of shallow trench isolation regions in the semiconductor substrate, a plurality of semiconductor fins, a plurality of source/drain regions in the plurality of semiconductor fins, and a plurality of contacts arranged over the plurality of shallow trench isolation regions.