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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2024
Globalfoundries Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Eejan Khor, Singapore, SG;
Wanbing Yi, Singapore, SG;
Qiying Wong, Singapore, SG;
Feifei He, Singapore, SG;
GLOBALFOUNDRIES SINGAPORE PTE LTD, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A thin-film resistor (TFR) includes conductive line(s) and a resistive layer over the conductive line(s). The TFR also includes at least one viabar structure coupled to the resistive layer and including a first viabar portion electrically connected to the resistive layer at an edge thereof and a second viabar portion electrically connected to the conductive line(s). In other cases, a viabar structures partially land over the resistive layer and are electrically connected to an edge of the resistive layer and partially land on the conductive line(s). Among other advantages, the viabar structure reduces current crowding from tight contact spacing, and allows alternative routing of interconnects to the TFR.