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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2004
Applicants:
Anil K. Chinthakindi, Fishkill, NY (US);
Anita Madan, Danbury, CT (US);
Kenneth J. Stein, Newtown, CT (US);
Kwong Hon Wong, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Inventors:
Anil K. Chinthakindi, Fishkill, NY (US);
Anita Madan, Danbury, CT (US);
Kenneth J. Stein, Newtown, CT (US);
Kwong Hon Wong, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 1/012 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An integrated circuit includes a bilayer thin film resistor in which the lower layer is a seed layer that controls the crystal structure of the upper layer. The thickness of the lower layer and the thickness of the upper layer may be chosen to form a resistor with a TCR having a design value.