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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2005
Applicants:
Brian Vialpando, Dallas, TX (US);
Eric William Beach, Tucson, AZ (US);
Philipp Steinmann, Richardson, TX (US);
Inventors:
Brian Vialpando, Dallas, TX (US);
Eric William Beach, Tucson, AZ (US);
Philipp Steinmann, Richardson, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 1/012 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A thin film resistor structure and a method of fabricating a thin film resistor structure is provided. The thin film resistor structure includes an electrical interface layer or head layer that is a combination of a Titanium (Ti) layer and a Titanium Nitride (TiN) layer. The combination of the Ti layer and the TiN layer mitigates resistance associated with the electrical interface layers.