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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2010
David L. Harmon, Essex, VT (US);
Joseph M. Lukaitis, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Stewart E. Rauch, Iii, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Robert R. Robison, Colchester, VT (US);
Dustin K. Slisher, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Jeffrey H. Sloan, Chittenden, VT (US);
Timothy D. Sullivan, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Kimball M. Watson, Essex Junction, VT (US);
David L. Harmon, Essex, VT (US);
Joseph M. Lukaitis, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Stewart E. Rauch, III, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Robert R. Robison, Colchester, VT (US);
Dustin K. Slisher, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Jeffrey H. Sloan, Chittenden, VT (US);
Timothy D. Sullivan, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Kimball M. Watson, Essex Junction, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes: forming a resistor over a substrate; forming at least one first contact in contact with the resistor; and forming at least one second contact in contact with the resistor. The resistor is structured and arranged such that current flows from the at least one first contact to the at least one second contact through a central portion of the resistor. The resistor includes at least one extension extending laterally outward from the central portion in a direction parallel to the current flow. The method includes sizing the at least one extension based on a thermal diffusion length of the resistor.