Back end of the line precision resistors that allow for high currents and for configuration as an eFuse by embedding a single thin film high resistive metal material within a dielectric layer, wherein the resisters are coupled to sidewalls of adjacent metal interconnects are described. The resistors can be formed in the metal one (M1) dielectric layer and can be coupled to sidewalls of the M1 interconnects. Also described are processes for fabricating integrated circuits including the resistors and/or e-Fuses.

A semiconductor device that includes a semiconductor substrate having a first main surface and a second main surface, a first electrode opposing the first main surface of the semiconductor substrate, a dielectric layer between the semiconductor substrate and the first electrode, a first resistance control layer on the first electrode, a wiring part on the first resistance control layer, and a second electrode opposing the second main surface of the semiconductor substrate. The first resistance control layer includes a first region that has a first electrical resistivity and that electrically connects the first electrode and the wiring part, and a second region that is aligned with the first region and has a second electrical resistivity higher than the first electrical resistivity of the first region.

A display assembly includes a display component and a flexible stratum. The flexible stratum includes a first side coupled to the display component and a second side opposite to the first side. The second side includes protruding portions separate apart from each other, and one of the protruding portions includes a side section, a top section, and a tapering section extending from the side section to the top section and having a curved surface.

Methods and structures for forming arrays of LED devices are disclosed. The LED devices in accordance with embodiments of the invention may include an internally confined current injection area to reduce non-radiative recombination due to edge effects. Several manners for confining current may include etch removal of a current distribution layer, etch removal of a current distribution layer and active layer followed by mesa re-growth, isolation by ion implant or diffusion, quantum well intermixing, and oxide isolation.

An apparatus having a power converter circuit having a first active layer having a first set of active devices disposed on a face thereof, a first passive layer having first set of passive devices disposed on a face thereof, and interconnection to enable the active devices disposed on the face of the first active layer to be interconnected with the non-active devices disposed on the face of the first passive layer, wherein the face on which the first set of active devices on the first active layer is disposed faces the face on which the first set of passive devices on the first passive layer is disposed.

A semiconductor device includes: a metal thin film disposed on a semiconductor substrate; and first and second contact structures disposed on the metal thin film, wherein the first and second contact structures are laterally spaced from each other by a dummy layer that comprises at least one polishing resistance material.

According to an example embodiment of the present inventive concept, a semiconductor device includes a substrate. A first insulating layer is disposed on the substrate. A thin-film resistor is disposed in the first insulating layer. A capacitor structure is disposed on the first insulating layer and includes a first electrode pattern, a first dielectric pattern, a second electrode pattern, a second dielectric pattern and a third electrode pattern sequentially stacked. A first via is connected to the first electrode pattern and the third electrode pattern. A part of the first via is disposed in the first insulating layer. A second via is connected to the second electrode pattern, and a third via is connected to the thin-film resistor.

A charge storage cell includes a substrate having a back side conductive layer or conductive element, a top side metal pad coupled to the substrate, and an insulating layer formed on the metal pad. The metal pad will support an electric charge injected through the insulating layer by a charged particle beam. A regular array of charge storage cells provides a charge storage array.

Various embodiments of the present application are directed towards a trench capacitor with a high capacitance density. In some embodiments, the trench capacitor overlies the substrate and fills a trench defined by the substrate. The trench capacitor comprises a lower capacitor electrode, a capacitor dielectric layer, and an upper capacitor electrode. The capacitor dielectric layer overlies the lower capacitor electrode and lines the trench. The upper capacitor electrode overlies the capacitor dielectric layer and lines the trench over the capacitor dielectric layer. The capacitor dielectric layer comprises a high dielectric material. By using a high material for the dielectric layer, the trench capacitor may have a high capacitance density suitable for use with high performance mobile devices.

An example substrate includes a surface, a plurality of thin film layers disposed on the surface, and a conductive layer disposed on the surface. The conductive layer includes a bending structure. The bending structure includes a wavy edge and includes a plurality of openings, where a shape of at least one opening of the plurality of openings has a contour having a first curved portion, and a curvature of a portion of the wavy edge is different from a curvature of the first curved portion.