A dielectric and isolation lower fin material is described that is useful for fin-based electronics. In some examples, a dielectric layer is on first and second sidewalls of a lower fin. The dielectric layer has a first upper end portion laterally adjacent to the first sidewall of the lower fin and a second upper end portion laterally adjacent to the second sidewall of the lower fin. An isolation material is laterally adjacent to the dielectric layer directly on the first and second sidewalls of the lower fin and a gate electrode is over a top of and laterally adjacent to sidewalls of an upper fin. The gate electrode is over the first and second upper end portions of the dielectric layer and the isolation material.

A resistor may include a semiconductor layer having a source region, a drain region, and a channel region. The channel region may be between the source region and the drain region. The channel region may have a same polarity as the source region and the drain region. The resistor may further include a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on the channel region. The resistor may further include a front-side gate shield on the first IMD layer. The front-side gate shield may overlap the channel region.

A resistor may include a semiconductor layer having a source region, a drain region, and a channel region. The channel region may be between the source region and the drain region. The channel region may have a same polarity as the source region and the drain region. The resistor may further include a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on the channel region. The resistor may further include a front-side gate shield on the first IMD layer. The front-side gate shield may overlap the channel region.

The present disclosure relates to a high voltage resistor device that is able to receive high voltages using a small footprint, and an associated method of fabrication. In some embodiments, the high voltage resistor device has a substrate including a first region with a first doping type, and a drift region arranged within the substrate over the first region and having a second doping type. A body region having the first doping type laterally contacts the drift region. A drain region having the second doping type is arranged within the drift region, and an isolation structure is over the substrate between the drain region and the body region. A resistor structure is over the isolation structure and has a high-voltage terminal coupled to the drain region and a low-voltage terminal coupled to a gate structure over the isolation structure.

The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to a high voltage resistor device. The device includes a buried well region disposed within a substrate and having a first doping type. A drift region is disposed within the substrate and contacts the buried well region. The drift region has the first doping type. A body region is disposed within the substrate and has a second doping type. The body region laterally contacts the drift region and vertically contacts the buried well region. An isolation structure is over the drift region and a resistor structure is over the isolation structure.

The present disclosure relates to a high voltage resistor device that is able to receive high voltages using a small footprint, and an associated method of fabrication. In some embodiments, the high voltage resistor device has a substrate including a first region with a first doping type, and a drift region arranged within the substrate over the first region and having a second doping type. A body region having the first doping type laterally contacts the drift region. A drain region having the second doping type is arranged within the drift region, and an isolation structure is over the substrate between the drain region and the body region. A resistor structure is over the isolation structure and has a high-voltage terminal coupled to the drain region and a low-voltage terminal coupled to a gate structure over the isolation structure.

Integrated circuits and manufacturing methods are presented for creating diffusion resistors (101, 103) in which the diffusion resistor well is spaced from oppositely doped wells to mitigate diffusion resistor well depletion under high biasing so as to provide reduced voltage coefficient of resistivity and increased breakdown voltage for high-voltage applications.

The present application discloses a semiconductor device including a first isolation structure, a second isolation structure, and a third isolation structure disposed in a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device further includes a transistor and a resistor. The transistor is disposed between the first isolation structure and the second isolation structure, and includes a gate electrode and a first source/drain (S/D) region. The resistor is disposed between the second isolation structure and the third isolation structure, and includes a resistor electrode. The first S/D region is disposed between the gate electrode and the second isolation structure, and is electrically connected to the resistor electrode.

A semiconductor arrangement comprising; a die of III-V semiconductor material; a resistor element integrated in the die, the resistor element comprising a track defined by a first implant material in the III-V semiconductor material of the die, said track electrically isolated from substantially the remainder of the die by an isolation region that surrounds the track.

A dielectric and isolation lower fin material is described that is useful for fin-based electronics. In some examples, a dielectric layer is on first and second sidewalls of a lower fin. The dielectric layer has a first upper end portion laterally adjacent to the first sidewall of the lower fin and a second upper end portion laterally adjacent to the second sidewall of the lower fin. An isolation material is laterally adjacent to the dielectric layer directly on the first and second sidewalls of the lower fin and a gate electrode is over a top of and laterally adjacent to sidewalls of an upper fin. The gate electrode is over the first and second upper end portions of the dielectric layer and the isolation material.