The present disclosure generally relates to a semiconductor device having a capacitor and a resistor and a method of forming the same. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor and a thin film resistor (TFR) formed in a back end of line portion of an integrated circuit (IC) chip.

A semiconductor device structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a semiconductor substrate having an active component region and a non-active component region, a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer, high resistivity metal segments, dummy stacked structures and a metal connection structure. The high resistivity metal segments are formed in the second dielectric layer and located in the non-active component region. The dummy stacked structures are located in the non-active component region, and at least one dummy stacked structure penetrates through the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer and is located between two adjacent high resistivity metal segments. The metal connection structure is disposed on the second dielectric layer, and the high resistivity metal segments are electrically connected to one another through the metal connection structure.

Methods and semiconductor devices are described herein which eliminate the use of additional masks. A first interconnect layer is formed. A first resistive layer is formed on top of the first interconnect layer. A dielectric layer is formed on top of the first resistive layer. A second resistive layer is formed on top of the dielectric layer.

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor part having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first electrode on the first surface, a second electrode on the second surface, first to third control electrodes between the first electrode and the semiconductor part. The first to third control electrodes are biased independently from each other. The semiconductor part includes a first layer of a first-conductivity-type, a second layer of a second-conductivity-type, a third layer of the first-conductivity-type and the fourth layer of the second-conductivity-type. The second layer is provided between the first layer and the first electrode. The third layer is selectively provided between the second layer and the first electrode. The fourth layer is provided between the first layer and the second electrode. The second layer opposes the first to third control electrode with insulating films interposed.

A chip part includes a substrate, an element formed on the substrate, and an electrode formed on the substrate. A recess and/or projection expressing information related to the element is formed at a peripheral edge portion of the substrate.

In one embodiment, a programming circuit is configured to form a programming current for a silicide fuse element by using a non-silicide programming element.

A chip part is provided that includes a substrate in which an element region and an electrode region are set, an insulating film (a first insulating film and a second insulating film) which is formed on the substrate and which selectively includes an internal concave/convex structure in the electrode region on a surface, a first connection electrode and a second connection electrode which include, at a bottom portion, an anchor portion entering the concave portion of the internal concave/convex structure and which include an external concave/convex structure on a surface on the opposite side and a circuit element which is disposed in the element region and which is electrically connected to the first connection electrode and the second connection electrode.

An integrated circuit device includes a first interconnect layer, and a conductive first interconnect feature and a conductive second interconnect feature laterally separated by a body of insulating or semiconductor material. In an example, the first and second interconnect features are above the first interconnect layer. The integrated circuit device further includes a non-conductive feature above and on the first interconnect feature, and a conductive third interconnect feature above and on the second interconnect feature. The integrated circuit device also includes a second interconnect layer above the non-conductive feature and third interconnect features. In an example, the second and third interconnect features conductively couple the first and second interconnect layers.

The present application discloses a semiconductor device with an inverter and a method for fabricating the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate; a gate structure positioned on the substrate; a first impurity region and a second impurity region respectively positioned on two sides of the gate structure and positioned in the substrate; a first contact positioned on the first impurity region and including a first resistance; a second contact positioned on the first impurity region and including a second resistance less than the first resistance of the first contact. The first contact is configured to electrically couple to a power supply and the second contact is configured to electrically couple to a signal output. The gate structure, the first impurity region, the second impurity region, the first contact, and the second contact together configure an inverter.

Provided is a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes: a plurality of insulating layers and a plurality of gate electrodes alternately arranged in a first direction; and a plurality of channel structures passing through the plurality of gate electrodes and the plurality of insulating layers in the first direction, wherein each of the plurality of gate electrodes includes: a first conductive layer including an inner wall surrounding the plurality of channel structures; and a second conductive layer that is separated from the plurality of channel structures in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein resistivity of the second conductive layer is less than resistivity of the first conductive layer.