Thermally controlled refractory metal resistor
First Claim
1. A structure comprising:
- a semiconductor substrate having a top surface, said top surface defining a horizontal direction;
a plurality of interconnect levels stacked from a lowermost level proximate said top surface of said semiconductor substrate to an uppermost level furthest from said top surface of said substrate, each of said interconnect levels comprising vertical metal conductors physically connected to one another in a vertical direction perpendicular to said horizontal direction, said vertical conductors in said lowermost level being physically connected to said top surface of said substrate, and said vertical conductors forming a heat sink connected to said semiconductor substrate; and
a layer immediately above said uppermost level comprising a resistor,said vertical conductors being aligned under a downward vertical resistor footprint of said resistor, andeach interconnect level further comprising horizontal metal conductors positioned in said horizontal direction and being connected to said vertical conductors.
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Abstract
A structure and method of fabricating the structure includes a semiconductor substrate having a top surface defining a horizontal direction and a plurality of interconnect levels stacked from a lowermost level proximate the top surface of the semiconductor substrate to an uppermost level furthest from the top surface. Each of the interconnect levels include vertical metal conductors physically connected to one another in a vertical direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction. The vertical conductors in the lowermost level being physically connected to the top surface of the substrate, and the vertical conductors forming a heat sink connected to the semiconductor substrate. A resistor is included in a layer immediately above the uppermost level. The vertical conductors being aligned under a downward vertical resistor footprint of the resistor, and each interconnect level further include horizontal metal conductors positioned in the horizontal direction and being connected to the vertical conductors.
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1. A structure comprising:
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a semiconductor substrate having a top surface, said top surface defining a horizontal direction; a plurality of interconnect levels stacked from a lowermost level proximate said top surface of said semiconductor substrate to an uppermost level furthest from said top surface of said substrate, each of said interconnect levels comprising vertical metal conductors physically connected to one another in a vertical direction perpendicular to said horizontal direction, said vertical conductors in said lowermost level being physically connected to said top surface of said substrate, and said vertical conductors forming a heat sink connected to said semiconductor substrate; and a layer immediately above said uppermost level comprising a resistor, said vertical conductors being aligned under a downward vertical resistor footprint of said resistor, and each interconnect level further comprising horizontal metal conductors positioned in said horizontal direction and being connected to said vertical conductors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A structure comprising:
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a semiconductor substrate having a top surface, said top surface defining a horizontal direction; a plurality of interconnect levels stacked from a lowermost level proximate said top surface of said semiconductor substrate to an uppermost level furthest from said top surface of said substrate, each of said interconnect levels comprising vertical conductors physically connected to one another in a vertical direction perpendicular to said horizontal direction, said vertical conductors in said lowermost level being physically connected to said top surface of said substrate, and said vertical conductors forming a heat sink connected to said semiconductor substrate; a layer immediately above said uppermost level of the heat sink comprising a resistor; and a heat shield formed from a metal layer immediately above said resistor, said heat shield substantially inhibiting thermal radiation in an upward vertical direction from said resistor, and said heat shield being electrically isolated from the resistor, said heat shield connected to the plurality of interconnect levels forming the heat sink immediately below said resistor. said plurality of interconnect levels aligned under a downward vertical resistor footprint of said resistor, and each interconnect level further comprising horizontal metal conductors positioned in said horizontal direction and being connected to said vertical conductors. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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