Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Integrated circuit (IC) including semiconductor resistor and resistance compensation circuit and related methods
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Application No.: US14754799Application Date: 2015-06-30
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Publication No.: US09704624B2Publication Date: 2017-07-11
- Inventor: Alberto Pagani , Alessandro Motta
- Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
- Applicant Address: IT Agrate Brianza (MB)
- Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
- Current Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
- Current Assignee Address: IT Agrate Brianza (MB)
- Agency: Slater Matsil, LLP
- Main IPC: H03L5/00
- IPC: H03L5/00 ; H01C7/10 ; H01L27/02 ; H01L49/02 ; H01L23/34 ; H01L29/36

Abstract:
An integrated circuit (IC) may include a semiconductor substrate, and a semiconductor resistor. The semiconductor resistor may include a well in the semiconductor substrate and having a first conductivity type, a first resistive region in the well having an L-shape and a second conductivity type, and a tuning element associated with the first resistive region. The IC may also include a resistance compensation circuit on the semiconductor substrate. The resistance compensation circuit may be configured to measure an initial resistance of the first resistive region, and generate a voltage at the tuning element to tune an operating resistance of the first resistive region based upon the measured initial resistance.
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