Abstract:
A poly resistor manufacturing method which allows resistor targeting and/or tuning by process rather than by design is disclosed. Embodiments include forming a high-k dielectric on a STI layer; forming a Ti layer on the high-k dielectric; forming a dummy Si layer on the TiN layer; forming spacers at opposite sides of the high-k dielectric, TiN, and dummy Si layers; forming an ILD surrounding the spacers; removing a portion of the dummy Si layer adjacent to each spacer, down to the TiN layer, to form a metal resistor end region; filling each metal resistor end region with a pWF stack; recessing the dummy Si layer between the pWF stacks; forming a TiN hardmask over the ILD, the spacers, the pWF stacks, and the recessed dummy Si layer; forming a nWF stack over the TiN hardmask; and planarizing the nWF metal stack and the TiN hardmask down to the ILD.