Patent ID: 6469360
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
An integrated circuit device comprising:a substrate including an active portion; an insulating layer on said active portion of said substrate; a first conductive region on said active portion of said substrate wherein a portion of said first conductive region is in contact with said active portion of said substrate; a second conductive region on said insulating layer, wherein said second conductive region is divided into first and second subregions, wherein said first subregion is adjacent said first conductive region, and wherein the surface area of said first subregion is not more than 10 times greater than the surface area of said first conductive region and wherein the first and second conductive regions comprise a same material wherein said second conductive region is separated from said active portion of said substrate by said insulating layer; and a connector providing an electrical connection between said divided first and second subregions without providing electrical interconnection between the first conductive region and either of the first and second subregions.