Patent ID: 8847320

Claim:
A device, comprising: a semiconductor substrate having first and second implant regions of a first dopant type; a gate insulating layer and a gate electrode above a resistor region, the resistor region being a portion of the substrate between the first and second implant regions; a first dielectric layer on the first implant region, the first dielectric layer having a top surface at a height substantially the same as a height of a top surface of the gate electrode; and a contact structure, including: a first contact portion conductively contacting the gate electrode, at least part of the first contact portion directly on the gate electrode, a second contact portion directly contacting the first contact portion and having an entire bottom surface thereof formed directly on dielectric material of the first dielectric layer, the bottom surface at substantially the same height as the top surface of the gate electrode, the second contact portion directly overlying the first implant region without a conductive connection therebetween, and a third contact portion formed on the second implant region.