Patent ID: 8853079

Claim:
A method of forming a device, the method comprising: forming a silicon-containing line continuously extending between a first node and a second node; and forming a first silicide-containing portion and a second silicide-containing portion over the silicon-containing line, wherein the first silicide-containing portion is separated from the second silicide-containing portion by a predetermined distance, and the predetermined distance is substantially equal to or less than a length of the silicon-containing line, wherein the forming the first silicide-containing portion and the second silicide-containing portion over the silicon-containing line comprises: forming a silicide-containing layer over the silicon-containing line, such that the silicide-containing layer continuously extends between the first and second nodes; and removing at least a portion of the silicide-containing layer so as to form the first silicide-containing portion and the second silicide-containing portion over the silicon-containing line.