Patent ID: 8709833

Claim:
A method comprising: forming a plurality of diode/resistor devices within an integrated circuit structure using manufacturing equipment operatively connected to a computerized machine, each of said diode/resistor devices comprising a diode device and a resistor device integrated into a single structure; measuring resistance of each of said diode/resistor devices during testing of said integrated circuit structure using testing equipment operatively connected to said computerized machine; measuring current through each of said diode/resistor devices during testing of said integrated circuit structure using said testing equipment; and computing median resistance and median current based on said resistance and said current for each of said diode/resistor devices, using said computerized machine; computing, using said computerized machine, response curves for said median resistance and said median current as a function at least one of: variations of characteristics of transistor devices within said integrated circuit structure including at least one of gate length variation and spacer size variation; and variations of manufacturing processes of said transistor devices within said integrated circuit structure including at least one of rapid thermal anneal variations, and implant variations.