Patent ID: 8314462

Claim:
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor layer including a first channel and a first source/drain terminal region adjacent the first channel and including a second channel and a second source/drain terminal region adjacent the second channel, wherein the first and second channel regions are spaced apart; a gate electrode including an active area on the first and second spaced apart channels and a contact area, wherein the active area of the gate electrode extends continuously between the first and second spaced apart channels and wherein the gate electrode includes an area of increased electrical resistance between the contact area and the active area; and a metal contact on and electrically coupled to the contact area of the gate electrode opposite the semiconductor layer; wherein the gate electrode includes a layer of a first conductive material on the active area, on the contact area, and on the area of increased electrical resistance, and wherein the gate electrode includes a layer of a second conductive material on the active area, wherein the area of increased electrical resistance is free of the layer of the second conductive material, wherein the layer of the first conductive material extends continuously in an entire area between the contact area and the active area without interruption, wherein the area of increased electrical resistance is between the contact area and both of the first and second channels, and wherein the layers of the first and second conductive materials extend continuously between the first and second channels.