Patent ID: 8859386

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method comprising: forming a device on a workpiece, the device comprising a first portion; forming a first insulating material over the workpiece; forming a first device contact extending through the first insulating material coupled to the first portion of the device; forming a second insulating material over the first insulating material forming a conductive chemical compound material over the second insulating material; patterning the conductive chemical compound material to form a resistor; forming a third insulating material over the resistor; patterning the third insulating material; and filling the patterned third insulating material with a conductive material to form a first contact coupled to a first end of the resistor, to form a second contact coupled to a second end of the resistor, to form a third contact in physical contact with the first device contact, and to form a fourth contact coupled to a second portion of the device, the second end of the resistor being different from the first end of the resistor, the third contact being between the fourth contact and the resistor, the fourth contact adjoining the second and third insulating materials.