Semiconductor devices having a resistor structure with more refined coupling effect for improved linearity of resistance

A semiconductor device, comprising:

• a first terminal;
• a second terminal, positioned away from the first terminal;
• a first resistive segment, coupled between the first terminal and the second terminal;
• a third terminal, positioned away from the first terminal and the second terminal;
• a second resistive segment, coupled between the second terminal and third terminal;
• a first floating plate, disposed physically proximate the first resistive segment and comprising a first end coupled to one of the first terminal and the second terminal and a second end being a floating end;
• and
• a second floating plate, disposed physically proximate the second resistive segment and comprising a first end coupled to one of the second terminal and the third terminal and a second end being a floating end,
• wherein at most one of the first end of the first floating plate and the first end of the second floating plate is electrically coupled to the second terminal.

A semiconductor device, comprising:

• a first terminal;
• a second terminal, positioned away from the first terminal;
• a first resistive segment, coupled between the first terminal and the second terminal;
• a third terminal, positioned away from the first terminal and the second terminal;
• a second resistive segment, coupled between the second terminal and third terminal;
• a first floating plate, disposed physically proximate the first resistive segment and comprising a first end coupled to the first terminal and a second end being a floating end;
• a second floating plate, disposed physically proximate the second resistive segment and comprising a first end coupled to the third terminal and a second end being a floating end;
• a third floating plate, disposed physically proximate the first resistive segment and comprising a first end coupled to the second terminal and a second end being a floating end;
• and
• a fourth floating plate, disposed physically proximate the second resistive segment and comprising a first end coupled to the second terminal and a second end being a floating end,
• wherein the first floating plate is disposed at one side of the first resistive segment and the third floating plate is disposed at another side of the first resistive segment, and the second floating plate is disposed at one side of the second resistive segment and the fourth floating plate is disposed at another side of the second resistive segment.