Semiconductor integrated circuit having a resistor and method of forming the same

A semiconductor integrated circuit, comprising:

• a first power line;
• a second power line;
• and
• an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit coupled between the first power line and the second power line, the ESD protection circuit comprising a resistor, the resistor having a conductor formed in a local interconnection layer of the semiconductor integrated circuit, and the conductor having a resistance value greater than 50 ohms.

A method of forming a semiconductor integrated circuit, comprising:

• forming electrical devices over a semiconductor substrate;
• forming a local interconnection layer over the substrate;
• and
• forming a global interconnection layer over the local interconnection layer,
• the local interconnection layer having a first set of conductive structures arranged to electrically connect components within the individual electrical devices, among one of the electrical devices and its adjacent devices, or vertically between the devices and the global interconnection layer, and at least one of the first set of conductive structures being configured to have a resistance value greater than 50 ohms, and
• the global interconnection layer having a second set of conductive structures arranged to electrically interconnect the electrical devices via the first set conductive structures.