A semiconductor device of the invention has a plurality of resistor elements
formed
on an element isolating oxide film in predetermined regions on a surface of a semiconductor
substrate. Active regions are furnished close to the resistor elements. This allows
the element isolating oxide film near the resistor elements to be divided into
suitable strips, forestalling a concave formation at the center of the element
isolating oxide film upon polishing of the film by CMP and thereby enhancing dimensional
accuracy of the resistor elements upon fabrication.