Altera Corporation

Peter Mcelheny

David Lewis

Vaughn Betz

Richard G Smolen

Christopher J Pass

Shih-Lin S Lee

Yow-Juang W Liu

The electrical fuse includes a cathode pad, an anode pad and a fuse link connecting the cathode pad to the anode pad. The cathode pad includes a group of multiple electrical contacts and a solitary electrical contact disposed a predetermined distance from the group and near the fuse link, i.e., between the group of multiple electrical contacts and the fuse link. The cathode and anode pads as well as the fuse link include a polysilicon layer and a silicide layer.

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Morgan Hill, CA, United States of America

Peter Mcelheny