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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Kangguo Cheng, Schenectady, NY (US);
Juntao Li, Albany, NY (US);
Geng Wang, Stormville, NY (US);
Qintao Zhang, Mt Kisco, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a programmable device. The programmable device comprises a first vertical transistor; and a second vertical transistor coupled to the first vertical transistor via a shared terminal, wherein: a first gate dielectric of the first vertical transistor has a first thickness and a second gate dielectric of the second vertical transistor has a second thickness, the first thickness being greater than the second thickness, and the second gate dielectric breaks down based on an application of a gate voltage that is lower than a first breakdown voltage of the first gate dielectric and higher than a second breakdown voltage of the second gate dielectric.