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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2017
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventors:
Shien-Yang Wu, Jhudong Town, TW;
Wei-Chang Kung, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/08 (2006.01); H01L 23/525 (2006.01); H01L 23/522 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/5256 (2013.01); H01L 23/5226 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various fuse structures are disclosed herein that exhibit improved performance, such as reduced electro-migration. An exemplary fuse structure includes an anode, a cathode, and a fuse link extending between the anode and the cathode. A plurality of anode contacts are coupled to the anode, and a plurality of cathode contacts are coupled to the cathode. The plurality of cathode contacts are arranged symmetrically with respect to a centerline of the fuse link.