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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2022
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Shao-Ting Wu, Hsinchu, TW;
Meng-Sheng Chang, Hsinchu, TW;
Shao-Yu Chou, Hsinchu, TW;
Chung-I Huang, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A method (fabricating a fusible structure) includes forming a metal line that extends in a first direction, the forming a metal line including: configuring the mask such that the metal line has a first portion that is between a second portion and a third portion; and using an optical proximity correction technique with a mask so that the first portion has a first thickness that is thinner than a second thickness of each of the second portion and the third portion; and forming a first dummy structure proximal to the metal line and aligned with the first portion relative to the first direction.