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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2024
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Huimei Zhou, Albany, NY (US);
Yuncheng Song, Halfmoon, NY (US);
Terence Hook, Jericho Center, VT (US);
Miaomiao Wang, Albany, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/28 (2006.01); H01L 23/525 (2006.01); H10D 89/60 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/2884 (2013.01); H01L 23/5258 (2013.01); H10D 89/611 (2025.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a device under test, and a protection circuit electrically connected to the device under test, the protection circuit including: a protective diode, and a laser fuse configured to, upon receiving a laser pulse via an opening, break an electrical path of the protective diode and he device under test.