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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 1994
Filed:
Oct. 24, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pankaj Dixit, San Jose, CA (US);
William P Ingram, III, Los Altos, CA (US);
Monta R Holzworth, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Richard Klein, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Crosspoint Solutions, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
437 60 ; 437190 ; 437192 ; 437922 ;
Abstract
Various improvements in the fabrication of an antifuse having silicon-amorphous silicon-metal layer structure are presented. Included are improved deposition techniques for the amorphous silicon layer. The improvements include steps for the fabrication of such an antifuse without the use of platinum and the resulting antifuse and contact structures.