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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1993
David K Liu, Dallas, TX (US);
Kueing-Long Chen, Plano, TX (US);
Bert R Riemenschneider, Murphy, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A described embodiment of the present invention includes an anti-fuse comprising: a first conductive layer having a horizontal major surface and having a substantially vertical sidewall; a thick insulating layer formed on the horizontal major surface of the first conductive layer; a dielectric layer formed on the vertical sidewall; and a second conductive layer formed on the dielectric layer. In an additional embodiment, the first and/or second conductive layers comprise polycrystalline silicon and a conductive material selected from the group of titanium, tungsten, molybdenum, platinum, titanium silicide, tungsten silicide, molybdenum silicide, platinum silicide, titanium nitride and combinations thereof.