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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2000

Filed:

Nov. 10, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:

Koucheng Wu, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Integrated Silicon Solutions Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
257 50 ; 257530 ; 257764 ; 438 33 ; 438 67 ; 438 48 ;
Abstract

The present invention is an antifuse structure comprising an insulation layer between a top conductor and a bottom conductor. The insulation layer has a via. A resistive layer is adjacent the via and a plug is adjacent the resistive layer. The plug is in the via and is also adjacent the top conductor. The present invention also provides a method for fabricating the antifuse on a base. A bottom conductor is deposited on the base. An insulation layer are deposited adjacent the bottom conductor. An antifuse via is etched into the insulation layer. A resistive layer is deposited in the antifuse via. A plug is deposited. The plug extends into the antifuse via. A top conductor is deposited and patterned adjacent the plug.


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