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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy Daubenspeck, Colchester, VT (US);
Kurt R. Kimmel, Jericho, VT (US);
William A. Klaasen, Underhill, VT (US);
William T. Motsiff, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Rosemary A. Previti-Kelly, Burlington, VT (US);
W David Pricer, Charlotte, VT (US);
Jed H. Rankin, Burlington, VT (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/900 ; H01L 2/358 ; H01L 2/182 ; H01L 2/18249 ; H02B 1/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/900 ; H01L 2/358 ; H01L 2/182 ; H01L 2/18249 ; H02B 1/18 ;
Abstract
A structure and method for a programming device or a fuse includes a capacitive circuit having a capacitance which is alterable. The capacitive circuit can include a first capacitor, a fuse link connected to the first capacitor and a second capacitor connected to the fuse link, wherein removing a portion of the fuse link changes the capacitance.