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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. 09, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2002
Bradley Scott Young, Irving, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a fuse and a method for forming a fuse over a semiconductor substrate. The fuse comprises forming a first contact member and a second contact member over a respective first region and a second region of a patterned, electrically-conductive silicide layer, wherein the first contact member and the second contact member electrically contact the silicide layer, thereby defining a first interface and a second interface, respectively. A first contact area and a second contact area are associated with the respective first contact member and second contact member, wherein the first contact area is larger than the second contact area, thereby defining a fusible link at the second interface. According to one example, the silicide resides over a patterned polysilicon layer, wherein the patterned polysilicon layer generally tapered, and wherein the first region is wider than the second region.
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