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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2004
Applicants:
Timothy H. Daubenspeck, Colchester, VT (US);
Thomas L. Mcdevitt, Underhill, VT (US);
William T. Motsiff, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Henry A. Nye, Iii, Brookfield, CT (US);
Inventors:
Timothy H. Daubenspeck, Colchester, VT (US);
Thomas L. McDevitt, Underhill, VT (US);
William T. Motsiff, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Henry A. Nye, III, Brookfield, CT (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L021/44 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor device having at least one fuse and an alignment mark formed therein. An etch resistant layer over the surface of the fuse and alignment mark, which provides a uniform passivation thickness for use in conjunction with laser fuse deletion processes.