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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2004
Applicants:
David James Hathaway, Underhill, VT (US);
Steven Joseph Urish, Burlington, VT (US);
Inventors:
David James Hathaway, Underhill, VT (US);
Steven Joseph Urish, Burlington, VT (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for and an apparatus in which the FSOURCE connection in a fuse domain is split into multiple nets, allowing flexible placement of primary fuses in the floorplan, is provided. In particular, multiple FSOURCE connections (e.g. C4 pads or wire pads) are provided in the floorplan, allowing flexible placement of primary fuses without additional overhead.