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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2008
Filed:
May. 09, 2006
David J. Frank, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Kathryn W. Guarini, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Christopher B. Murray, Ossining, NY (US);
Xinlin Wang, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Hon-sum Philip Wong, Chappaqua, NY (US);
David J. Frank, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Kathryn W. Guarini, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Christopher B. Murray, Ossining, NY (US);
Xinlin Wang, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Hon-Sum Philip Wong, Chappaqua, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A connection device includes a plurality of re-configurable vias that connect a first metal layer to a second metal layer. An actuating element is disposed between the first metal layer and the second metal layer. The actuating element changes the configuration of the plurality of re-configurable vias to change the plurality of re-configurable vias between a conductive state and a non-conductive state.