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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2007
Applicants:
Robert Christopher Dixon, Austin, TX (US);
Michael Wayne Harper, Round Rock, TX (US);
Inventors:
Robert Christopher Dixon, Austin, TX (US);
Michael Wayne Harper, Round Rock, TX (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 37/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A virtual electronic fuse apparatus and methodology are disclosed that permit the state of an electronic fuse to change from an un-blown state to a blown state and then back to a virtual un-blown state. In one embodiment, the electronic fuse may change from the virtual un-blown state back to a virtual blown state.