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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2005
Applicants:
Bertrand Borot, Le Cheylas, FR;
Roberto Maurizio Gonella, Echirolles, FR;
Sébastien Fabre, Eybens, FR;
Inventors:
Bertrand Borot, Le Cheylas, FR;
Roberto Maurizio Gonella, Echirolles, FR;
Sébastien Fabre, Eybens, FR;
Assignees:
STMicroelectronics Crolles 2 SAS, Crolles, FR;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An anti-fuse cell includes a standard MOS transistor of an integrated circuit, with source and drain regions covered with a metal silicide layer and at least one track of a resistive layer at least partially surrounding the MOS transistor, and adapted to pass a heating current such that the metal of said metal silicide diffuses across drain and/or source junctions.