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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2008
Kaushik Chanda, Fishkill, NY (US);
Ronald G. Filippi, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Joseph M. Lukaitis, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Ping-chuan Wang, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Kaushik Chanda, Fishkill, NY (US);
Ronald G. Filippi, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Joseph M. Lukaitis, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Ping-Chuan Wang, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An electrically programmable fuse includes an anode, a cathode, and a fuse link conductively connecting the cathode with the anode, which is programmable by applying a programming current. The anode and the fuse link each include a polysilicon layer and a silicide layer formed on the polysilicon layer, and the cathode includes the polysilicon layer and a partial silicide layer formed on a predetermined portion of the polysilicon layer of the cathode located adjacent to a cathode junction where the cathode and the fuse link meet.