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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2010
Applicants:
Chi Kang Liu, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Chin-wei Lin, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Min-nan Hsieh, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MStar Semiconductor, Inc., , TW;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An e-fuse and an e-fuse control circuit are provided. The e-fuse includes a polysilicon layer and a metal silicide layer stacked on the polysilicon layer. The e-fuse operates in an open state when the silicide layer is broken by burning while one portion of the polysilicon layer is exposed.