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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2009
Chandrasekharan Kothandaraman, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Dan Moy, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Norman W. Robson, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
John M. Safran, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Chandrasekharan Kothandaraman, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Dan Moy, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Norman W. Robson, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
John M. Safran, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An electrically programmable fuse that includes an anode contact region and a cathode contact region are formed of a polysilicon layer having a silicide layer formed thereon, and a fuse link conductively connecting the cathode contact region with the anode contact region, which is programmable by applying a programming current, and a plurality of anisometric contacts formed on the silicide layer of the cathode contact region or on both the silicide layer of the cathode contact region and the anode contact region in a predetermined configuration, respectively.