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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2012
Applicant:
William R. Newberry, Standish, ME (US);
Inventor:
William R. Newberry, Standish, ME (US);
Assignee:
Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation, South Portland, ME (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/525 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one general aspect, an apparatus can include a semiconductor substrate, and a first conductive fuse bus having a triangular-shaped portion with a bottom surface aligned along a plane substantially parallel to a surface of the semiconductor substrate. The apparatus can include a second conductive fuse bus having a bottom surface aligned along the plane, and a plurality of fuse links coupled between the triangular-shaped portion of the first conductive fuse bus and the second conductive fuse bus.