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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2007
Louis C. Hsu, Fishkill, NY (US);
Conal E. Murray, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Chandrasekhar Narayan, San Jose, CA (US);
Chih-chao Yang, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Louis C. Hsu, Fishkill, NY (US);
Conal E. Murray, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Chandrasekhar Narayan, San Jose, CA (US);
Chih-Chao Yang, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a reprogrammable electrically blowable fuse and associated design structure. The electrically blowable fuse is programmed using an electro-migration effect and is reprogrammed using a reverse electro-migration effect. The state (i.e., 'opened' or 'closed') of the electrically blowable fuse is determined by a sensing system which compares a resistance of the electrically blowable fuse to a reference resistance.