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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2014
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Kai D. Feng, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
J. Edwin Hostetter, Jr., Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Ping-Chuan Wang, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Zhijian Yang, Stormville, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/02 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 21/326 (2006.01); G01R 31/27 (2006.01); H01L 29/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/66477 (2013.01); G01R 31/275 (2013.01); H01L 21/326 (2013.01); H01L 29/7833 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for repairing transistors may include applying a first voltage to a source, a second voltage to the gate and a third voltage to the drain for a predetermined time. In this manner the transistor structure may be repaired or returned to operate at or near the original operating characteristics.