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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2014
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Lawrence A. Clevenger, LaGrangeville, NY (US);
Zhengwen Li, Scarsdale, NY (US);
Dan Moy, Bethel, CT (US);
Viraj Y. Sardesai, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Keith H. Tabakman, Newburgh, NY (US);
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES, INC., Grand Cayman, KY;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/44 (2006.01); H01L 23/52 (2006.01); H01L 23/525 (2006.01); H01L 27/112 (2006.01); H01L 29/417 (2006.01); H01L 29/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/5256 (2013.01); H01L 27/11206 (2013.01); H01L 29/408 (2013.01); H01L 29/4175 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method including forming a fuse link after a first fuse contact and a second fuse contact. The fuse link is in direct contact with both the first fuse contact and the second fuse contact. Embodiments of the invention provide an e-fuse that is capable of being connected to a device either through back end of line or by a long contact allowing for sufficient separation between the e-fuse and the device.