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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Ronald G. Filippi, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Erdem Kaltalioglu, Newburgh, NY (US);
Andrew T. Kim, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Ping-Chuan Wang, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Lijuan Zhang, Beacon, NY (US);
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC., Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
An e-fuse structure including a fuse link having a first region made of a first conductor and a second region made of a second conductor. The first conductor and the second conductor are in the same wiring level. The first conductor has a higher electrical resistance than the second conductor. The first conductor has a higher resistance to electromigration than the second conductor. The first region and the second region have a common width. The length of the first region is longer than the length of the second region.