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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2016
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Po-Hung Chen, Taipei, TW;
Liang Chuan Chang, Hsinchu, TW;
Wei-Fen Pai, Hsinchu, TW;
Bai-Mei Chang, Zhubei, TW;
Shao-Yu Chou, Chu Pei, TW;
Ren-Fen Tsui, Yungho, TW;
Dian-Sheg Yu, Hsinchu, TW;
Shih-Guo Shen, New Taipei, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A bit cell includes a program device comprising a first source/drain region and a second source/drain region separated by a first channel. The first source/drain region, the second source/drain region, and the first channel are positioned along a first direction. The bit cell also includes an electrical fuse (eFuse) having a conduction path along the first direction. A conductive element is electrically connected with the first source/drain region and one end of the eFuse.