Fabrication of vertical fuses from vertical fins
US10043746B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 6, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D84/811
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vertical fuse element, including, a conductive silicide base on a surface of a substrate, and a conductive silicide pillar extending in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate, where the conductive silicide pillar is on the conductive silicide base, and wherein the conductive silicide pillar includes an upper portion having a width, W5, a base having a width, W6, and a neck region having a width, W7, where W7<W5, and W7≤W6.
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