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Sub-ground rule e-Fuse structure

US11121082B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 17, 2019
Grant dateSep 14, 2021
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L23/5256
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An e-Fuse device including a first electronic feature and a second electronic feature comprised of a conductive material, each of the first electronic feature and the second electronic feature having a width at least as great as a ground rule of a patterning process; and a fuse element comprised of the conductive material having a width less than the ground rule of the patterning process, the fuse element connecting a bottom portion of the first electronic feature and a bottom portion of the second electronic feature. Also disclosed is a method of making the e-Fuse device.

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