Semiconductor antifuse with heating element
US6750530B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 3, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A programmable device including: an antifuse; a resistive heating element having a substantially temperature to power response, the resistive heating element adjacent to but not in contact with the antifuse; and means for passing an electric current through the resistive heating element in order to generate heat to raise the temperature of the antifuse sufficiently high enough to decrease a programming voltage of the antifuse, a time the programming voltage is applied to the antifuse or both the programming voltage of the antifuse and the time the programming voltage is applied to the antifuse.
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