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Method of forming metal fuses in CMOS processes with copper interconnect

US6828653B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 3, 2003
Grant dateDec 7, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 3, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a method of forming a semiconductor device fuse and a semiconductor device fuse structure. A first dielectric layer is formed on top of a metal layer in a semiconductor device. The dielectric layer is patterned to provide access to at least two contacts in the metal layer. A conductive metal layer is deposited and patterned to form a fuse between the fuse contacts. A second dielectric layer is deposited on the conductive metal layer.

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