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Redundancy design with electro-migration immunity

US8138603B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 6, 2008
Grant dateMar 20, 2012
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Expiry dateMay 3, 2029

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

Abstract

An IC interconnect for high direct current (DC) that is substantially immune to electro-migration (EM) damage, a design structure of the IC interconnect and a method of manufacture of the IC interconnect is provided. The structure has electro-migration immunity and redundancy of design, which includes a plurality of wires laid out in parallel and each of which are coated with a liner material. Two adjacent of the wires are physically contacted to each other.

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