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Vertical silicide e-fuse

US8530319B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 14, 2010
Grant dateSep 10, 2013
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Expiry dateFeb 2, 2031

Classification

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

Abstract

An apparatus and a method of manufacturing an e-fuse includes a substrate, a patterned gate insulator on the substrate, and a patterned gate conductor on the patterned gate insulator. The patterned gate conductor has sidewalls and a top. A silicide contacts the sidewalls of the patterned gate conductor, the top of the patterned gate conductor, and a region of the substrate adjacent the patterned gate insulator and the patterned gate conductor.

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