STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF ANTI-FUSE FORMATION IN SOI

    公开(公告)号:MY134452A

    公开(公告)日:2007-12-31

    申请号:MYPI20054051

    申请日:2001-05-23

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: AN ANTI-FUSE STRUCTURE THAT CAN BE PROGRAMMED AT LOW VOLTAGE AND CURRENT AND WHICH POTENTIALLY CONSUMES VERY LITTLE CHIP SPACES AND CAN BE FORMED INTERSTITIALLY BETWEEN ELEMENTS SPACED BY A MINIMUM LITHOGRAPHIC FEATURE SIZE IS FORMED ON A COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE SUCH AS A SILICON-ONINSULATOR WAFER BY ETCHING A CONTACT THROUGH AN INSULATOR TO A SUPPORT SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER, PREFERABLY IN COMBINATION WITH FORMATION OF A CAPACITOR-LIKE STRUCTURE REACHING TO OR INTO THE SUPPORT LAYER. THE ANTI-FUSE MAY BE PROGRAMMED EITHER BY THE SELECTED LOCATION OF CONDUCTOR FORMATION AND/OR DAMAGING A DIELECTRIC OF THE CAPACITOR-LIKE STRUCTURE. AN INSULATING COLLAR (38, 90) IS USED TO SURROUND A PORTION OF EITHER THE CONDUCTOR (42, 100) OR THE CAPACITOR-LIKE STRUCTURE TO CONFINE DAMAGE TO THE DESIRED LOCATION.HEATING EFFECTS VOLTAGE AND NOISE DUE TO PROGRAMMING CURRENTS ARE EFFECTIVELY ISOLATED TO THE BULK SILICON LAYER, PERMITTING PROGRAMMING DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE DEVICE. THUS THE POTENTIAL FOR SELF-REPAIR WITHOUT INTERRUPTION OF OPERATION IS REALIZED.(FIG 6)

    PROGRAMMABLE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
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    发明专利

    公开(公告)号:AU2003304110A1

    公开(公告)日:2004-11-26

    申请号:AU2003304110

    申请日:2003-04-30

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A programmable device includes a substrate (10); an insulator (13) on the substrate; an elongated semiconductor material (12) on the insulator, the elongated semiconductor material having first and second ends, and an upper surface S; the first end (12a) is substantially wider than the second end (12b), and a metallic material is disposed on the upper surface; the metallic material being physically migratable along the upper surface responsive to an electrical current I flowable through the semiconductor material and the metallic material.

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