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7601564 Semiconductor device including memory cell and anti-fuse element  
A semiconductor device includes an anti-fuse portion and a memory cell portion each including a MOSFET structure having a gate insulating film formed on a semiconductor substrate and a gate...
7576407 Devices and methods for constructing electrically programmable integrated fuses for low power applications  
Electrically programmable integrated fuses are provided for low power applications. Integrated fuse devices have stacked structures with a polysilicon layer and a conductive layer formed on the...
7575984 Conductive hard mask to protect patterned features during trench etch  
A method is provided for forming patterned features using a conductive hard mask, where the conductive hard mask protects those features during a subsequent trench etch to form Damascene conductors...
7572682 Semiconductor structure for fuse and anti-fuse applications  
A fuse/anti-fuse structure is provided in which programming of the anti-fuse is caused by an electromigation induced hillock that is formed adjacent to the fuse element. The hillock ruptures a thin...
7569429 Antifuse having uniform dielectric thickness and method for fabricating the same  
Disclosed are an antifuse having a uniform amorphous silicon (antifuse material) thickness and a method for fabricating such an antifuse device. The antifuse is located between overlying and...
7547335 Metal polishing composition and method of polishing using the same  
A metal polishing composition comprising at least one of the compound represented by formula (1) defined herein and the compound represented by formula (2) defined herein, and an oxidizing agent,...
7534713 High density chalcogenide memory cells  
A non-volatile memory cell is constructed from a chalcogenide alloy structure and an associated electrode side wall. The electrode is manufactured with a predetermined thickness and juxtaposed...
7531388 Electrically programmable fuse structures with narrowed width regions configured to enhance current crowding and methods of fabricating thereof  
Electrically programmable fuse structures and methods of fabrication thereof are presented, wherein a fuse includes first and second terminal portions interconnected by an elongate fuse element....
7528015 Tunable antifuse element and method of manufacture  
A tunable antifuse element ( 102, 202, 204, 504, 952 ) and method of fabricating the tunable antifuse element, including a substrate material ( 101 ) having an active area ( 106 ) formed in a...
7511352 Rail Schottky device and method of making  
A monolithic three dimensional memory array comprising Schottky diodes components separated by antifuses is disclosed. The Schottky diodes are vertically oriented and disposed on alternating...
7507607 Method of forming a silicide bridged anti-fuse with a tungsten plug metalization process  
A silicide bridged anti-fuse and a method of forming the anti-fuse are disclosed. The silicide bridged anti-fuse can be formed with a tungsten plug metalization process that does not require any...
7492032 Fuse regions of a semiconductor memory device and methods of fabricating the same  
A device and method of manufacturing a fuse region are disclosed. The fuse region may include an interlayer insulating layer formed on a substrate, a plurality of fuses disposed on the interlayer...
7485559 Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same  
A semiconductor device and methods thereof. The semiconductor device includes a first layer formed on a substrate, the first layer having a higher conductivity. The semiconductor device further...
7468296 Thin film germanium diode with low reverse breakdown  
In fabricating an electronic structure, a substrate is provided, and a first barrier layer is provided on the substrate. A germanium thin film diode is provided on the first barrier layer, and a...
7442626 Rectangular contact used as a low voltage fuse element  
A repair fuse element and method of construction are disclosed that eliminate or substantially reduce the disadvantages and problems associated with prior fuse elements. In one embodiment, the fuse...
7393722 Reprogrammable metal-to-metal antifuse employing carbon-containing antifuse material  
A reprogrammable metal-to-metal antifuse is disposed between two metal interconnect layers in an integrated circuit. A lower barrier layer is formed from Ti. A lower adhesion-promoting layer is...
7393721 Semiconductor chip with metallization levels, and a method for formation in interconnect structures  
A metallization surface ( 5 ), which acts as an etching stop layer during the production of openings ( 4 ) in a passivation layer ( 3 ) applied to its upper face and protects an interconnect...
7351613 Method of trimming semiconductor elements with electrical resistance feedback  
A method of trimming down the volume of a semiconductor resistor element using electrical resistance feedback. After forming conductive material disposed between a pair of electrodes, a voltage is...
7329565 Silicide-silicon oxide-semiconductor antifuse device and method of making  
An antifuse contains a first silicide layer, a grown silicon oxide antifuse layer on a first surface of the first silicide layer, and a first semiconductor layer having a first surface in contact...
7272067 Electrically-programmable integrated circuit antifuses  
Integrated circuit antifuse circuitry is provided. A metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) antifuse transistor serves as an electrically-programmable antifuse. In its unprogrammed state, the antifuse...
7269898 Method for making an edge intensive antifuse  
An antifuse including a bottom plate having a plurality of longitudinal members arranged substantially parallel to a first axis, a dielectric layer formed on the bottom plate, and a top plate...
7227238 Integrated fuse with regions of different doping within the fuse neck  
An integrated fuse has regions of different doping located within a fuse neck. The integrated fuse includes a polysilicon layer and a silicide layer. The polysilicon layer includes first and second...
7226816 Method of forming connection and anti-fuse in layered substrate such as SOI  
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...
7210224 Method for forming an antifuse  
An antifuse including a bottom plate having a plurality of longitudinal members arranged substantially parallel to a first axis, a dielectric layer formed on the bottom plate, and a top plate...
7183141 Reversible field-programmable electric interconnects  
A programmable interconnect structure and method of operating the same provides a programmable interconnection between electrical contacts. The interconnect includes material that has a reversibly...
7176065 Magnetic tunneling junction antifuse device  
An MRAM device having a plurality of MRAM cells formed of a fixed magnetic layer, a second soft magnetic layer and a dielectric layer interposed between the fixed magnetic layer and the soft...
7176064 Memory cell comprising a semiconductor junction diode crystallized adjacent to a silicide  
A memory cell is formed of a semiconductor junction diode in series with an antifuse. The cell is programmed by rupture of the antifuse. The semiconductor junction diode comprises silicon, the...
7173317 Electrical and thermal contact for use in semiconductor devices  
An electrical and thermal contact for use in a semiconductor device. The electrical and thermal contact includes an intermediate conductive layer, an insulator component, and a contact layer. The...
7132350 Method for manufacturing a programmable eraseless memory  
A method for manufacturing an electrically programmable non-volatile memory cell comprises forming a first electrode on a substrate, forming an inter-electrode layer of material on the first...
7115493 Antifuse structures, methods, and applications  
A typical integrated circuit includes millions of microscopic transistors, resistors, and other components interconnected to define a circuit, for example a memory circuit. Occasionally, one or...
7098083 High impedance antifuse  
A programmable element that has a first diode having an electrode and a first insulator disposed between the substrate and said electrode of said first device, said first insulator having a first...
7081377 Three-dimensional memory  
A 3D semiconductor memory is described having rail-stacks which define conductive lines and cells. The memory levels are organized in pairs with each pair showing common lines in adjacent levels.
7030459 Three-dimensional memory structure and manufacturing method thereof  
A three-dimensional memory structure and manufacturing method thereof is provided. A first stack layer is formed over a substrate. The first stack layer includes, from the substrate upwards, an...
7026217 Method of forming an antifuse on a semiconductor substrate using wet oxidation of a nitrided substrate  
A method of producing an antifuse includes introducing nitrogen by ion implantation means into the substrate. An oxide dielectric layer is then formed on the nitrided substrate in a wet oxidation...
7022572 Manufacturing method for integrated circuit having disturb-free programming of passive element memory cells  
In a passive element memory array, such as a rail stack array having a continuous semiconductor region along one or both of the array lines, programming a memory cell may disturb nearby memory...
7015076 Selectable open circuit and anti-fuse element, and fabrication method therefor  
A method is provided of forming an integrated circuit with a semiconductor substrate that is doped with a set concentration of an oxidizable dopant of a type that segregates to the top surface of a...
7012021 Method for end point detection polysilicon chemical mechanical polishing in an anti-fuse memory device  
A new method to polish down conductive lines in the manufacture of an integrated circuit device is achieved. The method comprises providing a plurality of conductive lines overlying a substrate. A...
7009891 System and method for one-time programmed memory through direct-tunneling oxide breakdown  
A one-time programming memory element, capable of being manufactured in a 0.13 μm or below CMOS technology, having a capacitor, or transistor configured as a capacitor, with an oxide layer capable...
6982218 Method of producing a semiconductor-metal contact through a dielectric layer  
A method of electrically contacting a semiconductor layer ( 13 ) coated with at least one dielectic layer ( 12 ) which is coated with a metal layer the metal layer ( 11 ) is applied on the...
6979880 Scalable high performance antifuse structure and process  
Systems and methods are provided for a scalable high-performance antifuse structure and process that has a low RC component, a uniform dielectric breakdown, and a very low, effective dielectric...
6972220 Structures and methods of anti-fuse formation in SOI  
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...
6964906 Programmable element with selectively conductive dopant and method for programming same  
A programmable element including a semiconductor material doped with a dopant that alters the resistance of the element when exposed to actinic radiation. Rather than producing a mechanical...
6940170 Techniques for triple and quadruple damascene fabrication  
The present invention provides integrated circuit fabrication methods and devices wherein triple damascene structures are formed in five consecutive dielectric layers ( 312, 314, 316, 318 and 320...
6933611 Selective solder bump application  
Selective application of solder bumps in an integrated circuit package. Solder bumps are selectively applied in a solder bump integrated circuit packaging process so that portions of a circuit can...
6919234 Method for producing an antifuse in a substrate and an antifuse structure for integration in a substrate  
Method for producing an antifuse in a substrate, a first interconnect being applied to the substrate, a dielectric layer being applied at an end face of the first interconnect, which end face...
6893951 Vertical interconnection structure and methods  
Interconnection structures for integrated circuits have first cells disposed in a first plane, at least second cells disposed in at least a second plane parallel to the first plane, and vertical...
6861727 Antifuse structures, methods, and applications  
A typical integrated circuit includes millions of microscopic transistors, resistors, and other components interconnected to define a circuit, for example a memory circuit. Occasionally, one or...
6844609 Antifuse with electrostatic assist  
A structure and method for providing an antifuse which is closed by laser energy with an electrostatic assist. Two or more metal segments are formed over a semiconductor structure with an air gap...
6815264 Antifuses  
A method of producing an antifuse, comprises the steps of: depositing a layer of undoped or lightly doped polysilicon on a layer of silicon dioxide on a semiconductor wafer; doping one region of...
6812122 Method for forming a voltage programming element  
Method for forming a first one time, voltage programmable logic element in a semiconductor substrate of first conductivity type, forming a first layer beneath a surface of the substrate, the first...
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