E-fuse structure design in electrical programmable redundancy for embedded memory circuit
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01L-029/00
H01L-023/525
H01L-023/532
출원번호
US-0107917
(2013-12-16)
등록번호
US-9099467
(2015-08-04)
발명자
/ 주소
Thei, Kong-Beng
Cheng, Chung Long
Liu, Chung-Shi
Chuang, Harry-Hak-Lay
Wu, Shien-Yang
Chen, Shi-Bai
출원인 / 주소
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
대리인 / 주소
Slater & Matsil, L.L.P.
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초록▼
An electrical fuse and a method of forming the same are presented. A first-layer conductive line is formed over a base material. A via is formed over the first-layer conductive line. The via preferably comprises a barrier layer and a conductive material. A second-layer conductive line is formed over
An electrical fuse and a method of forming the same are presented. A first-layer conductive line is formed over a base material. A via is formed over the first-layer conductive line. The via preferably comprises a barrier layer and a conductive material. A second-layer conductive line is formed over the via. A first external pad is formed coupling to the first-layer conductive line. A second external pad is formed coupling to the second-layer conductive line. The via, the first conductive line and the second conductive line are adapted to be an electrical fuse. The electrical fuse can be burned out by applying a current. The vertical structure of the preferred embodiment is suitable to be formed in any layer.
대표청구항▼
1. A method comprising: applying a voltage differential between an anode of a fuse and a cathode of the fuse, wherein a first number of conductive vias extend from the anode and are electrically coupled between the anode and the cathode, wherein a second number of conductive vias extend from the cat
1. A method comprising: applying a voltage differential between an anode of a fuse and a cathode of the fuse, wherein a first number of conductive vias extend from the anode and are electrically coupled between the anode and the cathode, wherein a second number of conductive vias extend from the cathode and are electrically coupled between the anode and the cathode, the first number being different than the second number;wherein the voltage differential forms a discontinuity between the anode and the cathode. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the anode and the cathode are positioned in different metallization layers. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the anode and the cathode are positioned in a same metallization layer, wherein the anode and the cathode are interconnected by a conductive line in a different metallization layer, and wherein the anode is electrically coupled to the conductive line by the first number of conductive vias, and wherein the cathode is electrically coupled to the conductive line by the second number of conductive vias. 4. A method comprising: electrically coupling a first node of a fuse to Vss;electrically coupling a second node of the fuse to Vcc; andcausing a programming current to flow from the first node of the fuse to the second node of the fuse, one or more first conductive vias, a conductive line, and one or more second conductive vias being interposed in between the first node and the second node, wherein a number of the first conductive vias is different than a number of second conductive vias, wherein the programming current causes a discontinuity to form in one or more of the one or more first conductive vias. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the second number is greater than the first number. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the discontinuity forms at an end of a first conductive via, the first conductive via comprising one of the first number of conductive vias or one of the second number of conductive vias. 7. The method of claim 6, the first conductive via has a cross sectional area of between about 10−4 μm2 and about 1 μm2. 8. The method of claim 6, the first conductive via has a height of between about 500 Å and about 1 μm. 9. A method comprising: electrically coupling a first voltage source to a first contact pad, wherein the first contact pad is electrically coupled to an anode of a fuse;electrically coupling a second voltage source to a second contact pad, wherein the second contact pad is electrically coupled to a cathode of the fuse, wherein a current path between the anode and the cathode passes through one or more first conductive vias; andadjusting the first voltage source and the second voltage source such that a current flowing through the one or more first conductive via causes a discontinuity between at least one of the one or more first conductive vias and one of the anode and the cathode, wherein the current flowing between the anode and the cathode passes through a conductive line, wherein the conductive line is electrically coupled directly to the anode by the one or more first conductive vias and is electrically coupled directly to the cathode by one or more second conductive vias, wherein a number of first conductive vias is different than a number of second conductive vias. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein one of the anode and the cathode is in a first dielectric layer, another of the anode and the cathode is in a second dielectric layer, the second dielectric layer being different than the first dielectric layer. 11. The method of claim 9, wherein the anode is formed in a first metallization layer and the cathode is formed in a second metallization layer, the first metallization layer is adjacent to the second metallization layer, and wherein, prior to the adjusting, the one or more first conductive vias extends between the first metallization layer and the second metallization layer. 12. The method of claim 10, wherein the conductive line is in a different dielectric layer than the anode and the cathode. 13. The method of claim 9, wherein the one or more first conductive vias is a single conductive via, and wherein the one or more second conductive vias is two or more conductive vias. 14. The method of claim 4, wherein the one or more first conductive vias has a height of between about 500 Å and about 1 μm. 15. The method of claim 4, wherein the first node and the second node are in different metallization layers. 16. The method of claim 4, wherein the first node is formed in a first metallization layer and the second node is formed in a second metallization layer, the one or more first conductive vias extends from the first node towards the second node. 17. The method of claim 4, wherein the first node is electrically coupled to the conductive line by only a single conductive via. 18. The method of claim 4, wherein the one or more first conductive vias is a single via, and the single via has a cross sectional area of between about 10−4 μm2 and about 1 μm2. 19. The method of claim 4, wherein the one or more first conductive vias are electrically interposed between an anode and the conductive line. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein the number of first conductive vias is less than the number of second conductive vias.
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