Metal-to-metal antifuse structure

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5451810
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08166429

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A method of forming a metal-to-metal antifuse. An antifuse stack 32 is formed comprising a first metal layer 16, an antifuse dielectric layer, and an etchstop layer. The etchstop layer may, for example, comprise an oxide layer 24 and an amorphous silicon layer 28. An antifuse via 44 is etched through an interlevel dielectric layer 36 to the antifuse stack 32. Next, a portion of the etchstop layer at the bottom of via 44 is removed. Finally, a second layer of metal 48 is deposited to fill antifuse via 44 and etched to form the desired interconnections.

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  • TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Misium, George Plano, TX 4 109
Tigelaar, Howard L Allen, TX 54 1631

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