Patents by Inventor Christopher Pass

Christopher Pass has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Electrical fuse with sacrificial contact
    Patent number: 8492798
    Abstract: The electrical fuse includes a cathode pad, an anode pad and a fuse link connecting the cathode pad to the anode pad. The cathode pad includes a group of multiple electrical contacts and a solitary electrical contact disposed a predetermined distance from the group and near the fuse link, i.e., between the group of multiple electrical contacts and the fuse link. The cathode and anode pads as well as the fuse link include a polysilicon layer and a silicide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Lin S. Lee, Richard Smolen, Peter Mcelheny, Christopher Pass
  • Electrical fuse with sacrificial contact
    Patent number: 7759226
    Abstract: The electrical fuse includes a cathode pad, an anode pad and a fuse link connecting the cathode pad to the anode pad. The cathode pad includes a group of multiple electrical contacts and a solitary electrical contact disposed a predetermined distance from the group and near the fuse link, i.e., between the group of multiple electrical contacts and the fuse link. The cathode and anode pads as well as the fuse link include a polysilicon layer and a silicide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Lin S. Lee, Richard Smolen, Peter Mcelheny, Christopher Pass