Abstract: The present invention provides electrically-programmable fuse structures having radiation inhibitive properties for preventing non-destructive security breaches by radiation imaging techniques such as X-ray imaging, without adversely effecting fuse programmability, and methods of designing the same.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 10, 2005
Date of Patent:
June 24, 2008
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation
Inventors:
Chandrasekharan Kothandaraman, Subramanian S. Iyer