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  • Antifuse structure having an integrated heating element
    Patent number: 7323761
    Abstract: The present invention provides antifuse structures having an integrated heating element and methods of programming the same, the antifuse structures comprising first and second conductors and a dielectric layer formed between the conductors, where one or both of the conductors functions as both a conventional antifuse conductor and as a heating element for directly heating the antifuse dielectric layer during programming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Byeongju Park, Subramanian S. Iyer, Chandrasekheran Kothandaraman