Patents Assigned to Kawasaki Microelectronics, Ltd.
  • Patent number: 6608355
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated contains a first MOS transistor of a first conductivity type formed on a surface of a semiconductor substrate, and a second MOS transistor of the first conductivity type having a drain-source breakdown voltage lower than that of the first MOS transistor. The second MOS transistor is used as an anti-fuse, which can be changed to a conductive state with a low writing voltage that does not damage the first MOS transistor. The second MOS transistor is fabricated such that a concentration of a second conductivity type impurity in at least a portion of the channel region adjacent to the drain region is higher than that in a corresponding portion of the first MOS transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Kawasaki Microelectronics, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuji Ariyoshi, Isamu Kuno, Takahito Fukushima, Junji Aoike