IP Library Patent Application 14608807
Patent Application
App. No. 14/608,807

MAKING AN EFUSE

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App. No.
14/608,807
Abstract

A wafer chip and a method of designing the chip is disclosed. A first fuse is formed having a first critical dimension and a second fuse having a second critical dimension are formed in a layer of the chip. A voltage may be applied to burn out at least one of the first fuse and the second fuse. The first critical dimension of the first fuse may result from applying a first mask to the layer and applying light having a first property to the mask. The second critical dimension of the second fuse may result from applying a second mask to the layer and applying light having a second property to the mask.

Claims (10)

1 . A wafer chip, comprising:

a first fuse having a first critical dimension formed in a layer of the wafer chip; and

a second fuse having a second critical dimension formed in the layer of the wafer chip;

wherein the first fuse and the second fuse are configured to burn out at different applied voltages.

2 . The wafer chip of claim 1 wherein the first fuse is formed by applying a first mask to the layer to create a first channel in the layer having the first critical dimension and the second fuse is formed by applying a second mask to the layer to create a second channel in the layer having a second critical dimension.

3 . The wafer chip claim 2 , further comprising applying light having a first property to the first mask and applying light having a second property to the second mask.

4 . The wafer chip of claim 3 , wherein the first property and the second property further comprise at least one of: a frequency of the light; an intensity of the light; and a duration of exposure of the light.

5 . The wafer chip of claim 1 , further wherein the first and second critical dimension further comprise at least one of a width and a cross-sectional area.

6 . The wafer chip of claim 1 , wherein the first fuse is configured to control a first set of transistors in the layer and the second fuse is configured to control a second set of transistors in the layer.

7 . The wafer chip of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first fuse and the second fuse are configured to be burned out after a packaging stage of a manufacturing process of the chip to design the chip.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2019
From: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
To: ALSEPHINA INNOVATIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 049709/0871 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2015
From: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. 2 LLC; GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
Reel/Frame 036779/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2015
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. 2 LLC
Reel/Frame 036550/0001 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE'S CITY PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 034846 FRAME: 0885. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Feb 11, 2015
From: CHEN, HSUEH-CHUNG; TSENG, CHIAHSUN; YEH, CHUN-CHEN
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034955/0839 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2015
From: CHEN, HSUEH-CHUNG; TSENG, CHIAHSUN; YEH, CHUN-CHEN
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034846/0885 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2015
From: ZHAO, AILIAN
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 034846/0908 →