DocumentCode
1241567
Title
A new three-terminal switching device
Author
Cohen, Simon S. ; Raffel, Jack I. ; Knecht, Jeffrey M.
Author_Institution
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Volume
16
Issue
3
fYear
1995
fDate
3/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
115
Lastpage
117
Abstract
A new switching device has been conceived and reduced to practice. This device is a once-programmable three-terminal fuse (TTF) with an on-resistance of a good metallic conductor and an off-resistance which is essentially infinite. In the new structure the fusible circuit path is fully isolated from a control electrode both before and after programming. We discuss the basic concept of the TTF and highlight some of its possible applications.<>
Keywords
MIM devices; PLD programming; electric fuses; field programmable gate arrays; monolithic integrated circuits; programmable logic devices; switches; FPGA; IC applications; control electrode; fusible circuit path; once-programmable three-terminal fuse; three-terminal switching device; Circuits; Conductive films; Conductors; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Electric resistance; Electrodes; Fuses; Laser beam cutting; Laser theory; Switches;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electron Device Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0741-3106
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/55.363242
Filename
363242
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