A new technology for redundancy circuit utilizing silicon lateral flow is presented. The lateral flow is induced when Ar
+laser beam is applied to an electrically pre-heated polysilicon resistor. The polysilicon resistor lies on a 1.0

m thick SiO
2layer having a pair of parallel grooves where the oxide thickness is decreased to 0.1

m. This technology has many advantages, such as clear cut-off of polysilicon, no blowing-up of cover PSG film, and no necessity for accurate positioning of laser spot.