(WO/2007/024793) PRINTED FUSE DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME
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| IPC: | H01L 21/82 (2006.01) | |||||||||||
| Applicants: | LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. [US/US]; 740 West New Circle Road, Lexington, KY 40550 (US) (All Except US). EDELEN, John, G. [US/US]; (US) (US Only). | |||||||||||
| Inventor: | EDELEN, John, G.; (US). | |||||||||||
| Agent: | BARKER, Scott, N.; Lexmark International, Inc., 740 West New Circle Road, Lexington, KY 40550 (US). | |||||||||||
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| Title: | PRINTED FUSE DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME | |||||||||||
| Abstract: | Embodiments of the invention relate to efficient formation of improved fuses (32) and fuse arrays, such as can be used in memory devices (31) for example, by use of a printer (22) that transfers material to a flexible substrate (30). In one embodiment, a fuse is printed using an inkjet printer on a flexible substrate fed there through, by depositing droplets of conductive material (36). The droplets form a weak portion (39) and one or more main portions (37). In one embodiment, the fuse may comprise a single metal material. In additional embodiments, an array of fuses can be printed by an inkjet printer in layers for use as digital memory. For example, a layer can be printed that forms fuse elements (32) and word address conductors (33), an insulating layer (38) can be printed over the fuses but leaving a window portion exposed, and a third layer can be printed over the window portions to provide bit address conductors (35). | |||||||||||
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| Publication Language: | English (EN) |
| Filing Language: | English (EN) |
