Patent ID: 6172896
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: G11C

Abstract:
A fuse box for an integrated circuit device, comprising:a first fuse group including a plurality of first fuses each having a first narrow end and a second opposite end which is wider, at least one of the plurality of first fuses having a bent central portion, pitches of the first end of the plurality of first fuses being narrow, pitches of the second end being wide, and the plurality of first fuses being adjacent one another; anda second fuse group including a plurality of second fuses each having a first wide end and a second opposite end which is narrower, at least one of the plurality of first fuses having a bent central portion, pitches of the first end of the plurality of second fuses being wide, pitches of the second end being narrow, and the plurality of second fuses being adjacent to one another,wherein the first ends of the fuses in the first fuse group are adjacent the first ends of fuses in the second fuse group, the second ends of the fuses in the first fuse group are adjacent the second ends of the fuses in the second fuse group, and the central portions of the outer fuses of the first and second fuse groups are not bent, but straight.