Patent ID: 8860095

Claim:
An electronic circuit, comprising: a plurality of electronic devices configured as interconnected to provide one or more circuit functions; and at least one interconnect structure comprising: a first patterned conductor connected to a terminal of a first electronic device in said electronic circuit; a second patterned conductor connected to a terminal of a second electronic device in said electronic circuit; a first electrode connected to a portion of the first patterned conductor; a second electrode connected to a portion of the second patterned conductor; and a metal oxide region formed between said first electrode and said second electrode, wherein said metal oxide region provides a reprogrammable switch function between said first patterned conductor and said second patterned conductor by providing a conductivity that is selectively controlled by a direction and an amount of current that passes through said metal oxide region during a switch setting operation for said metal oxide region, wherein said first and second electrodes maintain a separation between said metal oxide and said patterned conductors, and wherein said metal oxide region provides a function as a reprogrammable selection device to circumvent a fabrication failure or defect of a chip containing said electronic circuit.