Patent ID: 7784009

Claim:
At least one computer-readable medium comprising a design structure used in a design process, the design structure being stored in the at least one computer-readable medium in a format readable by a computer, the design structure comprising: a fuse for an integrated circuit in the format, the fuse comprising: a first terminal portion and a second terminal portion interconnected by a fuse element, wherein the first terminal portion, the second terminal portion and the fuse element are coplanar, wherein the first terminal portion and the second terminal portion reside over a first support and a second support, respectively, the first support and the second support being spaced apart, and wherein the fuse element bridges the distance between the first terminal portion over the first support and the second terminal portion over the second support, with the fuse, first support and second support defining a π-shaped structure in elevational cross-section through the fuse element, and wherein the fuse resides entirely over an isolation region in a semiconductor substrate, and wherein the first terminal portion and the second terminal portion are electrically contacted for programming of the fuse from above only.