Patent ID: 7890893

Claim:
A system comprising: a non-transitory computer readable medium with a design structure stored therein; and a machine for manufacturing a semiconductor chip comprising instructions that when executed by a computer retrieves said design structure and produces said semiconductor chip, wherein said design structure comprises: a substrate; a device on said substrate; an interlayer dielectric material above said device; and a heating element within said interlayer dielectric material, aligned vertically above said device and electrically isolated from said device by said interlayer dielectric material, said heating element, upon detection of performance degradation of said device, receiving a current with a predetermined value and generating heat that raises a temperature of said device to a predetermined temperature sufficient to raise a current performance level of said device to a predetermined threshold performance level, said device being electrically connected by a first contact to a first wiring level and said heating element being above said device and electrically connected by a second contact to a second wiring level.