Patent ID: 7777296

Claim:
A nano-fuse structural arrangement, comprising: a semiconductor substrate having an electrically conductive region formed thereon: an electrically conductive elongated nano-structure having a maximum diameter in a range of approximately 10 nm to approximately 50 nm and a maximum length in a range of approximately 100 nm to approximately 250 nm and being formed on the electrically conductive region; a barrier having barrier parts completely spaced from and completely surrounding elongated outer surfaces of the electrically conductive elongated nano-structure so as to define a cavity being at least one of evacuated or containing an electrically insulative fluid, the barrier parts being approximately equally spaced from the elongated outer surfaces, so that the electrically conductive elongated nano-structure is blowable responsive to an electrical current flowable through the electrically conductive elongated nano-structure in a range of approximately 4 μA to approximately 120 μA, and the spaces between the electrically conductive elongated nano-structure and the barrier are adapted to contain particulate or blown material from the electrically conductive elongated nano-structure when the electrically conductive elongated nano-structure is being blown.