Patent ID: 7384824

Claim:
A method for forming an electronic structure, comprising the steps of: providing a dielectric layer; forming a first via and a second via in the dielectric layer; filling the first and second vias with a first self-passivated electrically conducting material; forming a fuse link layer on top of the dielectric layer, the fuse link layer comprising a second material having a characteristic of changing its electrical resistance after being exposed to a laser beam; forming a mesa layer on top of the fuse link layer, the mesa layer comprising a third self-passivated electrically conducting material; and forming (i) a fuse link from the fuse link layer and (ii) a first mesa and a second mesa from the mesa layer, wherein the fuse link electrically connects the first and second filled vias, wherein the first and second mesas are directly above the fuse link and directly above the first and second vias, respectively, wherein the fuse link is disposed between the first mesa and the dielectric layer, and wherein the fuse link is disposed between the second mesa and the dielectric layer.