Patent ID: 8299569

Claim:
A semiconductor device, comprising: a semiconductor substrate; and an electrical fuse formed on the semiconductor substrate, the electrical fuse including a first conductor extending along a first conductor path including a first cutting target region, a second conductor extending along a second conductor path branched from said first conductor and connected to said first conductor and including a second cutting target region, a first interconnect, a via connected to said first interconnect, and a second interconnect connected to said via, each of said first interconnect, said via, and said second interconnect formed on different layers on said semiconductor substrate, respectively, wherein a material of said first conductor is configured, upon a condition of cutting said electrical fuse, to flow toward a region outside the first conductor path and the second conductor path and between said first cutting target region and said second cutting target region to form a flowing-out region and thereby generate a broken point in the first conductor path that cuts the electrical fuse, wherein said first interconnect is composed of said first conductor and including said first cutting target region, wherein said via is composed of said second conductor and includes said second cutting target region, wherein, in a condition before cutting said electrical fuse, said via is electrically connected between said first interconnect and said second interconnect, wherein, in the condition of cutting said electrical fuse, a first void region is formed in said first interconnect and a second void region is formed in one of i) between said via and said second interconnect, and ii) in said via, wherein said first interconnect includes a narrow interconnect and a wide interconnect connected to the narrow interconnect, the wide interconnect being wider than the narrow interconnect, and wherein said first cutting target region is formed near a coupling portion connecting said narrow interconnect to said wide interconnect, said flowing-out region being formed in a folded area of said wide interconnect.