?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F201%2F&rft.title=An+Investigation+into+the+Physics+of+Blowing+Polysilicon+Fuses&rft.creator=Cooker%2C+Mark&rft.creator=Dellar%2C+Paul&rft.subject=Materials&rft.subject=None%2FOther&rft.description=The+semi-conductor+fuses+in+this+research+are+fabricated+on+a+submicron+process.+A+voltage+potential+is+applied+across+the+fuse%2C+in+order+to+achieve+a+blow.+This+current+peaks+with+a+short+pulse+in+the+order+of+tens+of+milliamps+which+has+a+long+decrease+to+zero+current+flow%2C+resulting+in+a+blown+fuse.+A+fuse+blows+due+to+the+pinching+together+of+electrically+insulating+material+which+initially+surrounds+the+conducting+pathway.+The+pinch+cuts+across+the+conductor%2C+and+so+halts+the+current+flow.+In+small-geometry+fuses+a+cavity+also+forms+during+the+blowing+process.%0A%0AThe+company+wishes+to+understand+the+fuse+blow+process+mathematically+in+order+to+develop+a+model+that+can+accurately+simulate+the+blowing+of+the+fuses.+This+report+records+the+thermal%2C+electrical%2C+solid+and+fluid+mechanics+of+the+blowing+process+that+was+discussed+at+the+Study+Group%2C+with+remarks+on+possible+future+research+for+modelling+the+process.&rft.date=2008&rft.type=Study+Group+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F201%2F1%2Fanalog-1.pdf&rft.identifier=++Cooker%2C+Mark+and+Dellar%2C+Paul++(2008)+An+Investigation+into+the+Physics+of+Blowing+Polysilicon+Fuses.++%5BStudy+Group+Report%5D+++++