US 12,218,048 B2
Anti-fuse and fuse structures for improving the functionality of qubit circuits
Vivekananda P. Adiga, Ossining, NY (US); Russell A. Budd, North Salem, NY (US); Charles Thomas Rettner, San Jose, CA (US); and Stephen M. Gates, New York, NY (US)
Assigned to INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/936,845.
Prior Publication US 2024/0113015 A1, Apr. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. H01L 23/525 (2006.01); H01L 23/532 (2006.01)
CPC H01L 23/5254 (2013.01) [H01L 23/5258 (2013.01); H01L 23/53285 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of constructing a superconducting switch, comprising:
depositing a sacrificial layer on top of a substrate;
patterning the sacrificial layer to remove portions of the sacrificial layer;
depositing a superconducting metal layer, wherein a first portion of the superconducting metal layer is on top of the substrate, and wherein a second portion of the superconducting metal layer is on top of the sacrificial layer;
patterning the superconducting metal layer to form a superconducting metal line over the sacrificial layer; and
etching the patterned sacrificial layer from under the superconducting metal line to release the metal line from the substrate.