UV laser system and method for single pulse severing of IC fuses

摘要

A Q-switched, diode-pumped, solid-state (DPSS) laser (54) employs harmonic generation through nonlinear crystals (72) to generate UV light (74) for both link processing and target alignment. The type and geometry of the nonlinear crystals (72) are selected, and their temperatures are precisely controlled, to produce focused spot sizes with excellent beam quality for severing of IC fuses. A fraction of the laser output (56) can be utilized in a secondary target alignment system (50). An imaging optics module (52) may be employed to further enhance the shape quality of either or both of the secondary and primary beams. Each beam passes through a detection module (100) that measures the incident and reflected light. The two beams pass through a common combiner to facilitate calibration and alignment of the beams and subsequent link processing.