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Redundancy enable/disable circuit

US4689494A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 18, 1986
Grant dateAug 25, 1987
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Expiry dateSep 18, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K19/0963
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A redundancy enable/disable circuit for enabling and disabling subsequently the use of redundant elements includes first through third P-channel MOS transistors, an N-channel MOS transistor, an enable fuse, and a disable fuse. The enable fuse is blown so as to enable the use of the redundant elements, and the disable fuse is blown subsequently to disable use of the redundant elements.

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