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Method and system for merging multiple fuse decompression serial bitstreams to support auxiliary fuseblow capability

US6856569B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 10, 2003
Grant dateFeb 15, 2005
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Expiry dateApr 23, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C29/802
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Multiple fuse decompression serial bitstreams support an auxiliary fuseblow capability utilizing on-chip storage and providing a composite capability of embedded memory address/data failure information. A multiple repair capability has an improved compression algorithm to compress fuse data with system level soft-set redundancy, and lends itself to self-repair design, and to provide repairs for temperature sensitive fails. An instruction based tester interface in a fuse control provides shift loaded instructions in which the sequence of test and fuse repair operations is variable to provide flexibility in the manufacturing, test and repair operations.

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