System and method using a one-time programmable memory cell
US7136303B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C17/16
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A one-time programmable device includes a controller, a protection system, a static storage element and a latch, which can be referred to as a latch-based one-time programmable (OTP) element. In one example, the static storage element includes a thin gate-oxide that acts as a resistance element, which, depending on whether its blown, sets the latch into one of two states.
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