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Circuits configured to remain in a non-program state during a power-down event

US8599597B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

10References

40Claims

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Assignee

QUALCOMM Incorporated · US

Inventors

Esin Terzioglu · San Diego, US
Gregory Ameriada Uvieghara · Murrieta, US
Mehdi Hamidi Sani · Rancho Santa Fe, US
Anil Chowdary Kota · San Diego, US
Sei Seung Yoon · San Diego, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 7, 2012
Grant date	Dec 3, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 6, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG11C17/18
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a particular embodiment, an apparatus includes a one-time programmable (OTP) memory circuit configured to be responsive to a programming voltage. The OTP memory circuit includes an OTP memory array including OTP memory cells, a first power switch configured to decouple the OTP memory array from the programming voltage, and a second power switch configured to decouple a subset of the OTP memory cells from the programming voltage.

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