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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2016
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Tae-Seong Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Hyun-Taek Jung, Seoul, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Abstract
A one time programmable (OTP) memory includes an OTP cell array including a plurality of OTP cells provided at locations where a plurality of word lines and a plurality of bit lines cross each other, and a write circuit configured to sequentially program the OTP cells by selecting the bit lines one at a time and program a selected OTP cell connected to the selected bit line, wherein the write circuit is further configured to detect a voltage level of the selected bit line and select another bit line when the detected voltage level indicates that the selected OTP cell is in a programmed state.