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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Shine C. Chung, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Shine C. Chung, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attopsemi Technology Co., LTD, Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 7/16 (2006.01); G11C 17/16 (2006.01); H01L 27/10 (2006.01); H01L 27/22 (2006.01); H01L 27/24 (2006.01); G11C 13/00 (2006.01); G11C 17/14 (2006.01); G11C 29/02 (2006.01); H01L 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 17/16 (2013.01); G11C 13/0002 (2013.01); G11C 13/004 (2013.01); G11C 17/146 (2013.01); G11C 17/165 (2013.01); G11C 29/027 (2013.01); H01L 27/10 (2013.01); H01L 27/224 (2013.01); H01L 27/228 (2013.01); H01L 27/2409 (2013.01); H01L 27/2436 (2013.01); H01L 27/2463 (2013.01); G11C 2013/0054 (2013.01); H01L 45/06 (2013.01); H01L 45/1233 (2013.01); H01L 45/144 (2013.01);
Abstract
Junction diodes fabricated in standard CMOS logic processes can be used as program selectors for One-Time Programmable (OTP) devices, such as electrical fuses. At least one portion of the electrical fuse can have at least one extended area to accelerate programming. An extended area is an extension of the fuse element beyond contact or via longer than required by design rules. The extended area also has reduced or substantially no current flowing through. The program selector can be at least one MOS. The OTP device can have the at least one OTP element coupled to at least one diode in a memory cell.