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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2017
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Sang-Seok Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A memory device includes a main one-time programmable (OTP) memory cell connected to a main word line and a main bit line; a redundant OTP memory cell connected to a redundant word line and a redundant bit line; and an input/output circuit configured to, during a program operation to program the main OTP memory cell and the redundant OTP memory cell, electrically separate the main bit line and the redundant bit line and form a first program current path to the main bit line and a second program current path to redundant bit line, wherein the first program current path and the second program current path are independent from each other.