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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2020
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Yu-Der Chih, Hsinchu, TW;
Chen-Ming Hung, Hsinchu County, TW;
Jen-Chou Tseng, Hsinchu County, TW;
Jam-Wem Lee, Hsinchu, TW;
Ming-Hsiang Song, Hsinchu, TW;
Shu-Chuan Lee, Hsinchu, TW;
Shao-Yu Chou, Hsinchu, TW;
Yu-Ti Su, Tainan, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 17/00 (2006.01); G11C 17/18 (2006.01); G11C 17/16 (2006.01); H01L 27/02 (2006.01); G11C 7/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 17/18 (2013.01); G11C 7/24 (2013.01); G11C 17/16 (2013.01); H01L 27/0251 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory device includes a memory circuit and a fuse protection circuit. The memory circuit includes a program line and a fuse. The program line is configured to receive a program voltage for programming the fuse. The fuse protection circuit is coupled to the memory circuit and is configured to prevent unintentional programming of the fuse.