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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2022
Applicant:
Synopsys, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventor:
Andrew Edward Horch, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
SYNOPSYS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/24 (2006.01); G11C 17/16 (2006.01); G11C 17/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 17/16 (2013.01); G11C 17/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bitcell of a one-time programmable memory includes: a write-once programmable circuit element and a node connected in series between a word line and a power rail; a select read device connected between the node and a bitline, the select read device having a gate electrode connected to a first signal line extending parallel to the word line; and a select write device connected between the word line and the power rail and in series with the write-once programmable circuit element and the node, the select write device having a gate electrode connected to a second signal line extending parallel to the bitline.