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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2005
Roberto Alini, Dublin, CA (US);
Sergio Stefano Rovati, Milan, IT;
Eric Vandenbossche, Glendale, AZ (US);
Christopher Paskins, Laueen, AZ (US);
Roberto Alini, Dublin, CA (US);
Sergio Stefano Rovati, Milan, IT;
Eric Vandenbossche, Glendale, AZ (US);
Christopher Paskins, Laueen, AZ (US);
STMicroelectronics, Inc., Carrollton, TX (US);
STMicroelectronics S.A., , FR;
STMicroelectronics SRL, , IT;
Abstract
A one-time programmable circuit uses forced BJT hdegradation to permanently store digital information as a logic zero or logic one state. The forced degradation is accomplished by applying a voltage or current to the BJT for a specific time to the reversed biased base-emitter junction, allowing a significant degradation of the junction without destroying it.