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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2008
Filed:
May. 31, 2006
Nam-jong Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Young-sun Min, Seoul, KR;
Nam-Jong Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Young-Sun Min, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
An anti-fuse and an anti-fusing method are disclosed. An example embodiment of the present invention is directed to an anti-fuse circuit, including an anti-fuse receiving a first voltage, a pull-up transistor coupled between the anti-fuse and a first node, the pull-up transistor configured to pull up a voltage at the first node to the first voltage when the anti-fuse is in a given operation mode, a pull-down transistor configured to pull down the voltage at the first node to a second voltage in response to a pull-down control signal, the second voltage lower than the first voltage, a voltage level detector configured to compare a detection reference voltage level with a voltage level at the first node to generate a detection output signal and a pull-down control circuit configured to generate the pull-down control signal based on a fuse input signal and the detection output signal.