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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2006
Applicants:
Chang-wook Jeong, Seoul, KR;
Jun-hyok Kong, Seoul, KR;
Hyung-rok OH, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of programming a one-time programmable device is provided. A switching device disposed in a substrate is turned on and a program current is applied to a fuse electrically connected to the switching device, thereby cutting the fuse. The fuse includes a first electrode electrically connected to the switching device, a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, and a chalcogenide pattern disposed between the first and second electrodes. Related one-time programmable devices, phase change memory devices and electronic systems are also disclosed.