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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2009
Applicants:
Chen Xu, Boise, ID (US);
Thomas W. Voshell, Boise, ID (US);
Karl Holtzclaw, Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Aptina Imaging Corporation, George Town, KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed are apparatus, system and methods of programming and readout of a one-time programmable memory device having an array of memory cells, where the cells include an anti-fuse element and an in-cell amplifier transistor. Circuitry configured for programming and correlated double sampling readout of the cells is also disclosed.