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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2008
Applicants:
Douglas D. Smith, Mesa, AZ (US);
Myron Buer, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Bassem F. Radieddine, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Douglas D. Smith, Mesa, AZ (US);
Myron Buer, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Bassem F. Radieddine, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A one-time programmable device includes a controller, a protection system, a static storage element and a latch, which can be referred to as a latch-based one-time programmable (OTP) element. In one example, the static storage element includes a thin gate-oxide that acts as a resistance element, which, depending on whether its blown, sets the latch into one of two states.