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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2009
Applicants:
Cheon-an Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Seong-jin Jang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Sang-woong Shin, Seongnam-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 17/18 (2006.01); G11C 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An antifuse circuit includes a protection circuit. The antifuse circuit receives a program voltage using a non-connection (NC) pin or ball of a semiconductor device. The protection circuit prevents an unintended voltage lower than the program voltage from being applied to the antifuse circuit.