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Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013

Filed:

Jul. 20, 2010
Applicants:

Sung-chieh Lin, Zhubei, TW;

David Yen, Chu-Bak, TW;

Wei-li Liao, Taichung, TW;

Jiann-tseng Huang, Hsinchu, TW;

Kuoyuan (Peter) Hsu, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Sung-Chieh Lin, Zhubei, TW;

David Yen, Chu-Bak, TW;

Wei-Li Liao, Taichung, TW;

Jiann-Tseng Huang, Hsinchu, TW;

Kuoyuan (Peter) Hsu, San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Some embodiments regard a memory array that has a plurality of rows and columns. A column includes a program control device, a plurality of eFuse memory cells in the column, a sense amplifier, and a bit line coupling the program control device, the plurality of memory cells in the column, and the sense amplifier. A row includes a plurality of eFuse memory cells in the row, a word line coupling the plurality of eFuse memory cells in the row, and a footer configured as a current path for the plurality of eFuse memory cells in the row.


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