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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
May. 07, 2012
Esin Terzioglu, San Diego, CA (US);
Gregory A. Uvieghara, San Diego, CA (US);
Mehdi H. Sani, San Diego, CA (US);
Anil Kota, San Diego, CA (US);
Sei Seung Yoon, San Diego, CA (US);
Esin Terzioglu, San Diego, CA (US);
Gregory A. Uvieghara, San Diego, CA (US);
Mehdi H. Sani, San Diego, CA (US);
Anil Kota, San Diego, CA (US);
Sei Seung Yoon, San Diego, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
In a particular embodiment, an apparatus includes a one-time programmable (OTP) memory circuit configured to be responsive to a programming voltage. The OTP memory circuit includes an OTP memory array including OTP memory cells, a first power switch configured to decouple the OTP memory array from the programming voltage, and a second power switch configured to decouple a subset of the OTP memory cells from the programming voltage.