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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2013
Applicant:
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jonathan Schmitt, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 17/18 (2006.01); G11C 17/16 (2006.01); G11C 8/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 17/16 (2013.01); G11C 8/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bitcell can include an insulating area, a first doping, a second doping, and a gate terminal for the insulating area. The second doping can be proximate to the first doping and proximate to the insulating area. The second doping can be characterized by a lower threshold voltage than the first doping. The bitcell can be configured for programming by a voltage on the gate terminal that results in a conductive hole selectively burned in the insulating area between the gate terminal and the first doping.