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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2013
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Esin Terzioglu, San Diego, CA (US);
Gregory Ameriada Uvieghara, Murrieta, CA (US);
Sei Seung Yoon, San Diego, CA (US);
Balachander Ganesan, Mountain View, CA (US);
Anil Chowdary Kota, San Diego, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A fuse-based memory includes a plurality of bit lines. Each bit lines couples to a corresponding plurality of fuses. The fuses couple to ground through corresponding access transistors. The memory is configured to precharge an accessed one of the bit lines and a reference one of the bit lines using a low voltage supply. In contrast, a resulting voltage difference between the accessed bit line and the reference bit line is sensed using a sense amplifier powered by a high voltage supply, wherein a high voltage supplied by the high power supply is greater than a low voltage supplied by the low voltage supply.