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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2012
Applicants:
Rei-fu Huang, Hsinchu, TW;
Jin-bin Yang, Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Rei-Fu Huang, Hsinchu, TW;
Jin-Bin Yang, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
MEDIATEK INC., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/02 (2006.01); G11C 17/18 (2006.01); H01L 23/525 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 17/18 (2013.01); H01L 23/5256 (2013.01);
Abstract
An eFuse with at least one fuse unit is provided. The fuse unit includes a first common node providing a first reference voltage, a second common node providing a second reference voltage, at least one fuse coupled to the first common node, and a determining unit coupled between the fuse and the second common node, generating an output signal indicating whether the fuse is blown or not according to a first condition in a normal mode and a second condition in a test mode.