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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2015
Applicants:
Joon-hyung Lee, Seoul, KR;
Oh-kyum Kwon, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Joon-Hyung Lee, Seoul, KR;
Oh-Kyum Kwon, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 17/16 (2006.01); G11C 17/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 17/18 (2013.01); G11C 17/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A one-time programmable (OTP) memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of OTP memory cells, the plurality of OTP memory cells being connected to a plurality of bitlines, a plurality of voltage wordlines and a plurality of read wordlines, respectively; and a switching circuit configured to, in a program mode, detect program states of the plurality of OTP memory cells to block currents from flowing through the plurality of OTP memory cells from the voltage wordlines to the bitlines based on the detected program states.