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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
May. 11, 2016
Applicant:
Kilopass Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Colin Stewart Bill, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kilopass Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 17/00 (2006.01); G11C 17/18 (2006.01); G11C 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 17/18 (2013.01); G11C 17/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A low power consuming read circuit for a memory array is disclosed. The circuit is particularly useful in applications where oxide breakdown one-time programmable memory is integrated into a system having low power available from the power sources supplying the system.