Anti-fuse circuit and semiconductor device having the same

US8976564B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8976564-B2
Application numberUS-201313748773-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 24, 2013
Priority dateFeb 20, 2012
Publication dateMar 10, 2015
Grant dateMar 10, 2015

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A memory device includes an anti-fuse cell array including a plurality of anti-fuse cells. Each anti-fuse cell includes a first cell transistor connected to a common node, a second cell transistor connected to the common node, and an access transistor connected to the common node. The first cell transistor is configured to store data and the second cell transistor is configured to store data when the first cell transistor has defect data.

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What is claimed is: 1. An anti-fuse circuit comprising: an anti-fuse cell array including a plurality of anti-fuse cells, each anti-fuse cell including a normal cell transistor and a vote cell transistor connected in parallel to each other; and an anti-fuse cell driving circuit configured to generate a normal cell driving voltage applied to the normal cell transistor, and a vote cell driving voltage applied to the vote cell transistor, wherein the normal cell transistor is con…

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What does patent US8976564B2 cover?
A memory device includes an anti-fuse cell array including a plurality of anti-fuse cells. Each anti-fuse cell includes a first cell transistor connected to a common node, a second cell transistor connected to the common node, and an access transistor connected to the common node. The first cell transistor is configured to store data and the second cell transistor is configured to store data wh…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G11C17/16. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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