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US08830720B2 Circuit and system of using junction diode as program selector and MOS as read selector for one-time programmable devices
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使用结二极管作为程序选择器和MOS作为一次性可编程器件的读取选择器的电路和系统
- Patent Title: Circuit and system of using junction diode as program selector and MOS as read selector for one-time programmable devices
- Patent Title (中): 使用结二极管作为程序选择器和MOS作为一次性可编程器件的读取选择器的电路和系统
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Application No.: US13840965Application Date: 2013-03-15
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Publication No.: US08830720B2Publication Date: 2014-09-09
- Inventor: Shine C. Chung
- Applicant: Shine C. Chung
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Shine C. Chung
- Current Assignee: Shine C. Chung
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Main IPC: G11C17/00
- IPC: G11C17/00 ; H01L27/102 ; G11C17/06 ; H01L27/088 ; G11C13/00 ; H01L27/112 ; H01L27/02 ; G11C17/16 ; H01L21/84 ; H01L21/8234 ; H01L29/06 ; H01L29/861 ; H01L27/22 ; H01L27/24

Abstract:
Junction diodes fabricated in standard CMOS logic processes can be used as program selectors for One-Time Programmable (OTP) devices, such as electrical fuse, contact/via fuse, contact/via anti-fuse, or gate-oxide breakdown anti-fuse, etc. The OTP device has at least one OTP element coupled to at least one diode in a memory cell. The diode can be constructed by P+ and N+ active regions in a CMOS N well, or on an isolated active region as the P and N terminals of the diode. The isolation between P+ and the N+ active regions of the diode in a cell or between cells can be provided by dummy MOS gate, SBL, or STI/LOCOS isolations. The OTP cell can have a MOS in series with the OTP element as a read selector. The OTP element can be polysilicon, silicided polysilicon, silicide, polymetal, metal-0, metal, metal alloy, local interconnect, thermally isolated active region, CMOS gate, or combination thereof.
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