Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Power circuit, electronic fuse circuit, and method for providing power to electronic fuse circuit
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Application No.: US17224692Application Date: 2021-04-07
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Publication No.: US11694756B2Publication Date: 2023-07-04
- Inventor: Chia Wei Ho , Min Chia Wang , Chung Ming Lin , Jin Pang Chi
- Applicant: United Microelectronics Corp.
- Applicant Address: TW Hsinchu
- Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
- Current Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsinchu
- Agency: J.C. Patents
- Priority: TW 0103818 2021.02.02
- Main IPC: G11C17/18
- IPC: G11C17/18 ; G11C17/16 ; H03K17/687

Abstract:
A power circuit is adapted for providing a programming voltage to an electronic fuse circuit, and includes a pass transistor of a P-type metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor, a buffer circuit, and a bulk voltage control circuit. The pass transistor includes a bulk electrode, a gate electrode, a first source/drain electrode receiving a system high voltage, and a second source/drain electrode connected to a bit line. The buffer circuit provides a control voltage to the gate electrode of the pass transistor. The pass transistor is turned on during a programming operation and turned off during a reading operation. The bulk voltage control circuit independently provides a bulk voltage to the bulk electrode. A last-stage buffer of the buffer circuit is also activated by the bulk voltage to control the pass transistor during the reading operation of the electronic fuse circuit. A method for providing power to an electronic fuse circuit is also provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220246226A1 POWER CIRCUIT, ELECTRONIC FUSE CIRCUIT, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING POWER TO ELECTRONIC FUSE CIRCUIT Public/Granted day:2022-08-04
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