Contact layer traces to program programmable ROM

    公开(公告)号:US11373719B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-28

    申请号:US17460368

    申请日:2021-08-30

    发明人: Ayaskanta Behera

    IPC分类号: G11C17/12 H01L27/112

    摘要: A device includes a programmable ROM circuit, an address circuit, and a processor. The programmable ROM circuit includes multiple physically contiguous pairs of bit-cells, each pair of bit-cells includes an active layer trace extending continuously across both of the bit-cells, each pair of bit-cells comprises a shared contact layer point when the pair of bit-cells is programmed to a value of one and no shared contact layer point when the pair of bit-cells is programmed to a value of zero. The address circuit is coupled to the programmable ROM circuit and configured to address only a first bit-cell of each pair of bit-cells. The processor is coupled to the address circuit and the programmable ROM circuit and configured to use the address circuit to read data from one or more pairs of bit-cells of the programmable ROM circuit.

    Contact layer traces to program programmable ROM

    公开(公告)号:US11676675B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-13

    申请号:US17848487

    申请日:2022-06-24

    发明人: Ayaskanta Behera

    IPC分类号: G11C17/12 H01L27/112

    CPC分类号: G11C17/12 H01L27/112

    摘要: A device includes a programmable ROM circuit, an address circuit, and a processor. The programmable ROM circuit includes multiple physically contiguous pairs of bit-cells, each pair of bit-cells includes an active layer trace extending continuously across both of the bit-cells, each pair of bit-cells comprises a shared contact layer point when the pair of bit-cells is programmed to a value of one and no shared contact layer point when the pair of bit-cells is programmed to a value of zero. The address circuit is coupled to the programmable ROM circuit and configured to address only a first bit-cell of each pair of bit-cells. The processor is coupled to the address circuit and the programmable ROM circuit and configured to use the address circuit to read data from one or more pairs of bit-cells of the programmable ROM circuit.