Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Code generating apparatus and one time programming block
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Application No.: US16198882Application Date: 2018-11-23
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Publication No.: US10685728B2Publication Date: 2020-06-16
- Inventor: Wei-Zhe Wong , Ching-Sung Yang , Ching-Hsiang Hsu
- Applicant: eMemory Technology Inc.
- Applicant Address: TW Hsinchu
- Assignee: eMemory Technology Inc.
- Current Assignee: eMemory Technology Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsinchu
- Agency: JCIPRNET
- Main IPC: G11C17/18
- IPC: G11C17/18 ; G11C17/16 ; G06F21/44 ; G11C7/24

Abstract:
The invention provides a code generating apparatus and an OTP memory block. The code generating apparatus of present disclosure includes a plurality of first one time programming (OTP) memory cells, a reference signal provider and a sense amplifier. The first OTP memory cells are coupled to a first bit line. The reference signal provider provides a reference signal. Wherein, at least one of the first OTP memory cells provides a read current to the first bit line, and the sense amplifier compares the read current and the reference signal to generate an output code. A current value of the reference signal is set within a range, and the range is set by the bit current corresponding to a maximum bit count, such as that the output code is determined by a manufacturing variation of the at least one first OTP memory cell.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190096496A1 CODE GENERATING APPARATUS AND ONE TIME PROGRAMMING BLOCK Public/Granted day:2019-03-28
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