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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8446210 | Electronic fuse system An electronic fuse system includes: a pad, an electronic fuse circuit, a first switch circuit, and a control circuit. The pad is used for receiving a reference voltage. The electronic fuse circuit is used for changing a voltage level when a current signal passes. Th... | 05/21/2013 |
| 8441306 | Poly fuse burning system This invention provides a poly fuse burning system comprising a poly fuse, a controllable power source supplying power for burning the poly fuse, and a monitor circuit monitoring the burning state of the poly fuse, wherein when a targeted burning state is reached, a... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8421520 | Electric fuse circuit and method of operating the same A fuse circuit includes an electric fuse coupled to a first voltage source; a low resistance unit coupled to the electric fuse and having a junction which is capable of breaking down; and a switching unit coupled between the low resistance unit and a second voltage ... | 04/16/2013 |
| 8405448 | Capacitive discharge fuse programming apparatus and method An apparatus for programming a fuse includes a programmable branch comprising a fusable element and a reverse-biased diode connected in series. The programmable branch is connected in parallel with a current boost capacitor. An electrical source or input supplies a ... | 03/26/2013 |
| 8384466 | Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes an electric fuse circuit and a program protective circuit. The electric fuse circuit includes a fuse element and a transistor connected together in series and placed between a program power supply and a grounding, and controlling sect... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8368456 | Fuse circuit with ensured fuse cut status A fuse circuit includes a fuse information signal generation unit and an output driving unit. The fuse information signal generation unit is configured to precharge a fuse information signal in response to a precharge signal and drive the fuse information signal in ... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8339182 | Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a signal output unit, and a decision unit. The signal output unit includes m (≧2) pieces of fuses, a NAND gate, resistance elements, and an output terminal. The decision unit decides whether n or more pieces (m≧n≧2) of fuses are... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8330527 | Fuse circuit of semiconductor apparatus Various embodiments of a fuse circuit of a semiconductor apparatus are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, the fuse circuit may include a fuse whose electrical connection state can be changed by an electrical stress applied thereto and a plurality of self boosti... | 12/11/2012 |
| 8324958 | Redundancy circuits In one embodiment, a redundancy circuit may include a comparison unit configured to record a first repair address through fuse cutting, compare a comparison address with the first repair address, and output a comparison result signal; a first fuse enable unit config... | 12/04/2012 |
| 8299845 | Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a first circuit, a second circuit, and a first voltage dividing circuit. The first circuit is coupled to a first terminal. The first circuit is operable by a first voltage supplied from the first terminal. The second circuit is couple... | 10/30/2012 |
| 8289070 | Fuse circuit A fuse circuit comprises a fuse set and an enable circuit. The enable circuit is configured to receive a test mode enable signal and a power up signal to generate an enable signal and a voltage level to the fuse set for indicating whether an external supply voltage ... | 10/16/2012 |
| 8278990 | Electric fuse cutoff control circuit renewing cutoff information and semiconductor device An electric fuse cutoff control circuit controlling cutoff of a plurality of electric fuses including: a cutoff information storage circuit adapted to store cutoff information about whether or not each of the plurality of electric fuses is cut off; a cutoff informat... | 10/02/2012 |
| 8274321 | Fuse circuit and operation method thereof A fuse circuit includes a control signal generation unit configured to generate a control signal that is enabled after a moment when a power-up signal is enabled, a potential control unit configured to control potentials of both ends of a fuse in response to the con... | 09/25/2012 |
| 8258856 | Antifuse circuit having protection circuit An antifuse circuit includes a protection circuit. The antifuse circuit receives a program voltage using a non-connection (NC) pin or ball of a semiconductor device. The protection circuit prevents an unintended voltage lower than the program voltage from being appl... | 09/04/2012 |
| 8253476 | Trimmer circuit and method A trimmer circuit is so configured that an electronic device will break down to produce a high current to trim a fuse. The electronic device is selectively configured to have a breakdown voltage lower than an applied voltage, for the trigger of its breakdown to be c... | 08/28/2012 |
| 8253475 | Fuse detecting apparatus A fuse detecting apparatus includes a detector, a calibrator and a logical operating unit. The detector includes a detecting switch module and a detecting latch. The detecting switch module generates an initial detecting result according to first and second control ... | 08/28/2012 |
| 8242831 | Tamper resistant fuse design A tamper resistant fuse design is generally presented. In this regard, an apparatus is introduced comprising a plurality of fuses in an integrated circuit device to store values and a plurality of resistors in parallel to the fuses, wherein each fuse includes a para... | 08/14/2012 |
| 8217709 | Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a signal output unit, and a decision unit. The signal output unit includes m (≧2) pieces of fuses, a NAND gate, resistance elements, and an output terminal. The decision unit decides whether n or more pieces (m≧n≧2) of fuses are... | 07/10/2012 |
| 8217710 | Fuse for use in high-integrated semiconductor device The invention relates to a semiconductor device comprising a fuse that is implemented as a bar type pattern that forms a straight line instead of a pattern that is difficult to secure a manufacturing margin. A fuse block including a plurality of fuses comprises a pl... | 07/10/2012 |
| 8207783 | Circuit and method for characterizing the performance of a sense amplifier An integrated circuit includes a sensing circuit, a fuse box, and a fuse bus decoder. The sensing circuit includes an output node, and the fuse box includes a plurality of switches coupled in series with a plurality of resistive elements. The fuse box is coupled to ... | 06/26/2012 |
| 8193851 | Fuse circuit of semiconductor device and method for monitoring fuse state thereof A fuse circuit of a semiconductor device includes a plurality of fuse set units configured to compare an input address with address information programmed according to a fuse cutting state and a test control unit configured to enable one or more fuse set units selec... | 06/05/2012 |
| 8179189 | Trimming circuit A trimming circuit is provided. The trimming circuit had at least a trimming cell, and each of the at least trimming cell includes three current paths and a fuse. A first one of the current paths is interrupted when a second one of the current paths is uninterrupted... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8149044 | Trimmer circuit and method A trimmer circuit is so configured that an electronic device will break down to produce a high current to trim a fuse. The electronic device is selectively configured to have a breakdown voltage lower than an applied voltage, for the trigger of its breakdown to be c... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8058921 | Fuse circuits A fuse circuit includes a fuse having an intact state and a blown state. The fuse can be switched to the blown state by enabling a blowing current to flow through the fuse. The fuse is coupled between a first transistor and a second transistor in series. The first t... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8054124 | Programmable electronics An electronic device with polarity reversal protected connections and irreversibly interruptible programming connections, wherein the interruption is performed through safety elements provided in the programming paths, behind which safety elements diodes are dispose... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7973590 | Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a first transmission line and a second transmission line disposed at different layers; a contact fuse coupled with the first transmission line and the second transmission line; a power driver configured to apply an electric stress to ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7956671 | Circuit structure and method for programming and re-programming a low power, multiple states, electronic fuse (e-fuse) In one embodiment of an e-fuse programming/re-programming circuit, the e-fuse has two short high atomic diffusion resistance conductor layers positioned on opposite sides and at a same end of a long low atomic diffusion resistance conductor layer. A voltage source i... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7940113 | Fuse trimming circuit with higher reliability A fuse trimming circuit includes trimming pads, a fuse resistance, an input circuit and current limit units. The fuse resistance is configured to be connected to the trimming pads and blown out by a trimming current which flows through the trimming pads. The input c... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940116 | Fuse circuit and semiconductor device including the same A fuse circuit may include a fuse section which generates a fuse control signal at an output terminal of the fuse circuit in response to a power-up signal according to a status of a fuse in the fuse section; and a current path break section which detects the status ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940115 | Fuse circuit for semiconductor integrated circuit and control method of the same A fuse circuit for a semiconductor integrated circuit includes a control unit configured to activate a fuse set control signal in response to an external command signal, and a plurality of fuse sets, each configured so that power is supplied to internal fuses in res... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940114 | Semiconductor device and offset voltage adjusting method A semiconductor device includes a fuse section having a plurality of fuse circuits configured to generate switch control signals; and an offset adjusting section configured to adjust an offset voltage of a differential amplifier based on the switch control signals s... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7915949 | Implementing eFuse resistance determination before initiating eFuse blow A method and an eFuse programming circuit for implementing resistance determination of an eFuse before initiating eFuse blow, and a design structure on which the subject circuit resides are provided. An eFuse on a chip is used to set current flow through a known res... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7911258 | Semiconductor integrated circuit device, redundancy system, and redundancy method for latching and transmitting fuse data A semiconductor integrated circuit device including a fuse latch circuit including a fuse and a latch circuit for latching fuse data held in the fuse, a fuse counter circuit for counting the number of transfers of the fuse data, and a control circuit including a tra... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7902902 | Anti-fuse repair control circuit for preventing stress on circuit parts The present invention relates to an anti-fuse repair control circuit which regulates transmission of a power voltage and a back-bias voltage that are converted to repair an anti-fuse to a circuit part. As such, the present invention prevents the influence of a high ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7902903 | Programmable efuse and sense circuit A circuit for electric fuses includes circuits for sensing status and programming that have separate paths for each operation. The circuit includes a plurality of electrically programmable fuses and, associated with each fuse, a switch for coupling a first terminal ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7888988 | Fuse circuit A fuse circuit includes a first power supply line, a second power supply line, a first current source connected between the first power supply line and an output terminal, a second current source connected between the second power supply line and the output terminal... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7804352 | Multi-level anti-fuse and methods of operating and fabricating the same Provided may be a multi-level anti-fuse and methods of fabricating and operating the same. The multi-level anti-fuse may include at least three anti-fuses having a plurality of anti-fuses connected in parallel constituting a parallel connection structure and at leas... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7791402 | Electric fuse determination circuit and determination method An electrical fuse determination circuit that can speedily and reliably incorporate an electrical fuse data and improve a reliability of electrical fuse device, includes a first electrical fuse device of which one end connects with a higher voltage, a second electri... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7764108 | Electrical fuse circuit A gate of a MOS transistor connected to a fuse device in series is controlled by an AND circuit connected to the same power source as the fuse device is connected, thereby pulling down one input of the AND circuit to a ground. Thus, misprogramming of the fuse device... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7760008 | Digital trimming in a microelectronic device Digital trimming logic is included in a microelectronic device of a type that produces an output signal in response to an input signal and a threshold signal. Trimming logic values are produced in response to a clock signal that is applied to the device in a trimmin... | 07/20/2010 |
