Regulating electrical fuse programming current

Details Regulating electrical fuse programming current Regulating electrical fuse programming current

2011-03-22

2011-03-22

Phung, Anh (Department: 2824)

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C365S189160

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07911820

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for regulating eFUSE programming current includes a current control generator receiving an input reference current through a first current path of reference fuses, the input reference current proportional to a desired eFUSE programming current; a second current path including a reference programming FET and a second group of reference fuses; and a voltage comparator coupled to a gate terminal of the reference programming FET so as to adjust the gate voltage of the reference programming FET to equalize a first voltage across the first current path with a second voltage across the second current path. The gate voltage of the reference programming FET is an output of the current control generator, coupled to corresponding gates of one or more selected programming devices of an eFUSE array such that the selected programming devices source the desired eFUSE programming current to a selected eFUSE to be programmed.

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