MEMORY HAVING ONE TIME PROGRAMMABLE (OTP) ELEMENTS AND A METHOD OF PROGRAMMING THE MEMORY

A method of programming a memory includes selecting a logic state for programming a first bitcell of the memory. A first one-time-programmable (OTP) element of the first bitcell is programmed using a first set of conditions intended to achieve a first target resistance in accordance with the selecte...

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Hauptverfasser: HOEFLER ALEXANDER B, TKACIK THOMAS E
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Zusammenfassung:A method of programming a memory includes selecting a logic state for programming a first bitcell of the memory. A first one-time-programmable (OTP) element of the first bitcell is programmed using a first set of conditions intended to achieve a first target resistance in accordance with the selected logic state which results in a first degree of programming of the first OTP element. A second OTP element of the first bitcell is programmed using a second set of conditions different from the first set of conditions intended to achieve a second target resistance in accordance with the selected logic state which results in a second degree of programming of the second OTP element, wherein the first and second degrees of programming are visually indistinguishable.