1. A low power self-turnoff program method for one-time programmable memory
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Yongan Zheng, Huailin Liao, Ling Shen, Fan Yang, and Yangyuan Wang
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Computer science ,020208 electrical & electronic engineering ,Transistor ,Process (computing) ,02 engineering and technology ,Control circuit ,law.invention ,Power (physics) ,Power consumption ,law ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Electronic engineering ,Process control ,One time programmable ,NMOS logic - Abstract
A novel self-turnoff control circuit for program process of one-time programmable (OTP) cell is proposed. Utilizing the current turnoff technology after the breakdown of OTP cell, it lowers the power consumption efficiently compared with traditional structures without turnoff mechanism. In addition, an additional delay circuit is also attached to the self-turnoff circuit to ensure the complete breakdown of OTP cell. The simulation results show that the average power consumption of proposed circuit decreases to about 3nA in the whole program process.
- Published
- 2016
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