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12 アンチヒューズデバイス
14 アクセストランジスタのゲート
16 アンチヒューズデバイスの頂部プレート
18、118、202、302、402 能動領域
20、606 薄いゲート酸化膜
22、24、110、112 拡散領域
100、200、210、300、314、400、702、1002、1004、1750、1802 アンチヒューズトランジスタ(メモリセル、アンチヒューズメモリセル)
102 可変厚ゲート酸化膜
104、602 基板チャネル領域
106、206、306、406 多結晶シリコンゲート
108 側壁スペーサ
114 LDD領域
116、204、304、404 ビット線コンタクト
120、208、308、408 OD2マスク(厚いゲート酸化膜が成長する領域)
310 アクセスエッジ
312 融解可能エッジ
410 多結晶シリコンコンタクト
412 PRO
600 中間ゲート酸化膜
604 将来の薄い酸化膜領域
700、800 アンチヒューズトランジスタメモリアレイ(メモリアレイ)
704、1006、1008 分離トランジスタ
706、708、710、712 パスゲート(パストランジスタ)
714 交点感知増幅器
716 差動感知増幅器(折畳みビット線感知増幅器)
820 セグメント
822 ワード線コンタクト
900 感知/プログラム回路
902 高電圧交差結合p-型ラッチ回路
904 低電圧感知回路
906 厚いゲート酸化膜分離トランジスタ
1000、1200、1400、1500 折畳みビット線アンチヒューズメモリアレイ
1010 予備充電回路
1012、1202、1402、1502 基準電荷回路
1014、1804 ビット線感知増幅器(BLSA)
1016、1018、1026、1210 予備充電トランジスタ
1020、1022 ステアリングトランジスタ
1024 キャパシタンス回路(容量回路、一次キャパシタンス回路、トランジスタ)
1028、1030 p-チャネルトランジスタ
1032、1034 n-チャネルトランジスタ
1204、1206 ダミーのメモリセル
1208、1504 キャパシタンス手段
1304 追加キャパシタンス手段
1404、1406 補助キャパシタンス回路(トランジスタ)
1752 抵抗器素子
1754 コンデンサ
1800、2000 OTPメモリアレイ
1806 列選択回路
1808、1810、1812、1814、1816、1818、1820、1822 n-チャネル列選択デバイス
1824 選択的予備充電回路
1842 予備充電電圧回路
1826、1828、1830、1832、1834、1836、1838、1840 列予備充電デバイス
Claims (9)
- ワンタイムプログラマブル(OTP)メモリセルを備えたメモリアレイであって、
一対の相補形ビット線と、
前記一対の相補形ビット線を第1電圧レベルまで予備充電するための予備充電回路と、
前記OTPメモリセルのゲート端子に接続された複数のワード線と、
ビット線感知動作の間、容量性負荷手段を前記一対の相補形ビット線の一方のビット線に選択的に結合するための基準回路と、
前記一対の相補形ビット線の電圧差を感知するためのビット線感知増幅器と
を具備し、
前記一対の相補形ビット線は、個々のビット線が前記OTPメモリセルの拡散端子に接続されており、
前記複数のワード線のうちの少なくとも1つは、前記一対の相補形ビット線の前記一方のビット線を、対応するOTPメモリセルのプログラマブル導電リンクを介して第2電圧レベルに駆動する機能を有することを特徴とするメモリアレイ。 - 前記基準回路が、前記ビット線感知増幅器によって前記一対の相補形ビット線の電圧差が感知される前に、前記容量性負荷手段を前記一対の相補形ビット線の前記一方のビット線に結合するためのステアリング回路を具備することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のメモリアレイ。
- データビット線および基準ビット線を具備した一対の相補形ビット線に接続されたワンタイムプログラマブル(OTP)メモリセルを感知するための方法であって、
a)感知増幅器のオフセットを画定するキャパシタンス手段を前記データビット線に結合するステップと、
b)前記データビット線および前記基準ビット線を第1電圧レベルまで予備充電するステップと、
c)ワード線を第2電圧レベルに駆動するステップと、
d)前記OTPメモリセルがプログラムされている場合、前記ワード線に接続されたOTPメモリセルを使用して前記データビット線を前記第2電圧レベルに向かって充電するステップと、
e)前記データビット線と前記基準ビット線との間の電圧差を決定するために前記感知増幅器を起動するステップと
を有することを特徴とする方法。 - 予備充電する前記ステップが、前記データビット線および前記基準ビット線に隣接するビット線を第3電圧レベルまで予備充電するステップを有することを特徴とする請求項3に記載の感知方法。
- 結合する前記ステップが、前記キャパシタンス手段を前記データビット線に結合するためのステアリングデバイスを起動するステップを有することを特徴とする請求項3に記載の感知方法。
- ビット線およびワード線に接続されたワンタイムプログラマブル(OTP)メモリセルと、
選択された相補形ビット線対を第1電圧レベルまで選択的に予備充電するための第1予備充電回路と、
前記選択された相補形ビット線対に隣接するビット線を第2電圧レベルまで選択的に予備充電するための第2予備充電回路と、
復号された列アドレス信号に応答して列選択デバイスを介して前記選択された相補形ビット線対に結合される感知増幅器と
を具備することを特徴とする相補形ビット線メモリアレイ。 - 前記第1予備充電回路および前記第2予備充電回路が、少なくとも1つのワード線の起動に先立って、または前記少なくとも1つのワード線が起動された直後に、前記選択された相補形ビット線および前記選択された相補形ビット線に隣接するビット線をフロートさせるためにターンオフされることを特徴とする請求項6に記載の相補形ビット線メモリアレイ。
- 前記OTPメモリセルの各々が、
基板内のチャネル領域上の多結晶シリコンゲートと、
前記チャネル領域の第1端部の近傍の拡散領域と、
前記多結晶シリコンゲートと前記基板との間の可変厚ゲート酸化膜と
を有し、
前記多結晶シリコンゲートは、前記チャネルが第1端部および第2端部によって画定されるプリセット長を有し、
前記可変厚ゲート酸化膜は、
前記チャネル領域の前記第1端部から前記プリセット長の所定の距離まで展開している厚いゲート酸化膜部分と、
前記所定の距離から前記チャネル領域の前記第2端部まで展開している薄いゲート酸化膜部分と
を有することを特徴とする請求項6に記載の相補形ビット線メモリアレイ。 - ワンタイムプログラマブル(OTP)メモリセルを具備した相補形ビット線メモリアレイを予備充電および充電するための方法であって、
a)選択されたビット線対を第1電圧レベルまで予備充電するステップと、
b)前記選択されたビット線対に隣接する非選択ビット線を第2電圧レベルまで予備充電するステップと、
c)前記OTPメモリセルに接続された少なくとも1つのワード線を駆動するステップと
を有し、
前記OTPメモリセルに接続された少なくとも1つのワード線を駆動する前記ステップにおいて、前記OTPメモリセルは、前記OTPメモリセルがプログラムされている場合、前記選択されたビット線対の各々の一方のビット線をワード線電圧レベルに向かって充電され、一方、前記第2電圧レベルまで予備充電されたビット線に接続されたOTPメモリセルは、その駆動能力が抑制されることを特徴とする方法。
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