The present invention provides a method and a programmable timing device that includes a timing device circuit for generating at least one timing signal, a static random access memory (SRAM… Reasons are as If one or more fuse devices in a set of fuse devices are programmed, the side having the programmed f In let's see the data memory inside the microcontroller. While the size of a single OTP cell of an embodiment may be larger than the size of a single SRAM memory cell, the size of the OTP cell is smaller than the combination of a cell of typical OTP memory and an SRAM memory cell used for shadow-RAM. To address memory speed issues, some systems employ faster shadow-RAM (Random-Access Memory) and read the contents of the OTP memory into the shadow-RAM at system start-up and then access the shadow-RAM during normal operation. DRAM access time is typically 50 – 60 ns. general, the microcontroller has two types of memory, i.e. NSCore's PermSRAM(R) is the only embedded CMOS, one time programmable (OTP), non-volatile RAM IP of its kind, utilizing the 'hot carrier effect' to trap charge in the sidewall spacer of the ... 7. board or very advanced Cortex M4 based microcontroller, you will find three different Now, manually-replaceable information cards, Read-only memories programmable only once; Semi-permanent stores, e.g. A desired data set is loaded into the circuit and then is burned-in by applying and repeatedly cycling a “burn-in” voltage across the source and drain of the MOS transistors of the programming circuit that approaches the ON STATE trigger voltage of the characteristic bipolar junction transistor contained within the MOS transistors. (a) EEPROM (b) FLASH (c) UVEPROM (d) OTP (e) (a) or (b) 3. CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PROPERTY NUMBERS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 47630 FRAME: 344. case of resetting the microcontroller, the code written inside the microcontroller PROM Each memory cell of the OTP memory array is comprised of an SRAM memory cell circuit connected to a “programming” circuit. And in this architecture, the program memory and data memory are The time taken for this action is called Access Time. But once it is been programmed, the content of this memory cannot be changed. But the erase operation is performed on the entire During early days of microcontrollers we had only RAM and ROM, RAM: random access memory, that is volatile while ROM: read only memory, that is non volatile, and the method to create ROM was either OTP, that is one time programmable or UVEPROM: Ultra violet erasable programmable read only memory, that is we can erase using ultraviolet light and we can re program the ROM. Below is an example of a gang programmer from Advin that programs multiple ROM chips at one time… means electrically erasable and programmable ROM. SRAM memory is volatile (i.e., loses the contents of the memory state when powered off) so it may not be used for OTP memory, but SRAM memory represents some of the fastest available memory technology available and is often used when high electrical performance of the memory is desired. electrically blown fuses). 17 Types of ROM - PROM - 2 • Technology can be employed in the look up tables / fuse maps of OTP PLDs or, more rarely FPGAs. The proposed 32-KB OTP ROM cell array consists of 4.2 mum 2 three-transistor (3T) OTP cells where each cell utilizes a thin gate-oxide antifuse, a high-voltage blocking transistor, and an … Kind Code: A1 . QDR II/QDR II+ / QDR II+Xtreme / QDR IV SRAM devices enable you to maximize memory bandwidth with separate read and write ports. SRAM-based FPGAs are of volatile type, while flash-based and anti-fuse-based FPGAs are of non-volatile type. If the power is turned off or lost temporarily, its contents will be lost forever. use NOR flash as program memory inside the microcontroller? Flash is a class of memory which is non-volatile in nature and it retains data even when powered off. LTD, Free format text: But Typically the fuse links are broken either by a laser pulse (aka. laser blown fuses) or by an electrical pulse (aka. Antifuse PLDs are one time programmable in contrast to other PLDs that are SRAM -based and which may be reprogrammed to fix logic bugs or add new functions. Since SRAM circuits are comprised of cross-coupled inverters, the SRAM circuit inherently maintains both the intended state and the complement of the intended state (i.e., inverse states) of the desired data. Even though the programming method for various embodiments may make use of repeated stressing to induce gate oxide damage in the program circuit transistors, the gates in the OTP cell are diode protected due to the cross-coupling within the SRAM cell portion of the OTP circuit. • OTP (one time programmable) - obviously. would not get lost. Which of the following memory type is best suited for development purpose? Let’s time of production itself, these memories are getting programmed. Upon repeated cycling of the source-to-drain voltage, the targeted MOS transistor within the programming circuit breaks down and shorts across the gate, drain, and/or source of the transistor. FPGAs are classified based on memory technology. cycling voltage applied to said programming Power Line PL between said programming voltage and secondary non-stressing voltage for a predetermined number of cycles at a predetermined length for each cycle, said predetermined number of cycles and said predetermined length for each cycle determined according to said damageable MOS technology characteristics. The internal structure of an SRAM consists of six transistors. Volatile types of memory include Static RAM (SRAM) and Dynamic RAM (DRAM), which are in wide use as working memory for CPUs. In today's microcontroller, flash memory is used as program memory, while SRAM LIMITE, MERGER;ASSIGNOR:AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PROPERTY NUMBERS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 47630 FRAME: 344. (a) SRAM (b) PROM (c) FLASH (d) NVRAM. SRAM retains its contents as long as electrical power is applied to the chip. EEPROM memory is alterable at … If the content of the OTP memory needs to be accessed multiple times during normal operation and the performance of the memory circuit is a consideration, the data stored in the OTP memory is typically loaded into a shadow-RAM (Random Access Memory) after power-up for later, and faster, access by the device. providing a Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) cell circuit using Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (MOS) type transistors that has a first electrical node SN and a second electrical node SNB, said MOS type transistors having two predetermined voltage ranges corresponding to data values of LOW and HIGH in accordance with characteristics of MOS transistor technology used to create said MOS type transistors, said first electrical node SN having a node SN voltage value corresponding to a SN data value, said second electrical node SNB having a node SNB voltage value corresponding to a SNB data value, and said SNB data value being a complementary data value of said SN data value; providing a Vdd voltage corresponding to a HIGH target voltage for said HIGH data value; providing a Vss voltage corresponding to a LOW target voltage for said LOW data value; providing a plurality of damageable MOS type transistors that have equivalent voltage ranges for said LOW and HIGH data values as said SRAM cell circuit MOS type transistors, said plurality of damageable MOS type transistors having gates, drains, and sources, said damageable MOS transistors further having characteristic parasitic bipolar junction transistors present within said damageable MOS transistors that causes said damageable MOS transistors to break down and short out when a burn-in voltage that approaches a trigger voltage V. providing a programming circuit that has a first group of MOS transistors and a second group of MOS transistors, said first group of MOS transistors and said second group of MOS transistors being comprised of subsets of said plurality of damageable MOS type transistors, said first group of MOS transistors comprising at least one damageable MOS transistor, said gates of said first group of MOS transistors being connected to said first electrical node SN of said SRAM cell, said drains and said sources of said first group of MOS transistors being connected in series between a programming Power Line PL and a third electrical node C, said second group of MOS transistors comprising at least one damageable MOS type transistor, said gates of said second group of MOS transistors being connected to said second electrical node SNB of said SRAM cell, said drains and said sources of said second group of MOS transistors being connected in series between said programming Power Line PL and said third electrical node C; combining said SRAM cell circuit and said programming circuit as an OTP cell circuit; powering said OTP cell circuit such that said SRAM cell circuit is operational and said programming Power Line PL and said third electrical node C are at a normal operation equivalent voltage level; storing a desired data value in said SRAM cell circuit such that said electrical node SN is at said desired data value and said electrical node SNB is at said complementary data value of said desired data value; programming said programming circuit to a programmed state by connecting said third electrical Node C to said Vdd voltage and by applying a programming voltage to said programming Power Line PL, said programming voltage being a voltage that causes said voltage differential between said programming Power Line PL and said third electrical node C to substantively be said burn-in voltage, thereby causing whichever of said first group of MOS transistors and said second group of MOS transistors is in said ON STATE to break down and short out, which of said first group of MOS transistors and said second group of MOS transistors is in said ON STATE being determined by said SN data value connected to said gates of said first group of MOS transistors and said SNB data value that is said complementary data value of said SN data value connected to said gates of said second group of MOS transistors of said SRAM cell circuit; and. 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Since the data storage portion of the OTP cells of the various embodiments is based on standard SRAM technology, the external writing, control and sensing circuitry is the same as for standard SRAM technology, which is relatively standard in the industry. manually-replaceable information cards in which contents are determined by selectively establishing, breaking or modifying connecting links by permanently altering the state of coupling elements, e.g. The SRAM has a small access time, lasting about ten nanoseconds. LTD. Assignors: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE. LSI CORPORATION,CALIFORNIA, Free format text: As the case of flash memory in the same area, NOR can accommodate more number of EEPROM. Assignors: CASTAGNETTI, RUGGERO, RAMESH, SUBRAMANIAN, VENKATRAMAN, RAMNATH, Assigned to DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT, DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT, Assignors: AGERE SYSTEMS LLC, LSI CORPORATION. Only one set of fuse devices can be programmed in a memory cell. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT, NORTH, Owner name: Which of the following memory type is best suited for development purpose? Instead, the various embodiments only require that there is sufficient asymmetry induced in the SRAM cell via leakage to impart a reproducible preferred state for the SRAM cell. Typical One-Time-Programmable (OTP) memory has poor electrical performance characteristics and is often too slow to be repeatedly accessed during normal end device operation. Antifuse PLDs have advantages over SRAM based PLDs in that like ASICs, they do not need to be configured each time power is applied. The programming circuit takes advantage of the characteristic of a MOS transistor to break down (i.e., short out) when the MOS transistor is in the “ON” state and a high voltage (absolute value) is applied to a transistor that may short out for a connection to either the intended data state or a connection to the inverse of the intended data state of the SRAM memory cell circuit. SRAM and EEPROM. Which of the following is one-time programmable memory? a programming system for said OTP cell circuit that: powers said OTP cell circuit such that said SRAM cell circuit is operational and said programming Power Line PL and said third electrical node C are at a normal operation equivalent voltage level; stores a desired data value in said SRAM cell circuit such that said electrical node SN is at said desired data value and said electrical node SNB is at said complementary data value of said desired data value; programs said programming circuit to a programmed state by connecting said third electrical Node C to said Vdd voltage and by applying a programming voltage to said programming Power Line PL, said programming voltage being a voltage that causes said voltage differential between said programming Power Line PL and said third electrical node C to substantively be said burn-in voltage, thereby causing whichever of said first group of MOS transistors and said second group of MOS transistors is in said ON STATE to break down and short out, which of said first group of MOS transistors and said second group of MOS transistors is in said ON STATE being determined by said SN data value connected to said gates of said first group of MOS transistors and said SNB data value that is said complementary data value of said SN data value connected to said gates of said second group of MOS transistors of said SRAM cell circuit; and. LSI CORPORATION, CALIFORNIA, Free format text: However, the data memory can be volatile or non-volatile. the fourth kind of memory came into the market, known as EEPROM, which Only one set of fuse devices can be programmed in a memory cell. Dual Port SRAM compiler - TSMC 40 nm uLP-eF - Memory optimized for high density and low power - Dual Rail - compiler range up to 288 k. 10. Two common OTP memory technologies are made using conducting fuse links to store the desired data. LTD.;REEL/FRAME:037808/0001, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT, NORTH, AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. 1. Why LTD, ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:LSI CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:035390/0388, TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS (RELEASES RF 032856-0031);ASSIGNOR:DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT;REEL/FRAME:037684/0039, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT, NORTH CAROLINA, PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT;ASSIGNOR:AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. In short, SRAM has all the properties o… Owner name: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:LSI CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:035390/0388, Free format text: Disclosed is a method and device for providing fast-response One-Time-Programmable (OTP) memory based on SRAM memory technology and the inherent breakdown characteristics of a MOS transistor. In separate memories. powering down said OTP cell circuit; and. byte of data at the same time. memory. CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF MERGER TO 9/5/2018 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 047196 FRAME: 0687. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT;ASSIGNOR:AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. By shorting either the connection to the intended state or the connection to the complement of the intended state in the SRAM circuit to either Vss (LOW data state voltage, typically electrical ground or 0 volts) or to Vdd (i.e., HIGH data state voltage), the SRAM circuit cell can be forced to remain at a fixed data state. providing a plurality of said OTP cell circuits to create an OTP memory array such that said OTP memory array provides a desired amount of OTP memory storage; and. Unlike either laser-blown fuse or electrical fuse OTP memory devices, the various embodiments are inherently “hacker-proof” since the state of the OTP memory cells cannot be visibly read externally. After programming, the memory cell operates as a one-time programmable non-volatile memory cell. Mémoire PROM fabriquée par NEC et se trouvant sur la carte mère des ZX Spectrum. wherein channel types of said damageable MOS transistors used in said programming circuit are one of the group comprising: p-channel (PMOS) and n-channel (NMOS). DRAM, on the other hand, has an extremely short data lifetime-typically about four milliseconds. Although quicker than DRAM, SRAM is much more expensive and requires more power; therefore, it is commonly only used in cache and video card memory. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE MERGER;ASSIGNOR:AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. Various embodiments provide a number of advantages over other OTP technology. program memory has to be non-volatile. For PROM. wherein said secondary non-stressing voltage is one of the group comprising: said Vdd voltage, said Vss voltage, electrical ground, and zero volts; and. Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a magnetic OTP memory array formed of multiple magnetic OTP memory cells having an MTJ stack with a fixed magnetic layer, a tunnel barrier insulating layer, a free magnetic layer, and a second electrode. The Other OTP memory technologies are also being provided as proprietary technologies from various electronics companies. SRAM is volatile memory, which means, once the power goes off, all the content Architecture. LTD. The primary difference between them is the lifetime of the data they store. PROMs are used in digital electronic devices to store permanent data, usually low level programs such as firmware or microcode. And that is where this EEPROM is quite useful because Therefore, the chances of a bit (SRAM cell) being upset during programming is minimized. early days, Read-Only Memory (ROM) was used as program memory inside the State True or False (a) True (b) False. LTD., SINGAPORE, Free format text: The memory cell includes a storage element coupled at a first side to a first upper fuse and a first lower fuse and coupled at a second side … SRAM is fastest among all the available memories today. Each memory cell of an SRAM memory cell circuit is connected to a programming circuit. look at the evolution of the program memory of the microcontroller. a Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) cell circuit using Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (MOS) type transistors that has a first electrical node SN and a second electrical node SNB, said MOS type transistors having two predetermined voltage ranges corresponding to data values of LOW and HIGH in accordance with characteristics of MOS transistor technology used to create said MOS type transistors, said first electrical node SN having a node SN voltage value corresponding to a SN data value, said second electrical node SNB having a node SNB voltage value corresponding to a SNB data value, and said SNB data value being a complementary data value of said SN data value; a Vdd voltage corresponding to a HIGH target voltage for said HIGH data value; a Vss voltage corresponding to a LOW target voltage for said LOW data value; a plurality of damageable MOS type transistors that have equivalent voltage ranges for said LOW and HIGH data values as said SRAM cell circuit MOS type transistors, said plurality of damageable MOS type transistors having gates, drains, and sources, said damageable MOS transistors further having characteristic parasitic bipolar junction transistors present within said damageable MOS transistors that causes said damageable MOS transistors to break down and short out when a burn-in voltage that approaches a trigger voltage V. a programming circuit that has a first group of MOS transistors and a second group of MOS transistors, said first group of MOS transistors and said second group of MOS transistors being comprised of subsets of said plurality of damageable MOS type transistors, said first group of MOS transistors comprising at least one damageable MOS transistor, said gates of said first group of MOS transistors being connected to said first electrical node SN of said SRAM cell, said drains and said sources of said first group of MOS transistors being connected in series between a programming Power Line PL and a third electrical node C, said second group of MOS transistors comprising at least one damageable MOS type transistor, said gates of said second group of MOS transistors being connected to said second electrical node SNB of said SRAM cell, said drains and said sources of said second group of MOS transistors being connected in series between said programming Power Line PL and said third electrical node C; an OTP cell circuit that is a combination of said SRAM cell circuit and said programming circuit; and. 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