Integrated circuit facilitating simultaneous programming of multiple antifuses

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PATENT NO 5495181
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08349093

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To facilitate the simultaneous programming of multiple antifuses on an integrated circuit, a first current path is established from a first programming terminal (VPP1) of a programmable logic device through a first antifuse to be programmed and a second current path is established from a second programming terminal (VPP2) of the programmable logic device through a second antifuse to be programmed. By supplying the programming current for programming the first antifuse from a different terminal than the programming current for programming the second antifuse, the two antifuses can be programmed simultaneously with an adequate amount of programming current being supplied to each antifuse. A programming current multiplexer circuit is disclosed for selectively coupling either a first programming voltage (VPP1) terminal, a second programming voltage (VPP2), or a ground terminal (GND) to a programming bus and/or to an antifuse to be programmed. The first and second current paths can be established using multiple such programming current multiplexer circuits.

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QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION2933 BUNKER HILL LANE SANTA CLARA CA 95054

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Kolze, Paige A San Jose, CA 20 634

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