DIODE AS VOLTAGE DOWN CONVERTER FOR OTP HIGH PROGRAMMING VOLTAGE APPLICATIONS

摘要

A voltage down converter for programming a one-time-programmable (OTP) memory comprising is disclosed, the voltage down converter comprises a bonding pad for coupling to a programming power supply, and at least one forward biased diode coupled between the bonding pad and the OTP memory, wherein a programming voltage received by the OTP memory is lowered from the programming power supply by the voltage drop across the forward biased diode.