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antifuse

A programmable chip technology that creates permanent, conductive paths between transistors. In contrast to "blowing fuses" in the fusible link method, which opens a circuit by breaking apart a conductive path, the antifuse method closes the circuit by "growing" a conductive via. Two metal layers sandwich a layer of non-conductive, amorphous silicon. When voltage is applied to this middle layer, the amorphous silicon is turned into polysilicon, which is conductive.


Connect the Lines
The antifuse technology creates closed circuits by turning non-conductive silicon into a conductive via.
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It utilizes Kilopass Technology's patented 2T antifuse bitcell with proven security that is critical for secure code storage applications.
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Microsemi is committed to the longevity of our products and is pleased Avnet has exclusive rights to distribute our ACT 1, ACT 2 and ACT 3 antifuse devices, which have experienced more than two decades of success serving the market with their unique capabilities, said Andrew Girardi, senior director of business operations at Microsemi.
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will support Kilopass' one-time programmable (OTP) antifuse memory, XPM[TM], in its foundry business' advanced logic processes.
Samsung Electronics Licenses Kilopass' Embedded Non-Volatile Memory Technology for its Foundry Business
The antifuse technology Kilopass pioneered supports a ROM conversion without increasing the bitcell area.
Kilopass Lowers Manufacturing Cost with ROM Conversion Option

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