Patent ID: 9349483
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: G11C

Claim Text:
1. An one-time programmable (OTP) memory comprising: an OTP cell array including a plurality of OTP cells that each include a programming transistor configured to change irreversibly when programmed; a temperature compensation reference voltage generating unit configured to sense a temperature of the OTP cell memory and generate a reference voltage such that as the sensed temperature changes, the reference voltage generated by the temperature compensation reference voltage generating unit changes in a manner that is inversely proportional to the change in the sensed temperature; and a temperature compensation operating voltage generating unit configured to receive the reference voltage to generate one or more operating voltages that are proportional to the reference voltage and are applied to the OTP cell array, the temperature compensation operating voltage generating unit including a voltage regulator configured to perform voltage regulation on the reference voltage to generate, as a first operating voltage from among the one or more operating voltages, a reading voltage corresponding to a reading command applied to the OTP memory.