Patent ID: 9153297
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: G11C

Abstract:
1. An integrated circuit comprising at least one signal path adapted to route at least one signal from an origin to a target block, said signal path comprising: a driver circuit comprising an input and an output, and adapted to receive an electric signal having a first signal power as an input signal at the input and further adapted to provide an electric signal having a second signal power as an output signal at the output; at least one interconnect having an ohmic resistance and an electric capacity and being adapted to route said electric signal having the second signal power to said target block; a capacitor, the capacitor being directly coupled to the at least one interconnect by a fuse; and a current source selectively coupled to the interconnect via a first switch, the current source configured to provide an electrical current to the fuse, wherein the fuse is blown when the electrical current melts the fuse, and wherein the capacitor is no longer directly coupled to the interconnect after the fuse is blown.