Patent ID: 7986024

Claim:
A fuse circuit, comprising: a fuse configured for programming a configuration of an integrated circuit device; and a resistive element configured to establish a known resistance value, the resistive element operably coupled in parallel with the fuse; wherein the fuse and the resistive element form a parallel circuit configured for sensing a state of the fuse in relation to the known value of the resistive element; and wherein the known resistance of the resistive element has a value between an upper limit resistance of an UNFUSED state of the fuse and a lower limit resistance of a FUSED state of the fuse; wherein the fuse and the resistive element are spatially disposed adjacent to one another, residing within one of: a single length of the fuse, the same n-well, the same p-well, a length of the resistive element of one another, and within such a distance that no other components have adequate space to reside therebetween within the same integrated circuit.