An exemplary embodiment of an efuse device is provided, operating in a write mode and a read mode and comprising a source line, a cell, a blow device, and a sensing circuit. The cell has a first terminal coupled to the source line and a second terminal. The blow device is coupled between the second terminal of the cell and a ground terminal. The blow device is turned on in the read mode. The sensing circuit is coupled to the first terminal of the cell and the ground terminal, and is arranged to determine a state of the cell.
1. An efuse device operating in a write mode and a read mode and comprising:
a source line;
a cell having a first terminal coupled to the source line and a second terminal;
a blow device coupled between the second terminal of the cell and a ground terminal, wherein the blow device is turned on in the read mode; and
a sensing circuit, coupled to the first terminal of the cell and the ground terminal, for determining a state of the cell, wherein the sensing circuit further comprises:
an isolation unit coupled between the first terminal of the cell and a first terminal of a reference resistor, wherein the isolation unit is turned off in the write mode and on in the read mode;
a pre-charging unit having first and second input nodes and coupled to the isolation unit, wherein the pre-charging unit charges voltages at the first and second nodes to a predetermined level before the isolation unit is turned on, and the first and second input nodes respectively receive a first voltage of the first terminal of the cell and a second voltage of the first terminal of the reference resistor when the isolation unit is turned on;
an amplifying unit coupled to the first and second input nodes of the pre-charging unit and amplifying the first and second voltages; and
an output unit receiving the amplified first and second voltages and outputting an output signal according to the amplified first and second voltages.
2. The efuse device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein when the blow device is turned on in the write mode, the source line provides a current for blowing the cell.
3. The efuse device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sensing circuit comprises the reference resistor having the first terminal and a second terminal, wherein in the read mode, the second terminal of the reference resistor receives a ground voltage from the ground terminal, and the sensing circuit determines the state of the cell according to impedances of the cell and the reference resistor.
4. The efuse device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the sensing circuit further comprises a switch device coupled between the second terminal of the reference resistor and the ground terminal, wherein the switch device is turned on in the read mode.
5. The efuse device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cell comprises a fuse, and whether the fuse is blown or not is determined according to the output signal.
6. The efuse device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a ratio of the first voltage to the second voltage is proportional to a ratio of the impedances of the cell to the reference resistor.
7. The efuse device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein in the read mode, the sensing circuit generates an output signal according to an impedance of the cell.
8. The efuse device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the cell comprises a fuse, and whether the fuse is blown or not is determined according to the output signal.
9. An efuse device operating in a write mode and a read mode and comprising:
a source line;
a cell having a first terminal coupled to the source line and a second terminal;
a blow device coupled between the second terminal of the cell and a ground terminal providing a ground voltage; and
a sensing circuit coupled to the first terminal of the cell and the ground terminal and comprising a reference resistor, wherein the reference resistor has a first terminal coupled to the sensing circuit and a second terminal, wherein the second terminal of the reference resistor is coupled to the ground voltage in the read mode;
wherein in the read mode, the blow device is turned on, and the sensing circuit determines a state of the cell according to impedances of the cell and the reference resistor,
wherein the sensing circuit further comprises:
an isolation unit coupled between the first terminal of the cell and the first terminal of the reference resistor, wherein the isolation unit is turned off in the write mode and on in the read mode;
a pre-charging unit having first and second input nodes and coupled to the isolation unit, wherein the pre-charging unit charges voltages at the first and second nodes to a predetermined level before the isolation unit is turned on, and the first and second input nodes respectively receive a first voltage of the first terminal of the cell and a second voltage of the first terminal of the reference resistor when the isolation unit is turned on;
an amplifying unit coupled to the first and second input nodes of the pre-charging unit and amplifying the first and second voltages; and
an output unit receiving the amplified first and second voltages and outputting an output signal according to the amplified first and second voltages.
10. The efuse device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein when the blow device is turned on in the write mode, the source line provides a current for blowing the cell.
11. The efuse device as claimed in claim 9 , the sensing circuit further comprises a switch device coupled between the second terminal of the reference resistor and the ground terminal, wherein the switch device is turned on in the read mode.
12. The efuse device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the cell comprises a fuse, and whether the fuse is blown or not is determined according to the output signal.
13. The efuse device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein a ratio of the first voltage to the second voltage is proportional to a ratio of the impedances of the cell to the reference resistor.
14. An efuse device operating in a write mode and a read mode and comprising:
a source line;
a cell having a first terminal coupled to the source line and a second terminal;
a blow device coupled between the second terminal of the cell and a ground terminal; and
a sensing circuit, coupled to the first terminal of the cell and the ground terminal, for determining whether the cell is blown or not; wherein the sensing circuit further comprises:
an isolation unit coupled between the first terminal of the cell and a first terminal of a reference resistor, wherein the isolation unit is turned off in the write mode and on in the read mode;
a pre-charging unit having first and second input nodes and coupled to the isolation unit, wherein the pre-charging unit charges voltages at the first and second nodes to a predetermined level before the isolation unit is turned on, and the first and second input nodes respectively receive a first voltage of the first terminal of the cell and a second voltage of the first terminal of the reference resistor when the isolation unit is turned on;
an amplifying unit coupled to the first and second input nodes of the pre-charging unit and amplifying the first and second voltages; and
an output unit receiving the amplified first and second voltages and outputting an output signal according to the amplified first and second voltages;
wherein in the read mode, the blow device is turned on; and
wherein when the blow device is turned on in the write mode, the source line provides a current for blowing the cell.
15. The efuse device as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the sensing circuit comprises the reference resistor having the first terminal and a second terminal, wherein in the read mode, the second terminal of the reference resistor receives a ground voltage from the ground terminal, and the sensing circuit determines the state of the cell according to impedances of the cell and the reference resistor.
16. The efuse device as claimed in claim 15 , the sensing circuit further comprises a switch device coupled between the second terminal of the reference resistor and the ground terminal, wherein the switch device is turned on in the read mode.
17. The efuse device as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the sensing circuit determines the state of the cell according to an impedance of the cell.