Component · Memory & Storage
Antifuse
A one-time programmable element that starts as an open circuit and is permanently shorted by deliberately breaking down a thin gate oxide. It gives a dense, tamper-resistant bit in standard CMOS with no added masks.
- Type
- Component
- Domain
- Memory & Storage, Embedded memory
Notes
Because the programmed state is buried inside the oxide, antifuse OTP is harder to read out physically than a blown metal fuse.
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