ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,374,517, issued on July 29, was assigned to Skyworks Solutions Inc. (Irvine, Calif.).

"Devices and methods for programming a fuse" was invented by Bo Zhou (Acton, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Fuse programming circuits, devices and methods. In some embodiments, a fuse circuit can include a fuse pad configured to receive a voltage, a fuse having a first end coupled to the fuse pad and a second end coupled to a switching element configured to enable a current to pass from the fuse pad to a ground potential."

The patent was filed on June 21, 2024, under Application No. 18/751,162.

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