Antifuse

An antifuse is an electrical device that performs the opposite function to a fuse. Whereas a fuse starts with a low resistance and is designed to permanently break or open an electrically conductive path (typically when the current through the path exceeds a specified limit), an antifuse starts with a high resistance—an open circuit—and programming it converts it into a permanent electrically conductive path (typically when the voltage across the antifuse exceeds a certain level).^[1] This technology has many applications. Antifuses are best known for their use in mini-light (or miniature) style low-voltage Christmas tree lights.

^ Bobda, Christophe (30 September 2007). Introduction to Reconfigurable Computing: Architectures, Algorithms and Applications. Guildford Boulder: Springer London NetLibrary, Inc. [distributor]. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-4020-6100-4.

[1] Bobda, Christophe (30 September 2007). Introduction to Reconfigurable Computing: Architectures, Algorithms and Applications. Guildford Boulder: Springer London NetLibrary, Inc. [distributor]. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-4020-6100-4.

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