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Random number generator that includes physically unclonable circuits

US10579339B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Vikram Suresh · Hillsboro, US
Sanu K. Mathew · Hillsboro, US
Sudhir K. Satpathy · Hillsboro, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 5, 2017
Grant date	Mar 3, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 2, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L9/3278
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a plurality of physically unclonable circuits. The apparatus includes circuitry to detect which ones of the physically unclonable circuits are unstable. The apparatus also includes circuitry to couple the unstable physically unclonable circuits to a random number generator circuit.

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