Device, system, and method to change a consistency of behavior by a cell circuit
US10825511B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G5/39
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques and mechanisms for changing a consistency with which a cell circuit (“cell”) settles into a given state. In one embodiment, a cell settles into a preferred state based on a relative polarity between respective voltages of a first rail and a second rail. Based on the preferred state, a hot carrier injection (HCI) stress is applied to change a likelihood of the cell settling into the preferred state. Applying the HCI stress includes driving off-currents of two PMOS transistors of the cell while the relative polarity is reversed. In another embodiment, a cell array comprises multiple cells which are each classified as being a respective one of a physically unclonable function (PUF) type or a random number generator (RNG) type. A cell is selected for biasing, and a stress is applied, based on each of: that cell's preferred state, that cell's classification, and another cell's classification.
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