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Physical unclonable function (PUF) security key generation

US10965475B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD. · TW

Inventors

Saman M. I. Adham · Gatineau, CA
Shih-Lien Linus Lu · Hsinchu, TW
Peter Noel · Carp, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 26, 2018
Grant date	Mar 30, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 20, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L2209/34
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods of generating a security key for an integrated circuit device include generating a plurality of key bits with a physically unclonable function (PUF) generator. Unstable bits of the plurality of key bits are identified, and a security key is generated based on the plurality of key bits, wherein the security key excludes the identified unstable bits.

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