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Hardware-based security authentication

US11468202B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED · US

Inventors

Gregory Allen North · Austin, US
Per Torstein Roine · Oslo, NO
Eric Peeters · Frisco, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 15, 2020
Grant date	Oct 11, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 5, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F15/7807
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system includes a multiplexer, an input/output (I/O) pin, a logic circuit, and a control register. The multiplexer has multiple inputs, an output, and a selection input. The logic circuit is coupled between the multiplexer and the I/O pin. The logic circuit hays a first input. The control register includes first and second bit fields corresponding to the I/O pin. The first bit field is coupled to the selection input of the multiplexer, and the second bit field is coupled to the first input of the logic circuit.

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