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Method and apparatus to produce a random bit sequence

US6362695B1 · kind B1 · utility

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14Claims
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Filing dateDec 21, 1999
Grant dateMar 26, 2002
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K3/84
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A circuit includes a first oscillator having transistors to produce a first signal with random variations resulting from device channel resistance of the transistors.

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