Current source for cryptographic processor
US7571492B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 29, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY04S40/20
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
To provide increased security against differential power analysis attacks, a data processing device is provided with a current converter that draws current from an external supply and cyclically apportions drawn current between a charge storage device and a processor such that the drawn current varies independently of the instantaneous power demand of the processor. The data processing device includes: a processor; a charge storage device coupled to the processor; and a current source for supplying the processor with operating current, and adapted to vary its output current independently of the instantaneous power demand of the processor.
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