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Detector circuit for detecting an external manipulation of an electrical circuit, circuit arrangement comprising a plurality of detector circuits, memory device and method for operating a detector circuit

US7969763B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 6, 2006
Grant dateJun 28, 2011
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Expiry dateApr 27, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R31/31719
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A detector circuit for detecting an external manipulation of an electrical circuit. The detector circuit includes a digital circuit which is sensitive to at least one of the effects of ionizing radiation or fluctuations of a supply voltage, and the output state of the digital circuit is indicative of an attack.

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