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Area-efficient physically unclonable function circuit architecture

US9018972B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 31, 2013
Grant dateApr 28, 2015
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Expiry dateNov 7, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K19/003
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Generating a physically a physically unclonable function (“PUF”) circuit value includes comparing each of first identification components in a first bank to each of second identification components in a second bank. A given first identification component in the first bank is not compared to another first identification component in the first bank and a given second identification component in the second bank is not compared to another second identification component in the second bank. A digital bit value is generated for each comparison made while comparing each of the first identification components to each of the second identification components. A PUF circuit value is generated from the digital bit values from each comparison made.

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