Circuit design implementations in secure partitions of an integrated circuit
US9946826B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 2, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/347
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In server virtualization, the resources of an integrated circuit are partitioned into smaller portions, and each of these smaller portions is then operated independently. Software is used to represent the smaller portions as virtual environments. For the purpose of server virtualization, an integrated circuit may include several different circuit designs, each implemented in a secure partition in the integrated circuit. The operation of the circuit design implementations in the integrated circuit may require that each circuit design implementation can be verified as un-altered and from the respective user or owner and as having been approved by the integrated circuit owner and/or the circuit design implementation owner. The operation of the circuit design implementations in the integrated circuit may require that each circuit design implementation can be operated securely and independently of the other circuit design implementations in the integrated circuit.
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