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Title: Area-efficient physically unclonable function circuit architecture

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.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1178669
Patent Number(s):
9018972
Application Number:
13/906,628
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H03 - BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY H03K - PULSE TECHNIQUE
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 May 31
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING

Citation Formats

Gurrieri, Thomas, Hamlet, Jason, Bauer, Todd, Helinski, Ryan, and Pierson, Lyndon G. Area-efficient physically unclonable function circuit architecture. United States: N. p., 2015. Web.
Gurrieri, Thomas, Hamlet, Jason, Bauer, Todd, Helinski, Ryan, & Pierson, Lyndon G. Area-efficient physically unclonable function circuit architecture. United States.
Gurrieri, Thomas, Hamlet, Jason, Bauer, Todd, Helinski, Ryan, and Pierson, Lyndon G. Tue . "Area-efficient physically unclonable function circuit architecture". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1178669.
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