Method of authenticating integrated circuits using optical characteristics of physically unclonable functions

Ewing, Daniel Jonathan

Title: Method of authenticating integrated circuits using optical characteristics of physically unclonable functions

Abstract

A method and apparatus for reading unique identifiers of an integrated circuit. The unique identifiers may be physically unclonable functions (PUFs), formed by high energy ions implanted into semiconductor material of the integrated circuit. The method may include electrically or optically stimulating each of the PUFs and sensing with an optical sensor optical characteristics of resulting light emitted from the PUFs. Then the method may include comparing values associated with the optical characteristics of the PUFs with groups of stored values in a circuit database. Each of the groups of stored values may be associated with optical characteristics of PUFs of a known authentic circuit. The method may then include the controller providing verification of authenticity of the integrated circuit when each of the values associated with the optical characteristics of the PUFs match the stored values of at least one of the groups in the circuit database.

Inventors:: Ewing, Daniel Jonathan

Issue Date:: 2020-06-23

Research Org.:: Kansas City Plant (KCP), Kansas City, MO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1651059

Patent Number(s):: 10691787

Application Number:: 15/936,605

Assignee:: Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC (Kansas City, MO)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
G01N21/6489 - {Photoluminescence of semiconductors}
G01N21/66 - electrically excited, e.g. electroluminescence
G01N2201/12 - Circuits of general importance

G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
G06F21/44 - Program or device authentication
G06F21/45 - Structures or tools for the administration of authentication

G - PHYSICS G09 - EDUCATION G09C - CODING OR CIPHERING APPARATUS FOR CRYPTOGRAPHIC OR OTHER PURPOSES INVOLVING THE NEED FOR SECRECY
G09C1/00 - Apparatus or methods whereby a given sequence of signs, e.g. an intelligible text, is transformed into an unintelligible sequence of signs by transposing the signs or groups of signs or by replacing them by others according to a predetermined system

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
H01L23/576 - {using active circuits}

H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
H04L2209/12 - Details relating to cryptographic hardware or logic circuitry
H04L9/3278 - {using physically unclonable functions [PUF]}

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DOE Contract Number:: NA0002839

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 03/27/2018

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING

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  author       = {Ewing, Daniel Jonathan},

  abstractNote = {A method and apparatus for reading unique identifiers of an integrated circuit. The unique identifiers may be physically unclonable functions (PUFs), formed by high energy ions implanted into semiconductor material of the integrated circuit. The method may include electrically or optically stimulating each of the PUFs and sensing with an optical sensor optical characteristics of resulting light emitted from the PUFs. Then the method may include comparing values associated with the optical characteristics of the PUFs with groups of stored values in a circuit database. Each of the groups of stored values may be associated with optical characteristics of PUFs of a known authentic circuit. The method may then include the controller providing verification of authenticity of the integrated circuit when each of the values associated with the optical characteristics of the PUFs match the stored values of at least one of the groups in the circuit database.},

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Reliable Physical Unclonable Function for Device Authentication
patent-application, February 2014

Bruley, John; Narayanan, Vijay; Pfieffer, Dirk
US Patent Application 13/572245; 20140042442
URL: https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/20140042442

Intrinsic Physical Layer Authentication of Integrated Circuits
patent-application, May 2013

Cobb, William E.; Temple, Michael A.; Baldwin, Rusty O.
US Patent Application 13/663051; 20130108145
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