Physically unclonable fuse using a NOR type memory array

SS Iyer, T Kirihata, C Kothandaraman, DH Leu… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
A method for identifying an unclonable chip uses hardware intrinsic keys and authentication
responses employing intrinsic parameters of memory cells invariant and unique to the …

Secure key derivation and cryptography logic for integrated circuits

GW Cox, D Johnston, J Li, A Rajan - US Patent 9,390,291, 2016 - Google Patents
A processor of an aspect includes root key generation logic to generate a root key. The root
key generation logic includes a source of static and entropic bits. The processor also …

Methods for generating reliable responses in physical unclonable functions (PUFs) and methods for designing strong PUFs

KWA Mai, M Bhargava - US Patent 10,218,517, 2019 - Google Patents
US10218517B2 - Methods for generating reliable responses in physical unclonable
functions (PUFs) and methods for designing strong PUFs - Google Patents US10218517B2 …

Semiconductor memory

M Yabuuchi - US Patent 9,443,575, 2016 - Google Patents
The disclosed invention provides an SRAM capable of stably generating a PUF-ID without
having to be powered on/off under control. The SRAM including a plurality of write ports is …

Unclonable ID based chip-to-chip communication

S Chellappa, T Kirihata, S Rosenblatt - US Patent 9,219,722, 2015 - Google Patents
A first copy of an intrinsic ID of a first node may be stored on a second node. The first node
may receive a challenge that causes it to generate a second copy of its intrinsic ID. The …

Self-authenticating of chip based on intrinsic features

S Chellappa, SS Iyer, T Kirihata… - US Patent 9,038,133, 2015 - Google Patents
Embodiments of the present invention provide an authenticating service of a chip having an
intrinsic identifier (ID). In a typical embodiment, an authenticating device is provided that …

Privacy-preserving, mutual PUF-based authentication protocol

J Plusquellic, CHE Wenjie, D Ismari - US Patent 10,956,557, 2021 - Google Patents
An authentication protocol using a Hardware-Embedded Delay PUF (“HELP”), which derives
randomness from within-die path delay variations that occur along the paths within a …

Integrated circuit authentication

CE Hampel, SC Best - US Patent 9,970,986, 2018 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods for authenticating integrated circuits. An example integrated
circuit may comprise: a plurality of functional units electrically coupled to a power source; …

Encryption engine with twin cell memory array

X Chen, DH Leu, T Kirihata, S Rosenblatt - US Patent 9,497,027, 2016 - Google Patents
Described are a hardware encryption engine, and secret key registration and authentication
system recoverable binary bit using knowing an initial secret key stored in the master …

Providing an authenticating service of a chip

S Chellappa, SS Iyer, T Kirihata… - US Patent 9,690,927, 2017 - Google Patents
Embodiments of the present invention provide an authenti cating service of a chip having an
intrinsic identifier (ID). In a typical embodiment, an authenticating device is provided that …