Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Magnetic memory physically unclonable functions
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Application No.: US15329601Application Date: 2015-05-28
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Publication No.: US10536281B2Publication Date: 2020-01-14
- Inventor: Jayita Das , Kevin P. Scott , Drew H. Burgett , Srinath Rajaram , Sanjukta Bhanja
- Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
- Applicant Address: US FL Tampa
- Assignee: University of South Florida
- Current Assignee: University of South Florida
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Tampa
- Agency: Thomas | Horstemeyer, LLP
- Agent David R. Risley; Jason M. Perilla
- International Application: PCT/US2015/032914 WO 20150528
- International Announcement: WO2016/018503 WO 20160204
- Main IPC: H04L9/06
- IPC: H04L9/06 ; H04L9/32 ; H01L43/08 ; G11C11/15 ; G11C11/16 ; G11C19/08 ; G06F21/73 ; G11C16/20

Abstract:
A magnetic random access memory (MRAM) physically unclonable function (PUF) device that uses the geometric variations in magnetic memory cells to generate a random PUF response is described herein. Within the MRAM, one or more magnetic memory cells can be used for the PUF. The PUF response is generated by destabilizing the one or more magnetic memory cells and then allowing them to relax. The MRAM PUF has also a relatively small footprint among all other silicon PUFs. Timing and control signals for the MRAM PUF are also described along with power and delay characteristics for use with field and spin transfer torque driven destabilization operations.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170214532A1 MAGNETIC MEMORY PHYSICALLY UNCLONABLE FUNCTIONS Public/Granted day:2017-07-27
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