Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for voltage based random number generation
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Application No.: US16994408Application Date: 2020-08-14
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Publication No.: US11562784B2Publication Date: 2023-01-24
- Inventor: Sujeet Ayyapureddi
- Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Applicant Address: US ID Boise
- Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Current Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US ID Boise
- Agency: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
- Main IPC: G11C5/14
- IPC: G11C5/14 ; G06F7/58 ; G11C11/408 ; H03M1/12

Abstract:
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for voltage based random number generation. A memory may include a number of different voltages, which may be used to power various operations of the memory. During access operations to the memory, the voltage may vary, for example as word lines of the memory are accessed. The variability of the voltage may represent a source of randomness and unpredictability in the memory. A random number generator may provide a random number based on the voltage. For example, an analog to binary converter (ADC) may generate a binary number based on the voltage, and the random number may be based on the binary number.
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