Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Attack-resistant ring oscillators and random-number generators
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Application No.: US17166012Application Date: 2021-02-03
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Publication No.: US11601120B2Publication Date: 2023-03-07
- Inventor: Moshe Alon
- Applicant: Nuvoton Technology Corporation
- Applicant Address: TW Hsin-chu
- Assignee: Nuvoton Technology Corporation
- Current Assignee: Nuvoton Technology Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsin-chu
- Agency: Kligler & Associates Patent Attorneys Ltd
- Main IPC: H03K3/84
- IPC: H03K3/84 ; G06F7/58 ; G06F21/72 ; H03K3/03

Abstract:
An oscillator circuit includes a plurality of inverters connected in a cascade, at least first and second feedback taps, and alternation circuitry. The at least first and second feedback taps are configured to feed-back at least respective first and second output signals taken from at least respective first and second points in the cascade. The alternation circuitry is configured to derive an input signal from at least the first and second output signals by alternating between at least the first and second feedback taps, and to apply the input signal to an input of the cascade.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220247395A1 Attack-resistant ring oscillators and random-number generators Public/Granted day:2022-08-04
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