Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Power supply for ring-oscillator based true random number generator and method of generating true random numbers
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Application No.: US14920505Application Date: 2015-10-22
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Publication No.: US09612801B2Publication Date: 2017-04-04
- Inventor: Sachin Idgunji
- Applicant: Nvidia Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Nvidia Corporation
- Current Assignee: Nvidia Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Parker Justiss, P.C.
- Agent Richard Calderwood
- Main IPC: G06F7/58
- IPC: G06F7/58 ; G06F1/26

Abstract:
A true random number generator, a method of generating a true random number and a system incorporating the generator or the method. In one embodiment, the generator includes: (1) a ring oscillator including inverting gates having power inputs and (2) a time-varying power supply coupled to the power inputs to provide power thereto and including power perturbation circuitry operable to perturb the power provided to at least one of the power inputs.
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