Document Type
Article
Publication Date
January 2024
Patent Number
11861050
Abstract
The present disclosure presents various systems and methods for implementing a physical unclonable function device. One such method comprises providing an integrated circuit having a plurality of set/reset flip flop logic circuits, wherein each of the set/reset flip flop logic circuits enters a metastable state for a particular input sequence. The method includes varying circuit parameters for each of the plurality of set/reset flip flop logic circuits to account for manufacturing variations in the set/reset flip flop logic circuits and enable generating a stable but random output in response to the particular input sequence. Thus, by applying the particular input sequence to the integrated circuit, a unique identifier for the integrated circuit can be derived from an output response of the plurality of set/reset flip flop logic circuits.
Application Number
18/145726
Recommended Citation
Katkoori, Srinivas; Challa, Rohith Prasad; and Islam, Sheikh Ariful, "SR flip-flop based physical unclonable functions for hardware security" (2024). USF Patents. 1400.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_patents/1400
Assignees
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
Filing Date
12/22/2022
