Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Test circuits for integrated circuit counterfeit detection
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Application No.: US16044007Application Date: 2018-07-24
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Publication No.: US10254334B2Publication Date: 2019-04-09
- Inventor: Ryan Helinski , Lyndon G. Pierson , Edward I. Cole , Tan Q. Thai
- Applicant: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
- Applicant Address: US NM Albuquerque
- Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
- Current Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NM Albuquerque
- Agency: Medley, Behrens & Lewis, LLC
- Main IPC: G01R31/28
- IPC: G01R31/28 ; G01R31/317 ; H03K19/003 ; H04L9/32

Abstract:
Described herein are various technologies pertaining to identifying counterfeit integrated circuits (ICs) by way of allowing the origin of fabrication to be verified. An IC comprises a main circuit and a test circuit that is independent of the main circuit. The test circuit comprises at least one ring oscillator (RO) signal that, when energized, is configured to output a signal that is indicative of a semiconductor fabrication facility where the IC was manufactured.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180328984A1 TEST CIRCUITS FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COUNTERFEIT DETECTION Public/Granted day:2018-11-15
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