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US09299451B2 Tamper resistant electronic system utilizing acceptable tamper threshold count
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防篡改电子系统利用可接受的篡改阈值计数
- Patent Title: Tamper resistant electronic system utilizing acceptable tamper threshold count
- Patent Title (中): 防篡改电子系统利用可接受的篡改阈值计数
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Application No.: US13354657Application Date: 2012-01-20
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Publication No.: US09299451B2Publication Date: 2016-03-29
- Inventor: Travis R. Hebig , Joseph Kuczynski , Robert E. Meyer, III , Steven R. Nickel
- Applicant: Travis R. Hebig , Joseph Kuczynski , Robert E. Meyer, III , Steven R. Nickel
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent Matthew C. Zehrer
- Main IPC: H01H31/02
- IPC: H01H31/02 ; G11C17/18 ; G11C17/16 ; H04W4/00

Abstract:
A tamper resistant electronic device includes multiple eFuses that are individually blown in each instance the electronic device is tampered with. For example an eFuse is blown when the electronic device is subjected to a temperature that causes solder reflow. Since it is anticipated that the electronic device may be tampered with in an acceptable way and/or an acceptable number of instances, functionality of the electronic device is altered or disabled only after a threshold number of eFuses are blown. In certain implementations, the threshold number is the number of anticipated acceptable tamper events. Upon a tamper event an individual eFuse is blown. If the total number of blown eFuses is less than the threshold, a next eFuse is enabled so that it may be blown upon a next tamper event.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130187706A1 TAMPER RESISTANT ELECTRONIC SYSTEM UTILIZING ACCEPTABLE TAMPER THRESHOLD COUNT Public/Granted day:2013-07-25
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