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Robust cryptography platform for high security anti-counterfeiting in electronic devices

Summary

Personal electronic devices, which often hold sensitive personal information, are constantly at risk of hacking and security breaches. A main security entry point for hackers has been to counterfeit the microchips in these devices. This technology is a low-cost anti-counterfeiting device based on structural differences between microchips that produce unique and unpredictable responses when challenged with a stimulus. These unique microchip signatures make them highly secure, and these devices are more robust per square area than the state-of-the-art. With this technology, highly encrypted chip-identification is possible, allowing for greater security and quality assurance.

Technology Benefits

Compact deviceHighly robust to temperature and voltage variations Low costPatent Information:Patent Pending (US 20160337123Tech Ventures Reference: IR CU15204

Technology Application

Secure chip-IDCryptographic applications Anti-counterfeiting product design Radio frequency identification

Detailed Technology Description

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*Abstract

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*Inquiry

Greg MaskelColumbia Technology VenturesTel: (212) 854-8444Email: TechTransfer@columbia.edu

*IR

cu15204

*Principal Investigator

*Publications

Jiangyi Li, Mingoo Seok, ” A 3.07um^2/bitcell Physically Unclonable Function with 3.5% and 1% Bit-Instability across 0 to 80C and 0.6 to 1.2V in a 65nm CMOS.” IEEE Symposium on VLSI Circuits (VLSI), June 15 2015:C250-C251.

Country/Region

USA