Self-Protecting Electronic Circuit
Completedestruction of proprietary information if possession of a device is compromisedFire-setsfully integrated into energetic materialsFlexibledesign – can be tailored to needSimplifiedpackaging, less parasitic mass
MilitaryUnmannedaerial systems (UAS) and roboticsPersonalelectronicsDefenseHighcap-ex industries like oil and gas
Researchers at INL havedeveloped a Self-protecting Electronic Circuit which contains initiationcircuitry integrated into an energetic substrate. This substrate can be ignitedon command, and would result in burning, melting, and/or shattering theelectronics. This ensures the circuit could not be repaired, data could not berecovered, the circuit could not be reverse engineered, and the original formcould not be deciphered, repaired, or replicated. And because the energeticmaterial would be part of the substrate, it could not be removed withoutdestroying the circuit.
LICENSINGOPPORTUNITY: IdahoNational Laboratory (INL) and its M&O Contractor Battelle Energy Alliance,LLC (BEA) are currently looking for commercialization partner(s) interested inentering into a license agreement for the purpose of commercializing thetechnology described below. INTELLECTUALPROPERTY STATUS: US Patent Application No. 15/046,970, “ElectronicCircuits Comprising Energetic Substrates and Related Methods,” filed on 2-18-16,BEA Docket No. BA-790. DEVELOPMENTSTATUS: This technology has been tested and validated at thebench scale. Additional development will be required to demonstrate a pilotscale process. BEA may be in a position to support additional research anddevelopment of this technology under a mutually acceptable Cooperative Research& Development Agreement (CRADA), Strategic Partnership Projects (SPP)agreement, or a similar agreement, all of which are subject to approval by DOE. FactSheet: https://factsheets.inl.gov/FactSheets/self-protecting-electronic-circuit.pdf SummaryText: “EnergeticMaterials for Sensitive Data Security”
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