Qualcomm Incorporated

Adam Polak

Nan Chen

Alan G Lewis

Mark Todorovich

Zhengming Fu

Gregory Bullard

Laura Fuentes

Various embodiments include integrated approaches to detecting attempts to breach system-level or chip-level security using photo-generated currents induced by lasers or other radiation sources. Various embodiments integrate photo-detection circuits with a secure processor or other circuit in such a manner that the response to a security attack is fast enough to prevent loss of secure or private information are described. Various embodiments include circuits capable of providing a permanent record of photocurrent detection.

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Adam Polak