Infineon Technologies Ag

Antoine Degrendel

Winfried Kamp

Manfred Roth

Thomas Kodytek

Circuit for calculating a logic combination of two encrypted input operands recieves first and second dual-rail signals comprising data values in a calculation cycle and precharge values in a precharge cycle, and receives a dual-rail encryption signal comprising encryption values in the calculation cycle and precharge values in the precharge cycle, and outputs a dual-rail result signal comprising encrypted result values in the calculation cycle and precharge values in the precharge cycle. The data and encrypted result values are encrypted with the encryption values of the dual-rail encryption signal according to an encryption rule. A logic circuit determines the encrypted result values according to the logic combination from the data and encryption values, and outputs the encrypted result values in the calculation cycle. A precharge circuit impresses precharge values when precharge values are sensed at a single input, or stops impressing the precharge values only when the first and second dual-rail signals comprise data values and the dual-rail encryption signal comprises encryption values.

Circuit and method for calculating a logic combination of two encrypted input operands

A logic circuit for calculating an encrypted dual-rail result operand from encrypted dual-rail input operands according to a combination rule includes inputs for receiving the input operands and an output for outputting the encrypted result operand. Each operand may comprise a first logic state or a second logic state. The logic circuit comprises a first logic stage connected between the inputs and an intermediate node and a second logic stage connected between the intermediate node and the output. The logic stages are formed to calculate the first or second logic state of the encrypted result operand from the input operands according to the combination rule and to maintain or change exactly once the logic state of the encrypted result operand, independently of an order of arrival of the encrypted input operands, depending on the combination rule, in order to impress the calculated first logic state or second logic state on the output.

Logic circuit and method for calculating an encrypted result operand

A circuit for calculating a logical combination of two input operands includes a first input for receiving a first dual rail signal having data values of the first input in a calculation cycle and precharge values in a precharge cycle, a second input for receiving a second dual rail signal having data values of the second input in the calculation cycle and precharge values in the precharge cycle, and an output for outputting a third dual rail signal having result values in the calculation cycle and precharge values in the precharge cycle. Furthermore, the circuit has a logic circuit for determining the result values according to the logical combination from the data values of the first input and the second input and for outputting the result values in the calculation cycle at the output, and a precharge circuit designed to impress precharge values in the output already when precharge values are detected at a single input, or designed to terminate impressing the precharge values only when the first dual rail signal and the second dual rail signal have data values.

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Antoine Degrendel