Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Karpinskyy Bohdan

Ihor Vasyltsov

Kalesnikau Aliaksei

Yun-Hyeok Choi

Sang-wook Park

Mi-jung Noh

Yong-ki Lee

Yun-hyeok Choi

Yong-Soo Kim

Kitak Kim

The inventive concept provides a security device capable of reducing an area of a die required for implementation of a stable PUF by increasing the value of entropy from a predefined number of entropy sources and/or minimizing a blind zone of a validity checking module. The security device uses an asynchronous configuration to minimize a blind zone. In various embodiments of the inventive concept, the blind zone is generated only in a period when a reset signal is at a first logic level. Therefore, it is possible to minimize the blind zone by minimizing a period in which the reset signal is at such logic level. A semiconductor device, semiconductor package, and/or smart card can be provided with such security device, as well as a method for determining a validity of a random signal using a semiconductor security device.

Security device having physical unclonable function

An apparatus for testing a random number generator includes a correlation test circuit and a randomness determination circuit. The correlation test circuit extracts a first plurality of bit pairs each including two bits spaced apart from each other by a first distance in a bit stream generated by the random number generator, obtains a first sum of differences between respective two bits of the first plurality of bit pairs, and obtains a second sum of differences between respective two bits of a second plurality of bit pairs, the second plurality of bit pairs each including two bits spaced apart from each other by a second distance, different from the first distance, in the bit stream. The randomness determination circuit determines a randomness of the bit stream, based on the first sum and the second sum.

Randomness test apparatus and method for random number generator

An apparatus for generating a random number has high entropy. The apparatus includes a plurality of random number generators, each of which generates a metastability signal and generates a random number by using the generated metastability signal in a first mode, and in a second mode, the plurality of random number generators are connected to one another to operate as a ring oscillator.

Apparatus for generating random number

An apparatus configured to generate random numbers is provided, the apparatus having high entropy and being capable of a reduced chip size. The apparatus includes a plurality of metastable state generation units configured to generate a metastable state signal, a plurality of amplification units configured to amplify the metastable state signal, a connection signal generation unit configured to generate a first connection signal, and a first commutation unit configured to connect at least one metastable state generation unit to at least one amplification unit according to the first connection signal. For example, the number of metastable state generation units and amplification units necessary to achieve are threshold number of commutation connections can be greatly reduced as compared to conventional apparatuses for generating random numbers.

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