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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2018
Applicant:
Thales Dis France SA, Meudon, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
THALES DIS FRANCE SA, Meudon, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/28 (2006.01); G06F 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/28 (2013.01); G06F 1/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method for activating a feature of a chip having an interface comprising at least two power pins. The method comprises the following steps: the chip measures a series of voltage values between said power pins, the chip detects a series of sync signals different from clock signals, said sync signals being interleaved with said voltage values, the chip identifies a data sequence from said series of voltage values, and the chip activates the feature only if the data sequence matches a predefined pattern.