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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Nvidia Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Chinmay Apte, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Brian Smith, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Tezaswi Raja, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Roman Surgutchik, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nvidia Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/552 (2006.01); H01L 23/00 (2006.01); G06F 21/75 (2013.01); H02H 9/04 (2006.01); H01L 23/66 (2006.01); G06F 21/87 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/552 (2013.01); G06F 21/75 (2013.01); H01L 23/576 (2013.01); H02H 9/046 (2013.01); G06F 21/87 (2013.01); H01L 23/66 (2013.01); H01L 2223/6677 (2013.01);
Abstract
An on-chip electromagnetic (EM) pulse protection circuit detects EM pulse attacks, generates an alarm, and performs a defensive action to protect the integrated circuit. The EM pulse protection circuit can be used with various integrated circuits or manufactured chips in which, for example, there is a desire to keep information secure, maintain the security of the chip, secure boot processes, and/or protect private keys.