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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2021
Applicant:
Nuvoton Technology Corporation, Hsin-chu, TW;
Inventor:
Ziv Hershman, Givat Shmuel, IL;
Assignee:
NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/54 (2013.01); G06F 11/10 (2006.01); G06F 21/78 (2013.01); G06F 21/55 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/54 (2013.01); G06F 11/1004 (2013.01); G06F 21/554 (2013.01); G06F 21/78 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for protecting a processor includes an input interface and protection circuitry. The input interface is configured to monitor code instructions that are processed by the processor, one or more of which code instructions including one or more error-detection bits. The protection circuitry is configured to detect an error in the program code using the error-detection bits, and to initiate a responsive action in response to detecting the error.