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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2024
Applicant:
Nuvoton Technology Corporation, Hsin-chu, TW;
Inventors:
Yuval Kirschner, Even Yehuda, IL;
Tamir Golan, Kibbutz Givaat-Chaim Meuchad, IL;
Assignee:
Nuvoton Technology Corp., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/87 (2013.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01); G06F 21/55 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/87 (2013.01); G01R 31/2853 (2013.01); G06F 21/554 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic device includes an Integrated Circuit (IC) and a package including a die-attach pad for connecting the IC. The IC includes (i) a measurement circuit configured to measure an electrical characteristic of the die-attach pad, and (ii) a security control circuit configured to initiate a responsive action responsively to detecting a deviation of the measured electrical characteristic of the die-attach pad from an initial measurement of the electrical characteristic.