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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2008
Gerald K Bartley, Rochester, MN (US);
Darryl J Becker, Rochester, MN (US);
Paul E Dahlen, Rochester, MN (US);
Philip R Germann, Oronoco, MN (US);
Andrew B Maki, Rochester, MN (US);
Mark O Maxson, Mantorville, MN (US);
Gerald K Bartley, Rochester, MN (US);
Darryl J Becker, Rochester, MN (US);
Paul E Dahlen, Rochester, MN (US);
Philip R Germann, Oronoco, MN (US);
Andrew B Maki, Rochester, MN (US);
Mark O Maxson, Mantorville, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus and associated method of detecting microchip tampering may include a conductive element in electrical communication with multiple sensors for verifying that signal degradation occurs at an expected region of the conductive element. A detected variance from the expected region may automatically trigger an action for impeding an integrated circuit exploitation process.