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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2012
John Bruley, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Vijay Narayanan, New York, NY (US);
Dirk Pfeiffer, Croton on Hudson, NY (US);
Jean-oliver Plouchart, New York, NY (US);
Peilin Song, Lagrangeville, NY (US);
John Bruley, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Vijay Narayanan, New York, NY (US);
Dirk Pfeiffer, Croton on Hudson, NY (US);
Jean-Oliver Plouchart, New York, NY (US);
Peilin Song, Lagrangeville, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a secure device having a physical unclonable function and methods of manufacturing such a secure device. The device includes a substrate and at least one high-k/metal gate device formed on the substrate. The at least one high-k/metal gate device represents the physical unclonable function. In some cases, the at least one high-k/metal gate device may be subjected a variability enhancement. In some cases, the secure device may include a measurement circuit for measuring a property of the at least one high-k/metal gate device.