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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2013
Omnivision Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Dominic Massetti, San Jose, CA (US);
Gang Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
OmniVision Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques and mechanisms for generating a random number. In an embodiment, a first signal is received from a first cell including a first source follower transistor. Circuit logic detects for a pulse of the first signal and, in response to the pulse, generates a signal indicating detection of a first random telegraph noise event in the first source follower transistor. In another embodiment, a first count update is performed in response to the indicated detection of the first random telegraph noise event. The first count update is one basis for generation of a number corresponding to a plurality of random telegraph noise events.