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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2013
Applicant:
Syphermedia International, Inc., Viejo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Lap Wai Chow, S. Pasadena, CA (US);
James P. Baukus, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Bryan J. Wang, South Lake Tahoe, CA (US);
Ronald P. Cocchi, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01); G06F 21/75 (2013.01); H01L 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/5068 (2013.01); G06F 17/5045 (2013.01); G06F 21/75 (2013.01); H01L 27/0207 (2013.01); H01L 27/0203 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for camouflaging an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), wherein the ASIC comprises a plurality of interconnected functional logic is disclosed. The method adds functionally inert elements to the logical description or provides alternative definitions of standard logic cells to make it difficult for reverse engineering programs to be used to discover the circuit's function.