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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017

Filed:

May. 13, 2014
Applicant:

Synopsys, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Neil Farquhar Hamilton, Kanata, CA;

Scott Andrew Hamilton, Toronto, CA;

Michael Borza, Ottawa, CA;

Assignee:

Synopsys, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/588 (2013.01);
Abstract

A random number generator includes a first circuit producing a random sequence of values, the first circuit having an adjustable input that changes the entropy of the random sequence of numbers; a second circuit receiving the random sequence of values from the first circuit and producing an output indicative of the degree of entropy of the random sequence of values, and a third circuit that adjusts the adjustable input of the first circuit in response to the output of the second circuit.


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