Hybrid silicon CMOS-carbon nanotube physically unclonable functions

Darren Armstrong, Bayan Nasri, Ramesh Karri, Davood Shahrjerdi

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Abstract

Physically unclonable functions (PUFs) are used to uniquely identify electronic devices. Here, we introduce a hybrid silicon CMOS-nanotube PUF circuit that uses the variations of nanotube transistors to generate a random response. An analog silicon circuit subsequently converts the nanotube response to zero or one bits. We fabricate an array of nanotube transistors to study and model their device variability. The behavior of the hybrid CMOS-nanotube PUF is then simulated. The parameters of the analog circuit are tuned to achieve the desired normalized Hamming inter-distance of 0.5. The co-design of the nanotube array and the silicon CMOS is an attractive feature for increasing the immunity of the hybrid PUF against an unauthorized duplication. The heterogeneous integration of nanotubes with silicon CMOS offers a new strategy for realizing security tokens that are strong, low-cost, and reliable.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2017 IEEE SOI-3D-Subthreshold Microelectronics Unified Conference, S3S 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1-3
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9781538637654
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2 2017
Event2017 IEEE SOI-3D-Subthreshold Microelectronics Unified Conference, S3S 2017 - Burlingame, United States
Duration: Oct 16 2017Oct 18 2017

Publication series

Name2017 IEEE SOI-3D-Subthreshold Microelectronics Unified Conference, S3S 2017
Volume2018-March

Other

Other2017 IEEE SOI-3D-Subthreshold Microelectronics Unified Conference, S3S 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBurlingame
Period10/16/1710/18/17

Keywords

  • CMOS
  • PUF
  • Physically unclonable
  • Security
  • carbon nanotube

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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