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Current mirror array: A novel lightweight strong PUF topology with enhanced reliability

  • Zheng Wang
  • , Yi Chen
  • , Aakash Patil
  • , Chip-Hong Chang
  • , Arindam Basu

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication)peer-review

Abstract

In this work, we present a novel design of physical unclonable function (PUF) based on the topology of current mirror array (CMA). The proposed strong PUF exploits the randomness in the current mirror transistors and generates the response bit by comparing the accumulated current values. Thresholding and reference current are used to increase the reliability of the proposed PUF without requiring additional hardware resources. The proposed PUF structure is also analysed in terms of its difficulty of model building for measurement-prediction attack. Measurement results on 0.35μm test chips demonstrate that the proposed PUF outperforms other state-of-the-art designs with smaller area/bit of 9 × 10-36μm2 and lower native bit error rate (BER) of 0.16%.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems: From Dreams to Innovation, ISCAS 2017 - Conference Proceedings
PublisherIEEE
ISBN (Print)9781467368520
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Sept 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event50th IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2017 - Baltimore, United States
Duration: 28 May 201731 May 2017

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
ISSN (Print)0271-4310

Conference

Conference50th IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2017
PlaceUnited States
CityBaltimore
Period28/05/1731/05/17

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Research Keywords

  • Current Mirror Array
  • Physical Unclonable Function

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