A DRAM based physical unclonable function capable of generating >1032 Challenge Response Pairs per 1Kbit array for secure chip authentication

Qianying Tang; Chen Zhou; Woong Choi; Gyuseong Kang; Jongsun Park; Keshab K. Parhi; Chris H. Kim

doi:10.1109/CICC.2017.7993610

A DRAM based physical unclonable function capable of generating >10³² Challenge Response Pairs per 1Kbit array for secure chip authentication

Qianying Tang, Chen Zhou, Woong Choi, Gyuseong Kang, Jongsun Park, Keshab K. Parhi, Chris H. Kim

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Abstract

A DRAM based Physical Unclonable Function (PUF) utilizing the location of weak retention cells is demonstrated in 65nm CMOS. A new authentication scheme is proposed for the DRAM PUF where a random pattern is written to a small section of the DRAM and then retention failures are induced. To further increase the number of Challenge Response Pairs (CPRs), the data pattern including retention failures is transferred to a different memory location where additional retention failures are induced. This scheme enables more than 10³² unique CRPs from a 1Kbit array. To improve the stability of the PUF response, a zero-overhead repetitive write-back technique along with bit-masking was utilized. Voltage and temperature induced instabilities were mitigated by adjusting the read reference voltage and refresh time before each authentication operation. The proposed DRAM PUF has a bit cell area of 0.68μm².

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	38th Annual Custom Integrated Circuits Conference
Subtitle of host publication	A Showcase for Integrated Circuit Design in Silicon Hills, CICC 2017
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509051915
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CICC.2017.7993610
State	Published - Jul 26 2017
Event	38th Annual Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, CICC 2017 - Austin, United States Duration: Apr 30 2017 → May 3 2017

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the Custom Integrated Circuits Conference
Volume	2017-April
ISSN (Print)	0886-5930

Other

Other	38th Annual Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, CICC 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	Austin
Period	4/30/17 → 5/3/17

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Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation under Grant CNS-1441639, and in part by the Semiconductor Research Corporation under Contract 2014-TS-2560.

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© 2017 IEEE.

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Tang, Q., Zhou, C., Choi, W., Kang, G., Park, J., Parhi, K. K., & Kim, C. H. (2017). A DRAM based physical unclonable function capable of generating >10³² Challenge Response Pairs per 1Kbit array for secure chip authentication. In 38th Annual Custom Integrated Circuits Conference: A Showcase for Integrated Circuit Design in Silicon Hills, CICC 2017 Article 7993610 (Proceedings of the Custom Integrated Circuits Conference; Vol. 2017-April). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/CICC.2017.7993610

A DRAM based physical unclonable function capable of generating >10³² Challenge Response Pairs per 1Kbit array for secure chip authentication. / Tang, Qianying; Zhou, Chen; Choi, Woong et al.
38th Annual Custom Integrated Circuits Conference: A Showcase for Integrated Circuit Design in Silicon Hills, CICC 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. 7993610 (Proceedings of the Custom Integrated Circuits Conference; Vol. 2017-April).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Tang, Q, Zhou, C, Choi, W, Kang, G, Park, J, Parhi, KK & Kim, CH 2017, A DRAM based physical unclonable function capable of generating >10³² Challenge Response Pairs per 1Kbit array for secure chip authentication. in 38th Annual Custom Integrated Circuits Conference: A Showcase for Integrated Circuit Design in Silicon Hills, CICC 2017., 7993610, Proceedings of the Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, vol. 2017-April, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 38th Annual Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, CICC 2017, Austin, United States, 4/30/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/CICC.2017.7993610

Tang Q, Zhou C, Choi W, Kang G, Park J, Parhi KK et al. A DRAM based physical unclonable function capable of generating >10³² Challenge Response Pairs per 1Kbit array for secure chip authentication. In 38th Annual Custom Integrated Circuits Conference: A Showcase for Integrated Circuit Design in Silicon Hills, CICC 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2017. 7993610. (Proceedings of the Custom Integrated Circuits Conference). doi: 10.1109/CICC.2017.7993610

Tang, Qianying ; Zhou, Chen ; Choi, Woong et al. / A DRAM based physical unclonable function capable of generating >10³² Challenge Response Pairs per 1Kbit array for secure chip authentication. 38th Annual Custom Integrated Circuits Conference: A Showcase for Integrated Circuit Design in Silicon Hills, CICC 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. (Proceedings of the Custom Integrated Circuits Conference).

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