Integrated circuit chip having firmware and hardware...

Details Integrated circuit chip having firmware and hardware... Integrated circuit chip having firmware and hardware...

2000-12-29

2008-03-25

Song, Hosuk (Department: 2135)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Data processing protection using cryptography

By stored data protection

C380S046000, C726S027000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07350083

ABSTRACT:
An integrated circuit chip comprises firmware non-volatile memory to store firmware and at least one hardware security primitive device comprising non-volatile memory. The firmware non-volatile memory and the at least one hardware security primitive device are integrated on the integrated circuit chip.

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