Security antifuse that prevents readout of some but not other in

Details Security antifuse that prevents readout of some but not other in Security antifuse that prevents readout of some but not other in

1996-11-21

1999-04-27

Cangialosi, Salvatore

Cryptography

Cryptanalysis

380 4, 326 41, H04L 900

Patent

active

058987762

ABSTRACT:
A field programmable gate array has a security antifuse which when programmed prevents readout of data indicative of how the interconnect structure is programmed but which does not prevent readout of data indicative of which other antifuses are programmed. In some embodiments, the programming control shift registers adjacent the left and right sides are the field programmable gate array are disabled when the security antifuse is programmed but the programming control shift registers adjacent the top and bottom sides of the field programmable gate array are not disabled. A second security antifuse is also provided which when programmed disables a JTAG boundary scan register but does not disable a JTAG bypass register. Information can therefore be shifted through the JTAG test circuitry without allowing the JTAG circuitry to be used to extract information indicative of how the interconnect structure is programmed. Logic module and interface cell scan paths are provided and special test instructions are supported which allow test vectors to be loaded into the logic module and interface cell scan paths.

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