Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for switched-capacitor based side-channel countermeasures
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Application No.: US15967044Application Date: 2018-04-30
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Publication No.: US10691836B2Publication Date: 2020-06-23
- Inventor: Selcuk Kose , Weize Yu
- Applicant: Selcuk Kose , Weize Yu
- Applicant Address: US FL Tampa
- Assignee: University of South Florida
- Current Assignee: University of South Florida
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Tampa
- Agency: Thomas | Horstemeyer, LLP
- Main IPC: G06F21/75
- IPC: G06F21/75 ; H04L9/00 ; H02M3/07 ; G06F21/81 ; G06F21/55 ; H04L9/12 ; H04L9/06 ; G06F7/58

Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for a charge withholding converter reshuffling technique that decorrelates input power of a multi-phase switched capacitor (SC) voltage converter relative to the output power provided to a load. The load may be a cryptographic device. The technique provides a countermeasure against power analysis attacks. A controller including a first random number generator coupled to the stages of the SC voltage converter controls gating for charging a first subset of the stages. A controller including a second random number generator coupled the stages of the SC voltage converter controls gating for discharging a second subset the stages. A number of the switched capacitor stages maintain their charge beyond the switch period in which they are charged. The SC voltage converter withholds a random portion of input charge and delivers this charge to the load after a random time period.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180314860A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SWITCHED-CAPACITOR BASED SIDE-CHANNEL COUNTERMEASURES Public/Granted day:2018-11-01
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