US Patent Application 17664861. LOGIC LOCKING OPERATIONS simplified abstract

LOGIC LOCKING OPERATIONS

Organization Name

International Business Machines Corporation

Inventor(s)

Jinwook Jung of Somers NY (US)

Jennifer Kazda of Englewood NJ (US)

Schuyler Eldridge of Ossining NY (US)

Peilin Song of Lagrangeville NY (US)

Gi-Joon Nam of Chappqua NY (US)

LOGIC LOCKING OPERATIONS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17664861 titled 'LOGIC LOCKING OPERATIONS

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a method for enhancing the protection of an integrated circuit in a computing system using a processor.

• The method involves applying a logic locking FSM component or a logic locking with RTL gating to the current design logic of the integrated circuit.
• This allows for the activation and protection of the integrated circuit's operations without modifying the current design logic.
• The activation of the integrated circuit is dependent on providing the correct key from the logic locking FSM component or the logic locking with RTL gating.

Original Abstract Submitted

Embodiments are provided for providing enhanced protection of an integrated circuit in a computing system by a processor. A logic locking FSM component or a logic locking with RTL gating may be applied to a current design logic to enable and protect operations of an integrated circuit, where the current design logic remains unchanged. The operation of the integrated circuit may be activated based upon providing to the integrated circuit a correct key from the logic locking FSM component or the logic locking with RTL gating.