Chip 'fingerprint' technology for secure transaction

Chip 'fingerprint' technology for secure transactions.

Chip 'fingerprint' technology for secure transactions While

password and other such form of encryption are software

based, there is also a need for security at the hardware level.

Every device, such as a chip, needs to be encrypted with a

fingerprint-like identity. This is known as a physical unclonable

function. Developing a technology to implement this is a highly

competitive field and IIT bomboy has develop this technology

for this purpose.

Securing Hardware

Secure transaction are ubiquitous today and demand security

at various levels. for instance, a credit card has a chip has a chip attached to it and the card. to prevent the card from being cloned,

the chip has to have an electronic fingerprint has several layers,

thus making cloning hard. such an identity is what the researchers have developed.

"Various technology start-ups around the world are addressing

this challenges, for example, sense and memory have been

acquired by larger companies in the last couple of years. This

is an indigenous capability in a cutting- edge technology with

strong international interest"

After developing the concept, the team demonstrated the

technology on a 180 nm CMOS chip in the fabrication facility

to show the feasibility of manufacturing. This technology is

currently being developed for defense research and development

organization (DRDO).

"Defense qualification is the first goal. meeting stringent defense specifications will instill great confidence in our technology. next,

we will push for commercial application such as e-commerce,

credit card to few says"