Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatuses and methods for random number generation
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Application No.: US16213835Application Date: 2018-12-07
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Publication No.: US10387121B2Publication Date: 2019-08-20
- Inventor: Patrick A. La Fratta , Jesse F. Lovitt , Glen E. Hush , Timothy P. Finkbeiner
- Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US ID Boise
- Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US ID Boise
- Agency: Brooks, Cameron & Huebsch, PLLC
- Main IPC: G06F7/58
- IPC: G06F7/58 ; G11C7/06 ; G11C7/10 ; G11C11/408 ; G11C11/4091 ; G11C11/4096

Abstract:
The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for random number generation. An example method includes operating a sense amplifier of a memory device to perform sensing a first voltage on a first sense line coupled to the sense amplifier and sensing a second voltage on a complementary second sense line coupled to the sense amplifier. The example method further includes generating a random number by detecting a voltage differential between the first sense line and the complementary second sense line.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190108000A1 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR RANDOM NUMBER GENERATION Public/Granted day:2019-04-11
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