METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IMPLEMENT SAFETY DIAGNOSTICS

    公开(公告)号:US20250155327A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-15

    申请号:US18508889

    申请日:2023-11-14

    Abstract: An example apparatus includes: interface circuitry; and diagnostic circuitry configured to: determine a set of signal chains that may be used by an application, a signal chain in the set to include an ordered sequence of one or more circuit modules; identify a first signal chain from the set that was used by the application; and run, in response to a determination that the circuit modules in the first signal chain are idle, a diagnostic test on the first signal chain.

    METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROTECT AGAINST VOLTAGE GLITCH ATTACKS IN MICROCONTROLLERS

    公开(公告)号:US20250111096A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-03

    申请号:US18375732

    申请日:2023-10-02

    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to protect against voltage glitch attacks in microcontrollers. An example apparatus includes logic circuitry operable to, in response to a voltage glitch, pause processing circuitry; number generator circuitry operable to generate a number; a counter operable to, after the voltage glitch ends, adjust a count corresponding to the number; and the logic circuitry operable to unpause the processing circuitry after the count reaches a value.

    TEMPERATURE-BASED TAMPER DETECTION

    公开(公告)号:US20250035492A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-30

    申请号:US18918466

    申请日:2024-10-17

    Inventor: Anand Kumar G

    Abstract: A device includes first and second circuits. The first circuit includes a temperature sensor to measure a device temperature. The second circuit operates to send an enable signal to the first circuit to cause the temperature sensor to measure the device temperature; and, in response to not receiving at least one of a ready signal and the device temperature from the first circuit within a set amount of time, output a tamper event signal and a timeout event signal, and disable a valid data signal.

    DYNAMIC SECURITY PROTECTION IN CONFIGURABLE ANALOG SIGNAL CHAINS

    公开(公告)号:US20230204666A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-29

    申请号:US18175730

    申请日:2023-02-28

    CPC classification number: G01R31/318536 G06F21/45 G06F21/31 H04L63/1433

    Abstract: A system and method for dynamically protecting against security vulnerabilities in a reconfigurable signal chain. The system includes a signal chain formed from at least a first component connected with a second component. The first component has a set of source outputs and a first authentication block, and the second signal chain component has a set of destination inputs and a second authentication block. The system also includes a signal chain configurator that populates the first authentication block with at least one validated endpoint from the set of destination inputs. A signal chain integrity block, which is communicatively coupled with the first authentication block and the second authentication block, identifies a source-destination pair from one or more endpoint pairs formed from the at least one validated endpoint and the set of source outputs. The signal chain integrity block propagates the source-destination pair to the first authentication block and the second authentication block. The second authentication block authenticates any received input using the source-destination pair.

    METHODS AND APPARATUS TO WRITE DATA TO REGISTERS

    公开(公告)号:US20230129042A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-27

    申请号:US17691606

    申请日:2022-03-10

    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed. An example apparatus includes interface circuitry to receive an analog signal. The example apparatus also includes sequencer circuitry to: determine whether the apparatus is to operate in a single transfer state or a multiple transfer state; access a configuration from a control register in a plurality of control registers; initiate a conversion of the analog signal to a digital value based on the configuration; and write the digital value to a result register in a plurality of result registers based on the determination.

    SCHEDULING ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20230098382A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-30

    申请号:US17565797

    申请日:2021-12-30

    Abstract: A method is provided. In some examples, the method includes receiving, at a sequencer circuit of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a first request to perform a first conversion. In addition, the method includes determining, by the sequencer circuit, that the ADC is not busy. The method further includes responsive to determining that the ADC is not busy, and by the sequencer circuit, causing the ADC to perform the first conversion. The method also includes receiving, at the sequencer circuit, a second request to perform a second conversion. The method includes determining, by the sequencer circuit, that the ADC is busy and, responsive to determining that the ADC is busy, and by the sequencer circuit, waiting to cause the ADC to perform the second conversion.

    FAULT DETECTION WITHIN AN ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER

    公开(公告)号:US20230097130A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-30

    申请号:US17482734

    申请日:2021-09-23

    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) having selectable first and second analog channel inputs and a digital output. A window comparator coupled to the digital output. The window comparator configured to compare a digital value on the digital output to first and second threshold values. A programmable clock circuit configured to provide a clock signal to the ADC. A controller that, response to assertion of the trigger signal, is configured to generate a sample rate control signal to the clock circuit to cause the clock circuit to increase the frequency of the clock signal and toggle selection between the first and second analog channel inputs. A result comparison circuit having a comparison input coupled to the digital output. The result comparison circuit is configured to compare a first digital conversion output from the ADC toa second digital conversion output from the ADC.

    Hardware control path redundancy for functional safety of peripherals

    公开(公告)号:US11604709B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-14

    申请号:US17409029

    申请日:2021-08-23

    Abstract: Techniques including receiving a first control value, starting a timeout counter based on receiving the first control value, receiving a second control value, determining whether the second control value is received before the timeout counter expires, and based on the determination that the second control value is received before the timeout counter expires: determining whether the first control value is the same as the second control value, and loading the first control value into a set of control registers based on the determination that the first control value is the same as the second control value.

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