[Cryptech Tech] ASIC implementation page on wiki
Randy Bush
randy at psg.com
Wed Aug 13 19:05:19 UTC 2014
hi bernd,
> * Ring oscillator: I'm pretty sure the adder-based ring oscillator
> will produce a working oscillator on an ASIC, with somewhat similar
> noise characteristics, as the carry chain in the FPGA is just a
> "hardcoded" carry chain, i.e. about the same thing you would do in
> an ASIC.
we were warned of placement issues creating sympathetic synching
beween multipls ring oscillators. but it can be overcome by arguing
with the auto-layout. as agreed, keeping noise sources as much
on-chip as reasonably possible makes life simpler. so we just keep
eyes on layout. i have not heard that there is a layout issue for
diode noise sources. other warnings?
randy
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