Title :
The sampling of noise for random number generation
Author :
Petrie, Craig S. ; Connelly, J.Alvin
Author_Institution :
IC Design Lab., Motorola Corp. Commun. Res. Labs., Schaumburg, IL, USA
Abstract :
A popular method for generating truly random numbers based on a natural phenomenon is the electronic amplification and sampling of a thermal or shot noise signal. As ail electronic systems are influenced by finite bandwidth, 1/f noise and other non-random influences, perfect randomness cannot be preserved by any practical system. This paper develops a method to quantify the impact of common circuit anomalies on the randomness of sequences produced by a noise amplifier system. Numerical simulation results are presented which verify the theoretical derivations
Keywords :
1/f noise; random noise; random number generation; shot noise; signal sampling; thermal noise; white noise; 1/f noise; noise amplifier system; noise sampling; random number generation; shot noise signal; thermal noise signal; Autocorrelation; Bandwidth; Circuit noise; Circuit simulation; Integrated circuit noise; Noise figure; Noise generators; Random number generation; Sampling methods; Signal generators;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1999. ISCAS '99. Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5471-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.1999.780085
