Title :
Micro Dice - an electrostatic micro random number generator
Author :
Mita, Makoto ; Toshiyoshi, Hiroshi ; Ataka, Manabu ; Fujita, Hiroyuki
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Space & Astronaut. Sci., JAXA, Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
30 Jan.-3 Feb. 2005
Abstract :
True random number is strongly required for encrypted secure communication and high-speed computer simulation. A new micromechanism "Micro Dice" for generating series of true random numbers has been developed by using highly unpredictable phenomenon of electrostatic pull-in effect.
Keywords :
electrostatic devices; micromechanical devices; random number generation; Micro Dice micromechanism; electrostatic micro random number generator; electrostatic pull-in effect; true random numbers; Circuits; Clocks; Electrodes; Electrostatics; Fabrication; Fluctuations; Random number generation; Silicon; Sputtering; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, 2005. MEMS 2005. 18th IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8732-5
DOI :
10.1109/MEMSYS.2005.1453935
