RFIDs embedded into semiconductors
First Claim
1. A radio-frequency identification (RFID) system comprising:
- an RFID device comprising an RFID transceiver interconnected to a semiconductor device;
an RFID reader;
means for generating an encoded signal;
means for transmitting said encoded signal between said RFID reader and said RFID transceiver;
means for generating a signal based on said received encoded signal;
means for transmitting said generated signal from said RFID transceiver to said RFID reader;
means for determining if a proper said encoded signal is received at said RFID transceiver; and
means for permanently or temporarily modifying or destroying said semiconductor device if said proper encoded signal is not received at said RFID transceiver within a period of time around when an indication of tampering or probing of said semiconductor device or packaging of said semiconductor device is received by the RFID device.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a RFID device comprising a radio frequency identification (RFID) transceiver and antenna element co-located with a semiconductor device, a method for making same and a method of using the RFID device of the present invention to locate, track and identify semiconductor devices and the devices they reside in. One embodiment of the RFID device of the present invention comprises a radio frequency identification (RFID) transceiver embedded within packaging of a semiconductor device. A second embodiment of the RFID device of the present invention comprises a radio frequency identification (RFID) transceiver as a separate circuit block within the semiconductor device. A third embodiment of the RFID device of the present invention comprises a radio frequency identification (RFID) transceiver as a separate independent circuit on top of the semiconductor device, System on Chip (SoC). These RFIDs can also be nested within an enclosure, or combined to increase the address length of the RFID.
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31 Claims
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1. A radio-frequency identification (RFID) system comprising:
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an RFID device comprising an RFID transceiver interconnected to a semiconductor device; an RFID reader; means for generating an encoded signal; means for transmitting said encoded signal between said RFID reader and said RFID transceiver; means for generating a signal based on said received encoded signal; means for transmitting said generated signal from said RFID transceiver to said RFID reader; means for determining if a proper said encoded signal is received at said RFID transceiver; and means for permanently or temporarily modifying or destroying said semiconductor device if said proper encoded signal is not received at said RFID transceiver within a period of time around when an indication of tampering or probing of said semiconductor device or packaging of said semiconductor device is received by the RFID device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for verifying a semiconductor device comprising:
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an RFID transceiver interconnected to a semiconductor device; an RFID reader; means for generating an encoded signal; means for transmitting said encoded signal between said RFID reader and said RFID transceiver; means for generating a signal based on said received encoded signal; means for transmitting said generated signal from said RFID transceiver to said RFID reader; a processor for processing said generated signal to verify said semiconductor device; means for determining if a proper said encoded signal is received at said RFID transceiver; and means for permanently or temporarily modifying or destroying said semiconductor device if said proper encoded signal is not received at said RFID transceiver within a period of time around when an indication of tampering or probing of said semiconductor device or packaging of said semiconductor device is received by the RFID device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for verifying a semiconductor device comprising the steps of:
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interconnecting an RFID transceiver interconnected to a semiconductor device; generating an encoded signal at an RFID reader; transmitting said generated signal from said RFID transceiver to said RFID reader; processing said generated signal to verify said semiconductor device; determining if a proper said encoded signal is received at said RFID transceiver; and
;modifying said semiconductor device if said proper encoded signal is not received at said RFID transceiver within a period of time around when an indication of tampering or probing of said semiconductor device or packaging of said semiconductor device is received by the RFID device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A radio-frequency identification (RFID) system comprising:
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an RFID device comprising a first RFID transceiver interconnected to an enclosure, the RFID having an antenna within the enclosure that probes at least one second RFID transceiver interconnected to a semiconductor device within the enclosure, said at least one second RFID transceiver is embedded within packaging of said semiconductor device; an RFID reader; means for generating an encoded signal; means for transmitting said encoded signal between said RFID reader and said first RFID transceiver; means for determining if a proper said encoded signal is received at said first RFID transceiver; and means for permanently or temporarily modifying or destroying said semiconductor device if said proper encoded signal is not received at said first RFID transceiver within a period of time around when an indication of tampering or probing of said semiconductor device, packaging of said semiconductor device including of said semiconductor or said enclosure, is received by the RFID device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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