Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a method of using a digital signature includes: electronically referencing at least one plurality of electronic signals with a digital signature remotely stored from the plurality.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 1, 1996
Date of Patent:
June 26, 2001
Assignee:
Intel Corporation
Inventors:
George W. Cox, David W. Aucsmith, Paul E. Onnen
Abstract: An integrated circuit includes: a comparator coupled in a configuration to compare two voltages. One of the two voltages includes a semiconductor junction voltage drop. The other of the two voltages includes a voltage signal, X V.sub.t, where V.sub.t is a thermal voltage and X includes a selected signal value, which modulates the thermal voltage. The configuration includes a feedback path to vary X until X V.sub.t approximately equals the voltage including the semiconductor junction voltage drop.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 15, 1997
Date of Patent:
April 25, 2000
Assignee:
Intel Corporation
Inventors:
Timothy S. Beatty, Christopher P. McAllister, Thomas D. Fletcher