Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments of the present invention, mechanical systems incorporating movable microelectromechanical (MEMS)-based features, e.g., cantilevers or suspended micron- and submicron-scale beams are utilized to secure solid-state devices such as controllers, microcontrollers, central processing units (CPUs), solid-state storage drives, and memory cards. In various embodiments of the invention, the beams are double-clamped, initially curved (or “pre-buckled”) segments that are provided within the solid-state device (e.g., on the top layer thereof) prior to encapsulation and packaging of the device.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 2, 2016
Date of Patent:
October 8, 2019
Assignees:
NANOLOCK SECURITY (ISRAEL) LTD., RAMOT AT TEL AVIV UNIVERISITY LTD.
Inventors:
Eran Fine, Viacheslav Krylov, Lior Medina