Patents by Inventor Alfred Larry Crouch

Alfred Larry Crouch has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11736501
    Abstract: A method and system for analysis of a facility may include providing an emulation host system, generating a pristine circuit model on the emulation host system, inserting a first hardware trojan model, emulating operation of the golden circuit model, and emulating operation of the first hardware trojan model, and determine a set of machine-learning models, detecting the presence of an unknown trojan as a function of the set of machine learning models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventors: Alfred Larry Crouch, Peter Lawrence Levin, John David Akin, Adam Wade Ley, Matthew McKinnon Ritonia, Wesley Layton Ellington, Maria Anne Spasojevic
  • Publication number: 20220164437
    Abstract: A hardware trojan security system may perform a computer implemented method to secure an electronic facility in relation to a hardware trojan, by performing a trojan vulnerability analysis, locating an instrument site location, identifying a selected instrument in relation to an effect of the trojan, marking instrument control-side markers and instrument operative-side markers, marking facility model control-side markers and facility model operative-side markers, marking access architecture control-side markers, and connecting the instrument with the facility model and access architecture by matching corresponding markers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Amida Technology Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred Larry Crouch, Peter Lawrence Levin, John David Akin, Adam Wade Ley, Matthew McKinnon Ritonia, Wesley Layton Ellington, Maria Anne Spasojevic
  • Patent number: 11277419
    Abstract: A method and system for analysis of a facility may include providing an emulation host system, generating a pristine circuit model on the emulation host system, inserting a first hardware trojan model, emulating operation of the golden circuit model, and emulating operation of the first hardware trojan model, and determine a set of machine-learning models, detecting the presence of an unknown trojan as a function of the set of machine learning models and using the same to authenticate the integrity of a GPS signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Inventors: Alfred Larry Crouch, Peter Lawrence Levin, John David Akin, Adam Wade Ley, Matthew McKinnon Ritonia, Wesley Layton Ellington, Maria Anne Spasojevic
  • Publication number: 20220030013
    Abstract: A method and system for analysis of a facility may include providing an emulation host system, generating a pristine circuit model on the emulation host system, inserting a first hardware trojan model, emulating operation of the golden circuit model, and emulating operation of the first hardware trojan model, and determine a set of machine-learning models, detecting the presence of an unknown trojan as a function of the set of machine learning models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Alfred Larry Crouch, Peter Lawrence Levin, John David Akin, Adam Wade Ley, Matthew McKinnon Ritonia, Wesley Layton Ellington, Maria Anne Spasojevic
  • Publication number: 20220026580
    Abstract: A method and system for analysis of a facility may include providing an emulation host system, generating a pristine circuit model on the emulation host system, inserting a first hardware trojan model, emulating operation of the golden circuit model, and emulating operation of the first hardware trojan model, and determine a set of machine-learning models, detecting the presence of an unknown trojan as a function of the set of machine learning models and using the same to authenticate the integrity of a GPS signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Alfred Larry Crouch, Peter Lawrence Levin, John David Akin, Adam Wade Ley, Matthew McKinnon Ritonia, Wesley Layton Ellington, Maria Anne Spasojevic
  • Patent number: 11157619
    Abstract: A method and system for analysis of a facility may include providing an emulation host system, first generating a golden circuit model on the emulation host system, first inserting a first hardware trojan model, first emulating operation of the golden circuit model, and second emulating operation of the first hardware trojan model. The method includes the application of operative vectors to a golden model in simulation or emulation with support of embedded activity monitors to identify which modules contribute to a given functional operation as a method to identify where trojan attacks can be placed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Amida Technology Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Alfred Larry Crouch
  • Publication number: 20210200868
    Abstract: A method and system for analysis of a facility may include providing an emulation host system, first generating a golden circuit model on the emulation host system, first inserting a first hardware trojan model, first emulating operation of the golden circuit model, and second emulating operation of the first hardware trojan model. The method includes the application of operative vectors to a golden model in simulation or emulation with support of embedded activity monitors to identify which modules contribute to a given functional operation as a method to identify where trojan attacks can be placed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Alfred Larry Crouch
  • Patent number: 10909284
    Abstract: A method and system for analysis of an electronic facility may include providing a mathematical analysis using a scoring system to make generalization about a design and select locations for placement of trojans, triggers and trojan detection instruments within an electronic facility. Such mathematical analysis may include Controllability-Observability analysis as applied to trojan insertion and attacks, and trojan detection instruments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Amida Technology Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Alfred Larry Crouch
  • Publication number: 20200104497
    Abstract: A method and system for analysis of a facility may include providing an emulation host system, first generating a golden circuit model on the emulation host system, first inserting a first hardware trojan model, first emulating operation of the golden circuit model, and second emulating operation of the first hardware trojan model. A facility may include a trojan instrument facility having a trojan detection instrument comparing logic circuit output against a threshold for detecting hardware trojan activity, and outputting alert data, and in relation to opening one of a plurality of scannable access points, a scannable register is inserted into an active scan chain with an associated instrument interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Alfred Larry Crouch, John David Akin, Adam Wade Ley
  • Patent number: 5995731
    Abstract: Multiple memory arrays (215, 225) in embedded applications are each tightly coupled to their own Built-In Self-Test (BIST) controller to form BISTed memory cells (210, 220) supporting structural and retention testing. Testing on multiple BISTed memories (210, 220) is initiated by common INVOKE (230), RETENTION (240), and RELEASE (250) signals. DONE and HOLD signals are combined (260, 280) from the multiple BISTed memories (210, 220) and delayed to generate a global "all memory" DONE (265) and HOLD (285) signals. FAIL signals are combined (270) from the multiple BISTed memories (210, 220) to generate a global "any memory" FAIL (275) signal. The BISTed memories can be combined in multiple stages to meet power limitations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred Larry Crouch, Jennifer Lynn McKeown, Clark Gilson Shepard
  • Patent number: 5929650
    Abstract: A method of detecting defective CMOS devices by quiescent current (IDDQ) behavior using a monitor circuit resident in the expendable areas of a die and/or wafer. One embodiment of the present invention incorporates a monitor unit (10) into the scribe grid of a wafer, where pads (2, 3, 4) are built in the corners of the die (5) and connected to the monitor unit (10) via metal connects in the wafer. The monitor unit (10) determines defective die based on IDDQ as expressed by decay of voltage (Vdd) in time, where Vdd is supplied to a die by way of a switch (20) in the monitor unit (10). Alternate embodiments incorporate various configurations and incorporate functional and other tests into a wafer level test system. Other embodiments provide the monitor unit on the die, allowing for later testing and user confirmation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernard J. Pappert, Clark Shepard, Alfred Larry Crouch, Robert Ash
  • Patent number: 5812561
    Abstract: A method and implementation for providing an improved testable design for an integrated circuit (IC) device. The integrated circuit includes a functional path for the implementation of a functional specification as well as a testing path for testing the timing specifications for the integrated circuit. Input switching devices are connected between input terminals of the IC and inputs to sequential circuit elements, for example flip-flop devices, in the IC. Similarly, output switching devices are connected between outputs of the flip-flop devices and output terminals of the IC. The switching devices are selectively operable to alternately connect the flip-flop devices into either a functional IC path for providing functional output signals during functional cycles, or into a testing IC path for providing testing output signals indicative of timing points throughout the IC during testing cycles. The IC is also operable to selectively disable tristate bus drivers during the testing cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Grady L. Giles, Alfred Larry Crouch, Odis Dale Amason, Jr., Matthew Donald Pressly, Clark Gilson Shepard, Michael Alan Mateja, Lee Allen Corley, Daniel T. Marquette, Jason E. Doege