Patents by Inventor etin Kaya Koç

etin Kaya Koç 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for multiplication in a galois field GF (2m), encoders and decoders using same
    Patent number: 6343305
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for multiplication in the Galois field GF(2m) are provided. The methods transform elements of the Galois field into a basis obtained by a permutation of an optimal normal basis. In an embodiment, a multiplier is provided that includes m2 AND gates and 1.5(m2−m) XOR gates. The methods are implemented in hardware such as integrated circuits or in software instructions stored in a computer readable medium such as a hard disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: The State of Oregon Acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on Behalf of Oregon State University
    Inventors: etin Kaya Koç, Berk Sunar