Patents by Inventor Fritz Kommerling

Fritz Kommerling 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).

  • Anti tamper encapsulation for an integrated circuit
    Patent number: 7005733
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device comprising: a circuit which uses encryption; and an encapsulation packaging layer; in which the circuit is responsive to at least one physical parameter of the encapsulation to apply the encryption and/or decryption by reading the key therefrom, so that tampering with the encapsulation to gain access to the circuit causes the encryption and/or decryption to fail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Inventors: Oliver Kömmerling, Fritz Kömmerling
  • Anti tamper encapsulation for an integrated circuit
    Publication number: 20010033012
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device comprising: a circuit which uses encryption; and an encapsulation packaging layer; in which the circuit is responsive to at least one physical parameter of the encapsulation to apply the encryption and/or decryption by reading the key therefrom, so that tampering with the encapsulation to gain access to the circuit causes the encryption and/or decryption to fail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2000
    Publication date: October 25, 2001
    Inventors: Oliver Kmmerling, Fritz Kommerling