Abstract: The present invention pertains to electronics (circuits and systems comprising such circuits, specifically like tiled multi- and manycore systems) for use in increased radiation environments. The invention provides (operating) methods and apparatuses (systems) for mitigating radiation effects in the (main) circuits (also denoted tiles) defining these apparatuses by adapting those or providing those with additional building blocks, enabling use of a depowering technique The invention also mitigates radiation effects in those building blocks (circuits or subcircuits) of the apparatuses themselves. The invention enables to retain full functionality on those resources of the chip that are not currently undergoing a depowering cycle, hence avoids power cycling those all simultaneously.

Abstract: Genomics information such as DNA, RNA and proteins carry a wealth of sensitive information, the exposure of which risks compromising the privacy and/or business interest of individuals and companies. An apparatus, a system and methods are disclosed for protecting sensitive genomic information either as it is produced by a sequencing machine or immediately therafter, then throughout the whole genomic workflow. Raw genomic data (“reads”) is detected and classified according to sensitivity. Reads are decomposed by excising the number and type of detected sensitive base or base pairs in less sensitive or insensitive parts of the read. The genomic workflow processes the excised information locally or in a distributed fashion, preferably within trusted execution environments for increased security.

Abstract: There is disclosed a computing/data processing device comprising: a plurality of computing units, each computing unit comprising a computing resource; the computing device comprising at least three computing units, each computing unit comprising a/the same computing resource; each computing unit further comprising a computing unit access manager, each unit access manager being adapted to control access to the computing resource of the respective computing unit in response to at least one request; wherein, the computing unit access manager only allows a response to the at least one request if a majority of the computing units provide a same response to the at least one request; and wherein, the computing device comprising a network-on-a-chip, is provided on a chip and/or comprises an integrated chip (IC) or microprocessor. The IC beneficially comprises a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) device.

Abstract: A capability-based data processing architecture (100) integrating an attesting module (120) are disclosed, together with subroutines for: securing the booting phase of a replicated or unreplicated subsystem (150) of computing units (130, 140) in the architecture and attesting to same; for adding and removing computing units (140) to and from booted systems 150; for relabelling authentication tokens when the booted subsystem (150) comprises computing units; for sealing and unsealing a memory storing data structures that are processed by the other subroutines described herein; and for recovering a booted subsystem (150) beset by faults.

Abstract: A capability-based data processing architecture (100) integrating an attesting module (120) are disclosed, together with subroutines for: securing the booting phase of a replicated or unreplicated subsystem (150) of computing units (130, 140) in the architecture and attesting to same; for adding and removing computing units (140) to and from booted systems 150; for relabelling authentication tokens when the booted subsystem (150) comprises computing units; for sealing and unsealing a memory storing data structures that are processed by the other subroutines described herein; and for recovering a booted subsystem (150) beset by faults.

Abstract: Genomics information such as DNA, RNA and proteins carry a wealth of sensitive information, the exposure of which risks compromising the privacy and/or business interests of individuals and companies. An apparatus, a system and methods are disclosed for protecting sensitive genomic information either as it is produced by a sequencing machine or immediately thereafter, then throughout the whole genomic workflow. Raw genomic data (“reads”) is detected and classified according to sensitivity. Reads are decomposed by excising the number and type of detected sensitive base or base pairs in less sensitive or insensitive parts of the read. The genomic workflow processes the excised information locally or in a distributed fashion, preferably within trusted execution environments for increased security.

Abstract: There is disclosed a computing/data processing device comprising: a plurality of computing units, each computing unit comprising a computing resource; the computing device comprising at least three computing units, each computing unit comprising a/the same computing resource; each computing unit further comprising a computing unit access manager, each unit access manager being adapted to control access to the computing resource of the respective computing unit in response to at least one request; wherein, the computing unit access manager only allows a response to the at least one request if a majority of the computing units provide a same response to the at least one request; and wherein, the computing device comprising a network-on-a-chip, is provided on a chip and/or comprises an integrated chip (IC) or microprocessor. The IC beneficially comprises a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) device.

Abstract: For the encryption of data to be stored in a memory external to a circuit, provision is made to store in the external memory encrypted data words in association with an initialization vector and a key identifier associated with a secret key that has served to encrypt same.