Patents by Inventor TRAVIS SCHULZE

TRAVIS SCHULZE 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).

  • Publication number: 20220309192
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention is a method and apparatus for designing combinational logics with resistance to hardware Trojan induced data leakage. The invention solves the untrustworthy fabrication risk problem by introducing a design method such that even when the design is entirely known to an attacker and a data leakage Trojan is injected subsequently, no useful information can be obtained. This invention contains several methods as shown in several embodiments. The methods include randomized encoding of binary logic, converting any combinational binary logic into one with randomized encoding, and partitioning a randomized encoded logic for split manufacturing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: YIYU SHI, TRAVIS SCHULZE, KEVIN KWIAT, CHARLES A. KAMHOUA
  • Patent number: 11354452
    Abstract: The invention is a secure logic chip with resistance to hardware Trojan induced data leakage. The invention solves the untrustworthy fabrication risk problem by introducing a secure logic chip design such that even when the design is entirely known to an attacker and a data leakage Trojan is injected subsequently, no useful information can be obtained. This invention contains several features including randomized encoding of binary logic, converting any combinational binary logic into one with randomized encoding, and partitioning a randomized encoded logic for split manufacturing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Yiyu Shi, Travis Schulze, Kevin Kwiat, Charles Kamhoua
  • Patent number: 11354451
    Abstract: The invention is a secure logic chip with resistance to hardware Trojan induced data leakage. The invention solves the untrustworthy fabrication risk problem by introducing a secure logic chip design such that even when the design is entirely known to an attacker and a data leakage Trojan is injected subsequently, no useful information can be obtained. This invention contains several features including randomized encoding of binary logic, converting any combinational binary logic into one with randomized encoding, and partitioning a randomized encoded logic for split manufacturing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Yiyu Shi, Travis Schulze, Kevin Kwiat, Charles Kamhoua
  • Publication number: 20200026887
    Abstract: The invention is a secure logic chip with resistance to hardware Trojan induced data leakage. The invention solves the untrustworthy fabrication risk problem by introducing a secure logic chip design such that even when the design is entirely known to an attacker and a data leakage Trojan is injected subsequently, no useful information can be obtained. This invention contains several features including randomized encoding of binary logic, converting any combinational binary logic into one with randomized encoding, and partitioning a randomized encoded logic for split manufacturing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: YIYU SHI, TRAVIS SCHULZE, KEVIN KWIAT, CHARLES KAMHOUA
  • Publication number: 20200026886
    Abstract: The invention is a secure logic chip with resistance to hardware Trojan induced data leakage. The invention solves the untrustworthy fabrication risk problem by introducing a secure logic chip design such that even when the design is entirely known to an attacker and a data leakage Trojan is injected subsequently, no useful information can be obtained. This invention contains several features including randomized encoding of binary logic, converting any combinational binary logic into one with randomized encoding, and partitioning a randomized encoded logic for split manufacturing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: YIYU SHI, TRAVIS SCHULZE, KEVIN KWIAT, CHARLES KAMHOUA
  • Publication number: 20190087607
    Abstract: The invention is a method for designing combinational logics with resistance to hardware Trojan induced data leakage. The invention solves the untrustworthy fabrication risk problem by introducing a design method such that even when the design is entirely known to an attacker and a data leakage Trojan is injected subsequently, no useful information can be obtained. This invention contains several methods as shown in several embodiments. The methods include randomized encoding of binary logic, converting any combinational binary logic into one with randomized encoding, and partitioning a randomized encoded logic for split manufacturing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: YIYU SHI, TRAVIS SCHULZE, KEVIN KWIAT, CHARLES KAMHOUA
  • Patent number: 10121011
    Abstract: Apparatus, method and article of manufacture providing a randomized encoding scheme for sequential logics, for resistance to data leakage. Invention employs dual-rail encoding to randomize the information in the chip, and employs three-dimensional integration technology to protect the critical information that is needed to decode the data anywhere on-chip. With the present invention, even when the entire design is completely known to the attacker who also has full access to the outsourced portion, it is still not always possible to identify the information in the chip using data leakage Trojans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Kevin Kwiat, Charles Kamhoua, Laurent Njilla, Yiyu Shi, Travis Schulze
  • Publication number: 20180137290
    Abstract: Apparatus, method and article of manufacture providing a randomized encoding scheme for sequential logics, for resistance to data leakage. Invention employs dual-rail encoding to randomize the information in the chip, and employs three-dimensional integration technology to protect the critical information that is needed to decode the data anywhere on-chip. With the present invention, even when the entire design is completely known to the attacker who also has full access to the outsourced portion, it is still not always possible to identify the information in the chip using data leakage Trojans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: KEVIN KWIAT, CHARLES KAMHOUA, LAURENT NJILLA, YIYU SHI, TRAVIS SCHULZE