Patents by Inventor Xuelong ZHANG

Xuelong ZHANG 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: 9432031
    Abstract: A PLL-VCO based integrated circuit aging monitor, including: a control circuit, a monitoring circuit, and an output circuit. The monitoring circuit includes a reference circuit, an aging generation circuit, and a comparison circuit. The reference circuit is a PLL circuit insensitive to a parameter error caused by the aging of circuit. The aging generation circuit is a VCO circuit sensitive to the parameter error. The control circuit is connected to the PLL circuit, the VCO circuit, the comparison circuit, and the output circuit. The output end of the PLL circuit is connected to a first input end of the comparison circuit, and the output end of the VCO circuit is connected to a second input end of the comparison circuit. The output end of the comparison circuit is connected to the input end of the output circuit. The input end of the PLL circuit inputs a reference clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: NINGBO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yuejun Zhang, Pengjun Wang, Zhidi Jiang, Xuelong Zhang
  • Patent number: 9350354
    Abstract: A physical unclonable function (PUF) circuit based on a zero temperature coefficient (ZTC) point of a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET), the PUF circuit including at least one PUF circuit unit. Each PUF circuit unit includes: a deviation signal generating circuit module, a signal selection circuit, and a comparison output circuit. The deviation signal generating circuit module includes two deviation signal generating circuits. A control voltage input terminal of the deviation signal generating circuit is supplied with a control voltage, and the control voltage enables a first NMOS, a second NMOS, a third NMOS, a fourth NMOS, a fifth NMOS, a sixth NMOS, a seventh NMOS, and an eighth NMOS to work at a ZTC point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Ningbo University
    Inventors: Pengjun Wang, Xuelong Zhang, Yuejun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160087640
    Abstract: A PLL-VCO based integrated circuit aging monitor, including: a control circuit, a monitoring circuit, and an output circuit. The monitoring circuit includes a reference circuit, an aging generation circuit, and a comparison circuit. The reference circuit is a PLL circuit insensitive to a parameter error caused by the aging of circuit. The aging generation circuit is a VCO circuit sensitive to the parameter error. The control circuit is connected to the PLL circuit, the VCO circuit, the comparison circuit, and the output circuit. The output end of the PLL circuit is connected to a first input end of the comparison circuit, and the output end of the VCO circuit is connected to a second input end of the comparison circuit. The output end of the comparison circuit is connected to the input end of the output circuit. The input end of the PLL circuit inputs a reference clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Yuejun ZHANG, Pengjun WANG, Zhidi JIANG, Xuelong ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20160079982
    Abstract: A physical unclonable function (PUF) circuit based on a zero temperature coefficient (ZTC) point of a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET), the PUF circuit including at least one PUF circuit unit. Each PUF circuit unit includes: a deviation signal generating circuit module, a signal selection circuit, and a comparison output circuit. The deviation signal generating circuit module includes two deviation signal generating circuits. A control voltage input terminal of the deviation signal generating circuit is supplied with a control voltage, and the control voltage enables a first NMOS, a second NMOS, a third NMOS, a fourth NMOS, a fifth NMOS, a sixth NMOS, a seventh NMOS, and an eighth NMOS to work at a ZTC point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Pengjun WANG, Xuelong ZHANG, Yuejun ZHANG