A system and method of generating a one-way function and thereby producing a random-value stream. Steps include: providing a plurality of memory cells addressed according to a domain value wherein any given domain value maps to all possible range values; generating a random domain value associated with one of the memory cells; reading a data value associated with the generated random domain value; generating dynamically enhanced data by providing an additional quantity of data; removing suspected non-random portions thereby creating source data; validating the source data according to a minimum randomness requirement, thereby creating a validated source data; and integrating the validated source data with the memory cell locations using a random edit process that is a masking, a displacement-in-time, a chaos engine, an XOR, an overwrite, an expand, a remove, a control plane, or an address plane module. The expand module inserts a noise chunk.

A method for providing random numbers for control units communicating via a vehicle network, in which a random number generator having an aggregation component, a storage unit and a distribution component is provided. A plurality of control units each with at least one entropy source are formed. Their raw data are transmitted to the aggregation component via the vehicle network. A quality assurance of the combined raw data from the entropy sources is carried out using only those combined raw data which both occur in a non-deterministic manner and contain a minimum degree of entropy as qualified raw data. The qualified raw data are converted into an aggregated data block by a cryptographic one-way function and securely stored as a random number in the storage unit. The random number stored in the storage unit is transmitted to a control unit via the vehicle network by the distribution component.

An output, representing synaptic weights of a neural network can be received from first memory elements. The output can be compared to a known correct output. A random number can be generated with a tuned bias via second memory elements. The weights can be updated based on the random number and a difference between the output and the known correct output.

An integrated circuit device can include a plurality of nonvolatile memory elements having values that vary randomly or pseudo-randomly from one another; a selection circuit configured to select a plurality of nonvolatile memory elements that vary randomly or pseudo-randomly in response to a received challenge value; and sense circuits configured to generate a response value based on the values of the selected nonvolatile memory elements. Related methods and systems are also disclosed.

In some embodiments, a method for generating a random bit is provided. The method includes generating a first random bit by providing a random number generator (RNG) signal to a magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRAM) cell. The RNG signal has a probability of about 0.5 to switch the resistive state of the MRAM cell from a first resistive state corresponding to a first data state to a second resistive state corresponding to a second data state. The first random bit is then read from the MRAM cell.

A quantum random number generator includes an entropy source having a laser source, a single photodiode configured for generating photo current based on received light from the laser source, where the photodiode has a non-unity quantum efficiency for allowing interference of the light from the laser source with a vacuum state to obtain entropy from the vacuum state, a transimpedance amplifier to convert the photo current into voltage, an analog-to-digital converter for converting the analog voltage to a digital output, a security proof which establishes a lower bound on the entropy from the vacuum state, and a processing unit configured to convert the digital output from the analog-to-digital converter to random numbers based on the security proof.

An apparatus for generating a digital value, and a method therefor are proposed. The apparatus for generating the digital value includes: a data generation part configured to randomly generate a first digital value; a data preservation part configured to store the first digital value; and a data concealment part configured to generate a final digital value by synthesizing the first digital value and a second digital value outputted from a volatile element. Accordingly, there is an effect that randomness of the final digital value is confirmable, and the final digital value is not leaked to outside.

A true random number generator circuit includes a ring oscillator and a plurality of sampling circuits. The ring oscillator includes a plurality of series-connected stages coupled together in a ring. An output of a last stage of the ring oscillator is coupled to an input of a first stage of the ring oscillator. A sampling circuit of the plurality of sampling circuits has an input coupled to a node located between two adjacent stages of the plurality of series-connected stages. Every node of the ring oscillator is coupled to a corresponding sampling circuit of the plurality of sampling circuits. In another embodiment, a method for generating a random number is provided.

Systems and methods are disclosed including a processing device operatively coupled to memory device. The processing device performs operations comprising receiving a memory access command specifying a logical address; determining a physical address associated with the logical address; determining a portion of the memory device that is referenced by the physical address; determine an endurance factor associated with the portion; and increasing, by a value derived from the endurance factor, a media management metric associated with a management unit of the memory device, wherein the management unit is referenced by the physical address.

According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for generating true random numbers is provided. The present invention may include applying an electrical current to an entirely on-chip magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) to cause the MTJ to oscillate between a high resistance state and a low resistance state; responsive to removing the electrical current and allowing the MTJ to randomly relax into the high resistance state or the low resistance state, reading the resistance state of the MTJ.