Techniques for authenticating and sanitizing semiconductor devices

Abstract

A sanitization circuit for sanitizing and authenticating a semiconductor device and method thereof are provided. The sanitization circuit is integrated in the semiconductor device and includes a memory verification module configured to verify any pre-programmed memory integrated in the semiconductor device; a memory eraser module configured to erase data stored in at least volatile memory accessed by the semiconductor device; and an implanted circuitry detection module configured to detect any unintended circuitry added to the semiconductor device.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.