SBIR/STTR Research Award
Physically Unclonable Functions (PUFS) For Unique And Robust Encryption Key Generation
Award amount
$999,927Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2015Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Missile Defense Agency
- Recipient company
- McQ Inc.
- Proposal award date
- 2015-02-02
- Contract end date
- 2017-02-01
- UEI
- RH38DVLRT2N6
- Solicitation number
- 2013.2
- Topic code
- MDA13-009
Research abstract
Due to their ability to generate volatile chip specific signatures at runtime on field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) (without the need for non volatile memory for key storage), a physically unclonable function (PUF) can be used to generate encryption keys. During Phase I, McQ performed detailed research and evaluation of pure PUFs to design an extended PUF that was unique, reliable, and robust. In Phase II, McQ will improve its extended PUF and verify is performance through military temperature range reliability testing, testing across a large sample size of FPGA boards. Approved for Public Release 15-MDA-8169 (20 March 15)
Technology keywords
Not reported
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Awards with the same topic code
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Research funding history
78 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1989–2025). Reported award amounts total $29,391,621. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Commerce