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  • Information Security
  • Spintronics

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  • Physically unclonable functions (PUFs) are crucial for information security, especially with the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT).
  • Conventional silicon-based PUFs face vulnerabilities to modeling and side-channel attacks, necessitating alternative solutions.
  • Magnetic heterostructures offer potential for novel PUF implementations due to their unique physical properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate a novel magnetic analogue PUF utilizing perpendicularly magnetized Ta/CoFeB/MgO heterostructures.
  • To investigate the sensitivity of perpendicular magnetic anisotropy to subnanometer MgO thickness variations for generating unclonable characteristics.
  • To explore the potential of this magnetic PUF for high-security key generation and storage in the IoT era.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of Ta/CoFeB/MgO heterostructures with controlled MgO layer thickness.
  • Utilizing ion milling to induce subnanometer thickness variations in the MgO layer.
  • Characterization of magnetic properties, specifically perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and magnetization orientation, as a function of MgO thickness.

Main Results:

  • Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy was observed, originating from the CoFeB/MgO interface and sensitive to MgO thickness variations (0.6-1.3 nm).
  • Ion milling-induced thickness variations led to unclonable, random distributions of easy-axis magnetization orientations in individual heterostructures.
  • The magnetic PUF demonstrated the potential for significantly larger key sizes compared to binary-bit PUFs.

Conclusions:

  • The developed magnetic analogue PUF offers a promising innovative primitive for secure key generation and storage.
  • The unique magnetization orientation formed after thinning enables low power consumption and high-density integration, avoiding the need for random state setting.
  • This magnetic PUF addresses the security challenges of the IoT era by providing a robust and highly secure alternative to conventional PUFs.