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Spin dice: A scalable truly random number generator based on spintronics

Akio Fukushima 1
Takayuki Seki 1
Kay Yakushiji 1
Hitoshi Kubota 1
Hiroshi Imamura 1
Shinji Yuasa 1
Koji Ando 1
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2014-07-25
scimago Q2
wos Q3
SJR0.427
CiteScore4.7
Impact factor2.2
ISSN18820778, 18820786
General Physics and Astronomy
General Engineering
Abstract
Generation of practical random numbers (RNs) by a spintronics-based, scalable truly RN generator called "spin dice" was demonstrated. The generator utilizes the stochastic nature of spin-torque switching in a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) to generate RNs. We fabricated eight perpendicularly magnetized MTJs on a single-board circuit and generated eight sequences of RNs simultaneously. The sequences of RNs of different MTJs were not correlated with each other, and performing an exclusive OR (XOR) operation among them improved the quality of the RNs. The RNs obtained by performing a nested XOR operation passed the statistical test of NIST SP-800 with the appropriate pass rate.
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Fukushima A. et al. Spin dice: A scalable truly random number generator based on spintronics // Applied Physics Express. 2014. Vol. 7. No. 8. p. 83001.
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Fukushima A., Seki T., Yakushiji K., Kubota H., Imamura H., Yuasa S., Ando K. Spin dice: A scalable truly random number generator based on spintronics // Applied Physics Express. 2014. Vol. 7. No. 8. p. 83001.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.7567/APEX.7.083001
UR - https://doi.org/10.7567/APEX.7.083001
TI - Spin dice: A scalable truly random number generator based on spintronics
T2 - Applied Physics Express
AU - Fukushima, Akio
AU - Seki, Takayuki
AU - Yakushiji, Kay
AU - Kubota, Hitoshi
AU - Imamura, Hiroshi
AU - Yuasa, Shinji
AU - Ando, Koji
PY - 2014
DA - 2014/07/25
PB - Japan Society of Applied Physics
SP - 83001
IS - 8
VL - 7
SN - 1882-0778
SN - 1882-0786
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@article{2014_Fukushima,
author = {Akio Fukushima and Takayuki Seki and Kay Yakushiji and Hitoshi Kubota and Hiroshi Imamura and Shinji Yuasa and Koji Ando},
title = {Spin dice: A scalable truly random number generator based on spintronics},
journal = {Applied Physics Express},
year = {2014},
volume = {7},
publisher = {Japan Society of Applied Physics},
month = {jul},
url = {https://doi.org/10.7567/APEX.7.083001},
number = {8},
pages = {83001},
doi = {10.7567/APEX.7.083001}
}
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Fukushima, Akio, et al. “Spin dice: A scalable truly random number generator based on spintronics.” Applied Physics Express, vol. 7, no. 8, Jul. 2014, p. 83001. https://doi.org/10.7567/APEX.7.083001.