Summary
- Profile Type
- Technology offer
- POD Reference
- TODE20250117008
- Term of Validity
- 17 January 2025 - 17 January 2026
- Company's Country
- Germany
- Type of partnership
- Investment agreement
- Research and development cooperation agreement
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- A new method developed by a German university improves the encryption depth of systems where security and authentication play a major role (e.g. credit cards or SIM cards). The university is offering companies the opportunity to licence the technology or to collaborate technologically to refine it.
- Full Description
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Unwanted copies, counterfeits, and reproductions all involve financial losses and reputation damage for affected companies. Physically unclonable functions (PUFs) are unique, hardware-based security characteristics used in electronic devices to allow reliable authentication and identification and to prevent copying. The problem is that conventional PUF materials sometimes have insufficient encryption and allow read-outs and copying.
Copying technologies are constantly improving, making it increasingly important to protect products from unauthorised copying.
A new procedure and a corresponding PUF material read-out device from a German university is designed to prevent this. The principle is as follows: Millimeter waves from a radar system pass by the PUF material, and the reflected electromagnetic radiation is detected. The individual arrangement of particles in PUF materials creates a characteristic reflection signal that makes each material uniquely identifiable
PUFs are particularly popular where security and authentication play a major role: They are integrated into credit cards, SIM cards and security chips so that devices and users can be uniquely identified and authenticated. PUFs can also be used in computers and electronic devices, where they ensure that only authorised devices can access networks or systems. The SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) technology that has been introduced offers high resolution and therefore a great depth of encryption.
The university is offering companies the opportunity to licence the technology or to collaborate technologically to refine it. The technology can also be researched as part of a project in which interested companies can participate. This technology is primarily aimed at companies specialising in product piracy protection, logistics, product traceability and IT security. - Advantages and Innovations
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The main advantages of this Invention are:
- Affordable manufacture
- High level of encryption
- Powerful protection from unauthorized copies - Stage of Development
- Lab tested
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
- The university is offering companies the opportunity to licence the technology or to collaborate technologically to refine it. The technology can also be researched as part of a project in which interested companies can participate. This technology is primarily aimed at companies specialising in product piracy protection, logistics, product traceability and IT security.
- Type and Size of Partner
- SME <=10
- SME 11-49
- Big company
- SME 50 - 249
- Other
- Type of partnership
- Investment agreement
- Research and development cooperation agreement
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 09001009 - Sensor Technology related to measurements
- 09001004 - Electrical Technology related to measurements
- Market keywords
- 03008004 - Other electronics related (including alarm systems)
- 03007002 - Other measuring devices
- Targeted countries
- All countries