Secure Protection Block and Function Block System and Method

摘要

An embodiment includes an apparatus comprising: power supply pins to couple to a power supply; a protection block, including a first transistor, to: (a) determine whether voltage from the power supply pins meets a predetermined condition, and (b) in response to determining whether the predetermined condition is met, communicate a first communication to at least one of first and second function blocks; and the first function block, coupled to the protection block and the power supply pins, including a second transistor and at least one fuse that corresponds to a security key; wherein the first transistor is at least one of: (a) connected in series with at least one other transistor, and (b) having a first gate oxide breakdown voltage that is greater than a second gate oxide breakdown voltage of the second transistor. Other embodiments are described herein.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
power supply pins to couple to a power supply; and a protection block, including a first transistor, to: (a) determine whether voltage from at least one of the power supply pins meets a predetermined condition, and (b) in response to determining whether the predetermined condition is met, communicate a first communication to at least one of first and second function blocks; wherein the first function block, coupled to the protection block and the power supply pins, includes a second transistor and at least one fuse that corresponds to a security key; wherein the first transistor is at least one of: (a) directly connected with at least one other transistor, and (b) having a first gate oxide breakdown voltage that is greater than a second gate oxide breakdown voltage of the second transistor.