RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR FOR ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS

摘要

A method and an apparatus for generating random numbers for use in electroni c applications is disclosed. A given sequence of random binary numbers of a certain length can be decoded into several random numbers for a specific application. The upper range values of the random numbers to be decoded determine the number of bits required for the generation of these random numbers. In the decoding process, the given random binary number divides a range value to generate a remainder and a quotient. The quotient becomes the new random binary number for the generation of other random numbers while th e remainder is the generated random number. The proces then repeats to generat e other random numbers. At the end of the generation process, the last quotien t determines the validity of the generated random numbers.