Patent ID: 9471793
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. An embedded security module, comprising: a security processor included in a system on a chip (SOC) and comprising transistors formed in one or more semiconductor layers of a semiconductor die, the security processor operable to implement one or more security-related functions on data and/or code accessed by the security processor; volatile memory fabricated on the same semiconductor die as the security processor and operable to store the data and/or code accessed by the security processor; non-volatile memory comprising non-volatile storage cells disposed above each semiconductor layer of the semiconductor die, the non-volatile memory operable to securely store at least one of the data and/or code accessed by the security processor and security information relating to the data and/or code accessed by the security processor; and an interface fabricated on the same semiconductor die as the security processor and operable to provide a communication interface between the security processor and each processing core of the SOC.