Patent ID: 7389542

Claim:
An authentication system, comprising: a semiconductor device having a first IC chip having on one side thereof connection pads and having a data processing function, and a second IC chip including a non-volatile memory for storing reference data and having on one side thereof connection pads, said second IC chip bonded on said first IC chip in a chip-on-chip configuration such that said connection pads of said second IC chip are coupled to corresponding connection pads of said first IC chip, wherein said chip-on-chip configuration is established via bumps provided between said connection pads; and a control unit, connectable with said semiconductor device, wherein said authentication system is adapted to compare externally input data with said reference data to verify said externally input data and authenticate said externally input data based on a result of said verification, wherein said first IC chip is provided with a memory such that said reference data (original reference data) stored in said non-volatile memory of said second IC chip are split into two pieces and separately stored in the respective non-volatile memories of said first and the second IC chips, said authentication system is integrating said two pieces of reference data to restore original reference data.