Ultra-Fast Physical Generation of Random Numbers Using Hybrid Boolean Networks

TL;DR

This paper presents a high-speed physical random number generator using a hybrid Boolean network on a reconfigurable chip, achieving 12.8 Gbit/s in real-time with inherent randomness passing standard tests.

Contribution

It introduces a novel hybrid Boolean network design with autonomous and clocked gates on a reconfigurable chip for ultra-fast physical random number generation.

Findings

Achieved 12.8 Gbit/s real-time random number generation.

Generated random numbers pass standard randomness tests.

Implemented 128 parallel generators on a single chip.

Abstract

We describe a high-speed physical random number generator based on a hybrid Boolean network with autonomous and clocked logic gates, realized on a reconfigurable chip. The autonomous logic gates are arranged in a bidirectional ring topology and generate broadband chaos. The clocked logic gates receive input from the autonomous logic gates so that random numbers are generated physically that pass standard randomness tests without further post-processing. The large number of logic gates on reconfigurable chips allows for parallel generation of random numbers, as demonstrated by our implementation of 128 physical random number generators that achieve a real-time bit rate of 12.8 Gbit/s.