Micro-LEDs Enable High-Speed Random Number Generation for Security Applications
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Summary
Researchers from Saudi Arabia and the US have demonstrated that micro-LEDs can generate random numbers at gigabit-per-second speeds. This breakthrough has significant implications for data security (encryption keys, passwords) and computer simulations of complex systems like weather and financial markets. The technology offers a cost-effective, chip-scale solution for high-speed random number generation using intensity fluctuations from miniature LEDs.
Key quotes
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The generation of random numbers is vital for many tasks, including data security — where it is used to create encryption keys and passwords
There is a strong demand to develop cost-effective random number generators that are small enough for chip-scale integration while also offering a fast generation rate
Intensity fluctuations from miniature LEDs provide ultrafast generation rates
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