Design and layout of a dark noise QRNG

随机数发生器RNG是加密系统中所需的关键组件之一。事实上，密钥越随机，加密就越安全。虽然现有的RNG结构紧凑且价格低廉，但它们面临着量子技术的兴起，这可能会对现有的加密协议构成威胁。为了解决这个问题，出现了一类新的RNG，它也是基于量子源的量子RNG（QRNG）。不幸的是，现有的QRNG主要使用光子来生成随机数，因此它们体积庞大且昂贵。在这个项目中，我们建议使用在没有光的情况下可用的量子噪声源。因此，我们采用传统技术，无需使用光源，从而显著降低成本、功耗、体积占用和生产率。该项目包括基于CMOS的暗噪声QRNG的设计和布局。

Random Number Generators RNGs are one of the key components needed in encryption systems. In fact, the more random the key, the more secure the encryption. While existing RNGs are compact and cheap, they are exposed to the rise of Quantum technology that may be a threat to existing encryption protocols. To solve this problem, a new class of RNGs is emerging which is also based on a Quantum source the Quantum RNGs (QRNGs). Unfortunately, existing QRNGs are mainly using photons to generate random numbers and for this reason, they are bulky and expensive. In this project, we propose to use a Quantum Noise source that is available in the absence of light. For this reason we exploit traditional technology without the need to employ a light source with a significant reduction of cost, power consumption, volume occupation and production yield. The project consists in the design and layout of a CMOS based dark noise QRNG.