• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2001.07d
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• pp.2576-2578
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• 2001

Elliptic curve cryptosystems based on discrete logarithm problem in the group of points of an elliptic curve defined over a finite field. The discrete logarithm in an elliptic curve group appears to be more difficult than discrete logarithm problem in other groups while using the relatively small key size. An implementation of elliptic curve cryptosystems needs finite field arithmetic computation. Hence finite field arithmetic modules must require less hardware resources to archive high performance computation. In this paper, a new architecture of finite field multiplier using conversion scheme of normal basis representation into polynomial basis representation is discussed. Proposed architecture provides less resources and lower complexity than conventional bit serial multiplier using normal basis representation. This architecture has synthesized using synopsys FPGA express successfully.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.75-84
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• 2002

Using good properties of an optimal normal basis of type I in a finite field ${\mathbb{F}}_{2^m}$, we present a design of a bit serial multiplier of Berlekamp type, which is very effective in computing $xy^2$. It is shown that our multiplier does not need a basis conversion process and a squaring operation is a simple permutation in our basis. Therefore our multiplier provides a fast and an efficient hardware architecture for a bit serial multiplication of two elements in ${\mathbb{F}}_{2^m}$.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.328-332
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• 2006

Efficient finite field operation in the elliptic curve (EC) public key cryptography algorithm, which attracts much of latest issues in the applications in information security, is very important. Traditional serial finite multipliers root from Mastrovito's serial multiplication architecture. In this paper, we adopt the polynomial basis and propose a new finite field multiplier, inducing numerical expressions which can be applied to exhibit 3 times as much performance as the Mastrovito's. We described the proposed multiplier with HDL to verify and evaluate as a proper hardware IP. HDL-implemented serial GF (Galois field) multiplier showed 3 times as fast speed as the traditional serial multiplier's adding only partial-sum block in the hardware. So far, there have been grossly 3 types of studies on GF($2^m$) multiplier architecture, such as serial multiplication, array multiplication, and hybrid multiplication. In this paper, we propose a novel approach on developing serial multiplier architecture based on Mastrovito's, by modifying the numerical formula of the polynomial-basis serial multiplication. The proposed multiplier architecture was described and implemented in HDL so that the novel architecture was simulated and verified in the level of hardware as well as software.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.43 no.3 s.345
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• pp.40-47
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• 2006

The finite-field multiplication can be applied to the elliptic curve cryptosystems. However, an efficient algorithm and the hardware design are required since the finite-field multiplication takes much time to compute. In this paper, we propose a radix-4 systolic multiplier on $GF(2^m)$ with comparative area and performance. The algorithm of the proposed standard-basis multiplier is mathematically developed to map on low-cost systolic cells, so that the proposed systolic architecture is suitable for VLSI design. Compared to the bit-parallel, bit-serial and systolic multipliers, the proposed multiplier has relatively effective high performance and low cost. We design and synthesis $GF(2^{193})$ finite-field multiplier using Hynix $0.35{\mu}m$ standard cell library and the maximum clock frequency is 400MHz.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.409-416
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• 2014

In H/W implementation for the finite field, the use of normal basis has several advantages, especially the optimal normal basis is the most efficient to H/W implementation in $GF(2^m)$. The finite field $GF(2^m)$ with type I optimal normal basis(ONB) has the disadvantage not applicable to some cryptography since m is even. The finite field $GF(2^m)$ with type II ONB, however, such as $GF(2^{233})$ are applicable to ECDSA recommended by NIST. In this paper, we propose a bit-parallel multiplier over $GF(2^m)$ having a type II ONB, which performs multiplication over $GF(2^m)$ in the extension field $GF(2^{2m})$. The time and area complexity of the proposed multiplier is the same as or partially better than the best known type II ONB bit-parallel multiplier.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.7 no.1 s.12
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• pp.9-15
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• 2003

An optimized finite-field multiplier is proposed for encryption and error correction devices. It is based on a modified Linear Feedback Shift Register (LFSR) which has lower power consumption and smaller area than prior LFSR-based finite-field multipliers. The proposed finite field multiplier for GF(2n) multiplies two n-bit polynomials using polynomial basis to produce $z(x)=a(x)^*b(x)$ mod p(x), where p(x) is a irreducible polynomial for the Galois Field. The LFSR based on a serial multiplication structure has less complex circuits than array structures and hybrid structures. It is efficient to use the LFSR structure for systems with limited area and power consumption. The prior finite-field multipliers need 3${\cdot}$m flip-flops for multiplication of m-bit polynomials. Consequently, they need 6${\cdot}$m latches because one flip-flop consists of two latches. The proposed finite-field multiplier requires only 4${\cdot}$m latches for m-bit multiplication, which results in 1/3 smaller area than the prior finite-field multipliers. As a result, it can be used effectively in encryption and error correction devices with low-power consumption and small area.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.315-320
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• 2003

Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) offers the highest security per bit among the known public key cryptosystems. The operation of ECC is based on the arithmetic of the finite field. This paper presents the design of a 193-bit finite field multiplier and an inversion unit based on a normal basis representation in which the inversion and the square operation units are easy to implement. This scalable multiplier can be constructed in a variable structure depending on the performance area trade-off. We implement it using Verilog HDL and a 0.35 ${\mu}m$ CMOS cell library and verify the operation by simulation.

• IEMEK Journal of Embedded Systems and Applications
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.11-18
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• 2017

Finite field arithmetic has been extensively used in error correcting codes and cryptography. Low-complexity and high-speed designs for finite field arithmetic are needed to meet the demands of wider bandwidth, better security and higher portability for personal communication device. In particular, cryptosystems in GF($2^m$) usually require computing exponentiation, division, and multiplicative inverse, which are very costly operations. These operations can be performed by computing modular AB multiplications or modular $AB^2$ multiplications. To compute these time-consuming operations, using $AB^2$ multiplications is more efficient than AB multiplications. Thus, there are needs for an efficient $AB^2$ multiplier architecture. In this paper, we propose a low latency Montgomery $AB^2$ multiplier using redundant representation over GF($2^m$). The proposed $AB^2$ multiplier has less space and time complexities compared to related multipliers. As compared to the corresponding existing structures, the proposed $AB^2$ multiplier saves at least 18% area, 50% time, and 59% area-time (AT) complexity. Accordingly, it is well suited for VLSI implementation and can be easily applied as a basic component for computing complex operations over finite field, such as exponentiation, division, and multiplicative inverse.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2002.06b
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• pp.289-292
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• 2002

In this paper, an efficient architecture for the finite field multiplier is proposed. This architecture is faster and smaller than any other LFSR architectures. The traditional LFSR architecture needs t x m registers for achieving the t times speed. But, we designed He multiplier using a novel fast architecture without increasing the number of registers. The proposed multiplier is verified with a VHDL description using SYNOPSYS simulator. The measured results show that the proposed multiplier is 2 times faster than the serial LFSR multiplier. The proposed multiplier is expected to become even more advantageous in the smart card cryptography processors.

• Journal of Korea Society of Digital Industry and Information Management
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.1-9
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• 2022

Galois field arithmetic is important in error correcting codes and public-key cryptography schemes. Hardware realization of these schemes requires an efficient implementation of Galois field arithmetic operations. Multiplication is the main finite field operation and designing efficient multiplier can clearly affect the performance of compute-intensive applications. Diverse algorithms and hardware architectures are presented in the literature for hardware realization of Galois field multiplication to acquire a reduction in time and area. This paper presents a low complexity semi-systolic multiplier to facilitate parallel processing by partitioning Montgomery modular multiplication (MMM) into two independent and identical units and two-level systolic computation scheme. Analytical results indicate that the proposed multiplier achieves lower area-time (AT) complexity compared to related multipliers. Moreover, the proposed method has regularity, concurrency, and modularity, and thus is well suited for VLSI implementation. It can be applied as a core circuit for multiplication and division/exponentiation.