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This paper describes a CMOS digital LSI device which generates a random bit stream based on the frequency instability of a free running oscillator. The output of the device is a truly random binary number; not pseudo random.
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Fairfield, R.C., Mortenson, R.L., Coulthart, K.B. (1985). An LSI Random Number Generator (RNG). In: Blakley, G.R., Chaum, D. (eds) Advances in Cryptology. CRYPTO 1984. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 196. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-39568-7_18
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