Integrated circuit to secure devices in the internet of things

Abstract

Secure IoT devices and methods of use are disclosed herein. An example Internet-of-Things (IoT) device includes an interface for transmitting and receiving data on a network; and a chip comprising a reconfigurable hardware core configured to transmit the data using the interface. The reconfigurable hardware core is not vulnerable to malicious attacks can be used to replace a central processing unit (CPU) which is vulnerable to malicious attacks.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An integrated circuit, comprising:
 a reconfigurable hardware core;   an input/output interface;   a power management interface; and   a configuration memory module.   
     
     
         2 . The integrated circuit according to  claim 1 , further comprising an off-chip memory module coupled to the input/output interface that provide instructions that cause the reconfigurable hardware core to perform one or more functionalities. 
     
     
         3 . The integrated circuit according to  claim 2 , further comprising one or more sub-devices that couple to the input/output interface, wherein the integrated circuit controls the one or more sub-devices. 
     
     
         4 . The integrated circuit according to  claim 3 , further comprising pins that couple the chip with a chip receiver of an Internet-of-Things (IoT) device.