To provide a true random
number generator for realizing information
encryption by generating a random bit by a stochastic switching operation through a
feedback loop phenomenon in a channel region of a gate
diode, and controlling a generation probability of the random bit through control of
voltage application.SOLUTION: The true random
number generator 300 includes a
gated diode 301 and a control
transistor 302. The
gated diode includes a p + - i-n +
diode structure disposed between a drain and a source, a
gate oxide layer disposed on an intrinsic region of the p + - i-n +
diode structure, and a first gate and a second gate disposed on the
gate oxide layer. The control
transistor includes a control drain terminal connected to the source, a control gate terminal, and a control source terminal, and controls
electron injection into the p + - i-n + diode structure by controlling a
gate voltage applied through the control gate terminal.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3A