In Reply to: Step Change? posted by fmak on June 24, 2015 at 09:17:58:
You are absolutely correct about CPU power demand varying. It varies with the program loops being run, even varies with the data being processed.
This variation has been used to extract secret cryptographic keys from satellite TV decoder chips and from "chip and pin" smart cards.
Tony Lauck
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- RE: Step Change? - Tony Lauck 06/24/1511:53:17 06/24/15 (1)
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