SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD

Even when specific information (first information, second information) about individual sensors is inadequate to identify each of the individual sensors, whether all the sensors coupled to a semiconductor device are authentic can be determined. The semiconductor device can be electrically coupled with plural sensors and is configured as follows. Registration information is generated based on first combined information composed of plural combined pieces of first specific information respectively about plural sensors coupled to the semiconductor device when making registration. The semiconductor device generates determination target information based on second combined information composed of plural pieces of second specific information respectively about plural sensors coupled to the semiconductor device when making determination and compares the determination target information with the registration information. When the comparison result is a non-match, it is determined that not all the sensors coupled to the semiconductor device are authentic and in normal condition.