tag: hardware Trojans

Framework To Analyze Threats To The Semiconductor Supply Chain (NIST, U. of Maryland)
By Technical Paper Link - 03 Jul, 2025 - Comments: 0

A new technical paper titled "Analyzing Collusion Threats in the Semiconductor Supply Chain" was published by researchers at NIST and University of Maryland. Abstract "This work proposes a framework for analyzing threats related to the semiconductor supply chain. The framework introduces a metric that quantifies the severity of different threats subjected to a collusion of adversaries from ... » read more

GNN-Based Framework for Hardware Trojan Detection, Including RISC-V Cores
By Technical Paper Link - 26 Jun, 2025 - Comments: 0

A new technical paper titled "TROJAN-GUARD: Hardware Trojans Detection Using GNN in RTL Designs" was published by researchers at University of Connecticut and University of Minnesota. Abstract "hip manufacturing is a complex process, and to achieve a faster time to market, an increasing number of untrusted third-party tools and designs from around the world are being utilized. The use of th... » read more

On-Chiplet Framework for Verifying Physical Security and Integrity of Adjacent Chiplets
By Technical Paper Link - 29 Apr, 2025 - Comments: 0

A new technical paper titled "ChipletQuake: On-die Digital Impedance Sensing for Chiplet and Interposer Verification" was published by researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Abstract "The increasing complexity and cost of manufacturing monolithic chips have driven the semiconductor industry toward chiplet-based designs, where smaller and modular chiplets are integrated onto a singl... » read more

Hardware Security: Assessment Method For Attacks Using Real-World Cases (TU Wien, TÜV Austria)
By Technical Paper Link - 23 Apr, 2025 - Comments: 0

A new technical paper titled "The Pains of Hardware Security: An Assessment Model of Real-World Hardware Security Attacks" was published by researchers at TU Wien and TÜV Austria. "We review some of the publicly known HW attacks that have occurred and propose an assessment scheme for the attacks and the defense on hardware," states the paper. Find the technical paper here. April 2025. ... » read more

Pre-Silicon Hardware Trojans: Design, Benchmarking, Detection And Prevention (Sandia Labs)
By Technical Paper Link - 09 Apr, 2025 - Comments: 0

A new technical paper titled "A Survey on the Design, Detection, and Prevention of Pre-Silicon Hardware Trojans" was published by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories. "In this survey, we first highlight efforts in Trojan design and benchmarking, followed by a cataloging of seminal and recent works in Trojan detection and prevention and their accompanied metrics. Given the volume of l... » read more

Security Threats To Multitenant FPGAs: A Remote Undervolting Attack That Activates A Trojan Concealed Within A Victim Design 
By Technical Paper Link - 15 Jan, 2024 - Comments: 0

A technical paper titled “X-Attack 2.0: The Risk of Power Wasters and Satisfiability Don’t-Care Hardware Trojans to Shared Cloud FPGAs” was published by researchers at EPFL, Cyber-Defence Campus (Switzerland), and Northwestern Polytechnical University (China). Abstract: "Cloud computing environments increasingly provision field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) for their programmability ... » read more

New Type Of Hardware Trojans Based On Logic Locking
By Technical Paper Link - 03 Oct, 2023 - Comments: 0

A technical paper titled “Logic Locking based Trojans: A Friend Turns Foe” was published by researchers at University of Maryland and University of Florida. Abstract: "Logic locking and hardware Trojans are two fields in hardware security that have been mostly developed independently from each other. In this paper, we identify the relationship between these two fields. We find that a com... » read more

Detecting Hardware Trojans Using Analytical Modeling
By Technical Paper Link - 27 Sep, 2023 - Comments: 0

A technical paper titled “Secure Run-Time Hardware Trojan Detection Using Lightweight Analytical Models” was published by researchers at National University of Singapore and Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya. Abstract: "Hardware Trojans, malicious components that attempt to prevent a chip from operating as expected, are carefully crafted to circumvent detection during the pre-deploymen... » read more

Protecting Power Management Circuits Against Trojan Attacks
By Technical Paper Link - 24 Jun, 2023 - Comments: 0

A technical paper titled “Hardware Trojans in Power Conversion Circuits” was published by researchers at UC Davis. Abstract: "This report investigates the potential impact of a Trojan attack on power conversion circuits, specifically a switching signal attack designed to trigger a locking of the pulse width modulation (PWM) signal that goes to a power field-effect transistor (FET). The fi... » read more

ML-Based Third-Party IP Trust Verification Framework (U. of Florida, U. of Kansas)
By Technical Paper Link - 01 May, 2023 - Comments: 0

A technical paper titled "Hardware IP Assurance against Trojan Attacks with Machine Learning and Post-processing" was published by researchers at University of Florida and University of Kansas. Abstract: "System-on-chip (SoC) developers increasingly rely on pre-verified hardware intellectual property (IP) blocks often acquired from untrusted third-party vendors. These IPs might contain hidd... » read more

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