Effectiveness of Hardware Fuzzing In Detecting Memory Vulnerabilities


A new technical paper titled "Fuzzerfly Effect: Hardware Fuzzing for Memory Safety" was published by researchers at Technical University of Darmstadt, Texas A&M University and Delft University of Technology. Abstract: "Hardware-level memory vulnerabilities severely threaten computing systems. However, hardware patching is inefficient or difficult post-fabrication. We investigate the eff... » read more

Security Becoming Core Part Of Chip Design — Finally


Security is shifting both left and right in the design flow as chipmakers wrestle with how to build devices that are both secure by design and resilient enough to remain secure throughout their lifetimes. As increasingly complex devices are connected to the internet and to each other, IP vendors, chipmakers, and systems companies are racing to address existing and potential threats across a ... » read more

Asynchronous Is Mostly Academic


There are a number of interesting technologies to keep an eye on in term of how and when they could be adopted for use in SoC design today, some of which include gallium arsenide, GPGPUs, 3D ICs and asynchronous logic. Asynchronous logic promises a number of benefits in some specific application areas, and one that buoys to the surface for potential near-term use is in the area of security a... » read more