tag: supply chain security

Keeping Security Algorithms Current Is Getting Harder
By Ann Mutschler - 04 Jun, 2026 - Comments: 0

Key Takeaways: Keeping security algorithms current is now a lifecycle challenge that spans chip design, manufacturing, deployment, and long-term maintenance across the supply chain. To stay ahead of emerging threats — especially post-quantum risks — hardware must be built with cryptographic agility, secure roots of trust, and reliable update mechanisms from the start. The bigge... » read more

Operational Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Risks Across the AI Lifecycle (Sandia National Labs)
By Technical Paper Link - 02 Sep, 2025 - Comments: 0

A new technical paper titled "Surveying the Operational Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Threat Landscape when Developing and Deploying AI Systems" was published by researchers at Sandia National Labs. Abstract "The rise of AI has transformed the software and hardware landscape, enabling powerful capabilities through specialized infrastructures, large-scale data storage, and advanced hardware... » read more

Security Verification In Semiconductor Development
By Shylaja Sen - 07 Aug, 2025 - Comments: 0

By Shylaja Sen and Mouadh Ayache As advanced chips become increasingly embedded in our daily lives, developers must remain vigilant about potential security vulnerabilities. On top of PPA (power, performance and area), the focus in semiconductor development has been on minimizing faults to reduce the possibility of failure in mission mode. No one wants an alpha particle to cause their autono... » read more

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

Cyber Threats Multiply With Commercial Chiplets
By Ann Mutschler - 01 May, 2025 - Comments: 0

The commercialization of chiplets will significantly boost the potential for attacks on hardware, requiring a much broader set of security measures and processes at every level of the supply chain, including traceability from initial design to end of life. Much progress has been made in recent years on security measures, including everything from identifying unusual data traffic inside a chi... » read more

Overview Of Security Verification Methodologies for SoC Designs Pre-Silicon (U. of Florida)
By Technical Paper Link - 23 Oct, 2024 - Comments: 0

A technical paper titled "A Survey on SoC Security Verification Methods at the Pre-silicon Stage" was recently published by researchers at University of Florida. Abstract "This paper presents a survey of the state-of-the-art pre-silicon security verification techniques for System-on-Chip (SoC) designs, focusing on ensuring that designs, implemented in hardware description languages (HDLs) a... » read more

Securing Advanced Packaging Supply Chain With Inherent HW Identifiers Using Imaging Techniques
By Technical Paper Link - 14 Oct, 2024 - Comments: 0

A new technical paper titled "Fault-marking: defect-pattern leveraged inherent fingerprinting of advanced IC package with thermoreflectance imaging" was published by researchers at University of Florida and University of Cincinnati. "This work visits the existing challenges and limitations of traditional embedded fingerprinting and watermarking approaches, and proposes the notion of inherent... » read more

Chiplet Hardware Security Module To Mitigate Security Vulnerabilities In SiP Systems (Univ. of Florida)
By Technical Paper Link - 09 Apr, 2024 - Comments: 0

A new technical paper titled "Advancing Trustworthiness in System-in-Package: A Novel Root-of-Trust Hardware Security Module for Heterogeneous Integration" was published by researchers at University of Florida (Gainesville). Abstract: "The semiconductor industry has adopted heterogeneous integration (HI), incorporating modular intellectual property (IP) blocks (chiplets) into a unified syst... » read more

U.S. Strategy on Microelectronics Research
By Technical Paper Link - 19 Mar, 2024 - Comments: 0

The U.S. government released a 61 page report titled "National Strategy on Microelectronics Research" by the Subcommittee On Microelectronics Leadership, Committee on Homeland and National Security of the National Science and Technology Council. The report states four goals guiding the agency's efforts in microelectronics research: "Goal 1. Enable and accelerate research advances for futu... » read more

The Threat Of Supply Chain Insecurity
By Ann Mutschler - 07 Sep, 2023 - Comments: 3

Concerns about counterfeit chips are growing as more chips are deployed in safety- and mission-critical applications, prompting better traceability and new and inexpensive solutions that can determine if chips are new or used. But some counterfeit chips still slip through, and the problem gets worse wherever there are shortages. Estimates vary widely for how much counterfeiting costs in term... » read more

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