Webinar

Panel 7: Microelectronics Supply Chain Security: What Can Save Us?

Matthew Areno, Saverio Fazzari, Vipul J. Patel, Ulrich Rührmair, Louise Sengupta

Date & Time

Fri, May 12, 2023

Abstract

With the globalization of microelectronics manufacturing, the security of the IC supply chain has manifested itself as a major consideration of modern hardware systems. As an example, large SoCs often integrate third party intellectual property or 3PIPs, which may be procured from untrusted entities that can potentially compromise the security of the entire system. Over the past two decades, researchers have unearthed several vulnerabilities due to such security risks, including Hardware Trojan insertion, IC counterfeiting, overproduction, and reverse engineering. These vulnerabilities could cause billions of dollars in economic loss, as well as result in critical threats to national security. To address these concerns, researchers in academia, government, and industry have proposed several countermeasures at various levels, from RTL to layout to devices, including logic obfuscation, IC camouflaging, and IC watermarking. This panel will discuss these challenges and potential solutions and forecast new frontiers to explore by the hardware security community.


Presenters

Matthew Areno

Intel
United States

Saverio Fazzari

Booz Allen Hamilton
United States

Vipul J. Patel

Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)
United States

Ulrich Rührmair

LMU München
Germany
8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East)

Louise Sengupta

Northrop Grumman
United States

Date & Time

Fri, May 12, 2023

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