As the electronic component supply chain grows more complex due to globalization, with
parts coming from a diverse set of suppliers, counterfeit electronics have become a major …

Hardware intellectual-property (IP) cores have emerged as an integral part of modern
system-on-chip (SoC) designs. However, IP vendors are facing major challenges to protect …

Electronic systems are ubiquitous today, playing an irreplaceable role in our personal lives,
as well as in critical infrastructures such as power grids, satellite communications, and public …

Due to the prohibitive costs of semiconductor manufacturing, most system-on-chip design
companies outsource their production to offshore foundries. As most of these devices are …

Hardware intellectual property (IP) cores have emerged as an integral part of modern
system-on-chip (SoC) designs. However, IP vendors are facing major challenges to protect …

Recent trends of hardware intellectual property (IP) piracy and reverse engineering pose
major business and security concerns to an IP-based system-on-chip (SoC) design flow. In …

The emerging security threats in the integrated circuit supply chain do not only challenge the
chip integrity, but also raise serious concerns on hardware intellectual property (IP) piracy …

With the advent of globalization in the semiconductor industry, it is necessary to prevent
unauthorized usage of third-party IPs (3PIPs), cloning and unwanted modification of 3PIPs …

Due to the globalization of semiconductor manufacturing and test processes, the system-on-
a-chip (SoC) designers no longer design the complete SoC and manufacture chips on their …

Hardware obfuscation is a design transformation technique that transforms a design to
protect its confidentiality against untrusted parties. In particular, it aims at protecting …