The globalization of the semiconductor supply chain introduces ever-increasing security and
privacy risks. Two major concerns are IP theft through reverse engineering and malicious …

Logic locking/obfuscation has emerged as an auspicious solution for protecting the
semiconductor intellectual property (IP) from the untrusted entities in the design and …

With the adoption of a globalized and distributed IC design flow, IP piracy, reverse
engineering, and counterfeiting threats are becoming more prevalent. Logic obfuscation …

Logic locking is a technique that is proposed to protect outsourced IC designs from piracy
and counterfeiting by untrusted foundries. A locked IC preserves the correct functionality …

The fabless business model has given rise to many security threats, including piracy of
intellectual property (IP), overproduction, counterfeiting, reverse engineering (RE), and …

The advancing of reverse engineering techniques has complicated the efforts in intellectual
property protection. Proactive methods have been developed recently, among which layout …

Logic locking is a promising solution against emerging hardware security threats, which
entails protecting a Boolean circuit using a “keying” mechanism. The latest and hitherto …

The outsourcing business model is dominating the semiconductor industry. Due to this loss
of control over the design flow, several threats have become a major source of concern …

Integrated circuit (IC) camouflaging has emerged as a promising solution for protecting
semiconductor intellectual property (IP) against reverse engineering. Existing methods of …

Layout camouflaging can protect the intellectual property of modern circuits. Most prior art,
however, incurs excessive layout overheads and necessitates customization of active …