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Due to the cost of integrated circuit fabrication, foundries have been moving offshore. While prudent, the original designer can no longer assert a solid chain of trust during this fabrication since it resides outside of the original country’s jurisdiction. Therefore, the chip becomes vulnerable to the insertion of a Hardware Trojan, which is a collection of circuit elements designed to compromise the system. This is especially critical in the realm of security-sensitive applications, where the maintenance of secrecy is key to success. It is imperative that Hardware Trojan detection methods be researched. Greater ability to capture microscopic images of tiny circuit elements coupled with vibrant research in computer vision algorithms and equipment open a new avenue for integrated circuit supply chain detection-based security. However, scant research has been done in this area of post-fabrication physical inspection. The Automated Iterative Reverse Engineer project leverages image processing and computer vision techniques to physically detect Hardware Trojans using scanning electron microscope imagery among other modalities. |
