The Integrity of FPGA Designs: Capabilities Enabled by Unlocking Bitstreams and 3rd-Party IP

Abstract

We introduce a novel, broad definition of Field Programmable Gate Array design integrity. We claim that an FPGA design with integrity must continuously provide the FPGA user with the function described by the designer and no other function. Using this definition, we explore its value to the domains of FPGA Trust, high-reliability FPGA design, and FPGA design anti-obsolescence. Further, we describe solutions in each of those domains that have a common starting point: Luna's unique software that evaluates the previously inaccessible designs inside of FPGA bitstreams and 3rd-Party Intellectual Property.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA561734

Entities

People

  • Jonathan Graf
  • Lee Lerner
  • Scott Harper

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Industry
  • Application-Specific Integrated Circuits
  • Cell Physiological Processes
  • Change Detection
  • Circuits
  • Detection
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Field Programmable Gate Arrays
  • Guarantees
  • High Reliability
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Intellectual Property
  • Ion Beams
  • Obsolescence
  • Reliability
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Software Engineering.