Nano-probing Integrated Circuits for Physical Attacks and Hardware Security Assessment
Abstract
Funds are sought by UF Florida Institute for Cybersecurity (FICS) Research to acquire a Prober Shuttle 4 (PS4) system that will support research on hardware security and trust assessment at the nanoscale. The globalization of the electronics industry and outsourcing of IC fabrication to offshore foundries have resulted in longer supply chain and risen critical challenges for Department of Defe"nse (DOD) including (i) prevalence of counterfeit and sub-standard electronics, (ii) ease of cloning and reverse engineering, (iii)"" insertion of hardware Trojans and malicious changes, (iv) widely investigated side-channel attacks, and more importantly (v) develo""pment of advanced physical attacks. Such problems have widespread implications for critical US military, financial, power, space, an"d transportation systems. FICS Research was established to be the nation~s premier multidisciplinary research institute in the advancement of cybersecurity. FICS Research faculty include leading researchers in the area of hardware security with projects funded by DOD agencies. PS4 is a high-precision in-situ electrical nanoprobing system. The integration of the PS4 into a dual beam microscope" at FICS Research SeCurity and AssuraNce (SCAN) laboratory, which supports 20 faculties and over 90 students, will establish a novel" workflow for nanoscale security and assurance. Ongoing research projects at UF that will greatly benefit from the capabilities of the PS4 include electrical characterization of nanoscale materials and devices; probing attacks of security primitives such as physical unclonable functions (PUFs); tamper detection and counterfeit detection; and validation of hardware Trojan detection methods. The FICS Research team will develop virtual labs to promote interest from undergrads and high school students. FICS Research shall also" work closely with UF FLEXStation, PS4 vendor Kleindieck Nanotechnik, and FICS Research project sponsors for workforce development a""nd distance education related to the PS4 and nanoscale security through on-site training events and online tutorials. In addition, E""lectronic Communications Lab (ECL) at UF, which is a DOD classified contractor, will be working closely with FICS Research to make t"he SCAN lab facilities and the sought-after system available for classified research.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Feb 20, 2018
- Source ID
- N000141812133
Entities
People
- Navid Asadi Zanjani
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Florida