Securing Programmable Analog ICs Against Piracy

• Published in: Proceedings - Design, Automation, and Test in Europe Conference and Exhibition pp. 61 - 66
• Main Authors: Elshamy, Mohamed, Sayed, Alhassan, Louerat, Marie-Minerve, Rhouni, Amine, Aboushady, Hassan, Stratigopoulos, Haralampos-G.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: EDAA 01.03.2020
• Subjects: Analog circuits; Calibration; Programming; Security; System-on-chip; Tuning

In this paper, we demonstrate a security approach for the class of highly-programmable analog Integrated Circuits (ICs) that can be used as a countermeasure for unauthorized chip use and piracy. The approach relies on functionality locking, i.e. a lock mechanism is introduced into the design such th...