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Design for Security: Needed More than Ever

Posted on February 18, 2013 by John in Opinion
Design for Security: Needed More than Ever

Tro·jan noun \trō-jən\[1] 1 : someone or something that is used to hide what is true or real in order to trick or harm an enemy 2 computers : a seemingly useful computer program that is actually designed to harm your computer (such as by destroying data files) Trojan chips in systems? “A backdoor in […]

Hey Congress, Smart Phones are Just the Start…

Posted on October 14, 2012 by John in News, Opinion
Hey Congress, Smart Phones are Just the Start…

From “The Hill“… “It is critical to understand that these two Chinese handset manufacturers are not the only companies that should remain under suspicion. There are many memory chips, currently being manufactured by Chinese companies, which are inaccessible. This means that these chips may contain code that we will never be able to access, function […]

450mm Wafer Size Change and its Security Implications

Posted on March 21, 2012 by John Ellis in Opinion
450mm Wafer Size Change and its Security Implications

Increases in wafer sizes have been a natural evolution and manufacturing efficiency improvement for the semiconductor industry for decades. However, this next transition, the costs entailed, and the state of the industry might make this transition a little different, particularly for defense. What are the issues and what’s at stake? Background Integrated circuits…semiconductors…chips. The meanings […]

A Call to Action on 3D IC Security

Posted on March 1, 2012 by John Ellis in Opinion
A Call to Action on 3D IC Security

A Call to Action on 3D IC Security John Ellis Summary Counterfeit semiconductor parts are the focus of highly-visible, new DOD and National Security initiatives and legislation, yet, little progress has been made to avert the problem of Trojan chips (embedded malicious circuits). Last summer, the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) kicked off a […]

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