MLCAD: A survey of research in machine learning for CAD keynote paper

M Rapp, H Amrouch, Y Lin, B Yu… - … on Computer-Aided …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to the increasing size of integrated circuits (ICs), their design and optimization phases
(ie, computer-aided design, CAD) grow increasingly complex. At design time, a large design …

Hardware security for and beyond CMOS technology: an overview on fundamentals, applications, and challenges

J Knechtel - Proceedings of the 2020 International Symposium on …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
As with most aspects of electronic systems and integrated circuits, hardware security has
traditionally evolved around the dominant CMOS technology. However, with the rise of …

Dr. CU 2.0: A scalable detailed routing framework with correct-by-construction design rule satisfaction

H Li, G Chen, B Jiang, J Chen… - 2019 IEEE/ACM …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Detailed routing becomes a crucial challenge in VLSI design with shrinking feature size and
increasing design complexity. More complicated design rules were added to guarantee …

Obfuscating the interconnects: Low-cost and resilient full-chip layout camouflaging

S Patnaik, M Ashraf, O Sinanoglu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Layout camouflaging can protect the intellectual property of modern circuits. Most prior art,
however, incurs excessive layout overheads and necessitates customization of active …

Gamora: Graph learning based symbolic reasoning for large-scale boolean networks

N Wu, Y Li, C Hao, S Dai, C Yu… - 2023 60th ACM/IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Reasoning high-level abstractions from bit-blasted Boolean networks (BNs) such as gate-
level netlists can significantly benefit functional verification, logic minimization, datapath …

Towards secure composition of integrated circuits and electronic systems: On the role of EDA

J Knechtel, EB Kavun, F Regazzoni… - … , Automation & Test …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modern electronic systems become evermore complex, yet remain modular, with integrated
circuits (ICs) acting as versatile hardware components at their heart. Electronic design …

Graph learning-based arithmetic block identification

Z He, Z Wang, C Bai, H Yang… - 2021 IEEE/ACM …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Arithmetic block identification in gate-level netlist is an essential procedure for malicious
logic detection, functional verification, or macro-block optimization. We argue that existing …

Protect your chip design intellectual property: An overview

J Knechtel, S Patnaik, O Sinanoglu - Proceedings of the International …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
The increasing cost of integrated circuit (IC) fabrication has driven most companies to" go
fabless" over time. The corresponding outsourcing trend gave rise to various attack vectors …

Concerted wire lifting: Enabling secure and cost-effective split manufacturing

S Patnaik, M Ashraf, H Li, J Knechtel… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, we advance the security promise of split manufacturing through judicious
handling of interconnects. First, we study the cost-security tradeoffs underlying for split …

Hardware security for and beyond CMOS technology

J Knechtel - Proceedings of the 2021 International Symposium on …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
As with most aspects of electronic systems and integrated circuits, hardware security has
traditionally evolved around the dominant CMOS technology. However, with the rise of …