Supply chain attacks have been a security concern for many years, and their number and
severity are expected to continue to grow in the years to come. In the ICT domain, ensuring …

Understanding the internals of Integrated Circuits (ICs), referred to as Hardware Reverse
Engineering (HRE), is of interest to both legitimate and malicious parties. HRE is a complex …

Understanding of microchips, known as Hardware Reverse Engineering (HRE), is driven by
analysts' problem solving. This work sheds light on these hitherto poorly understood …

Trust in digital systems depends on secure hardware, often assured through HRE. This work
develops methods for investigating human problem-solving processes in HRE, an …

A reverse engineering process includes disassembling to analyse, test, and document the
functionality of the target system. In doing so for the purpose of uncovering vulnerabilities …

Hardware Reverse Engineering (HRE) is a technique for analyzing Integrated Circuits (ICs).
Experts employ HRE for security-critical tasks, such as detecting Trojans or intellectual …

This chapter presents the concept of reverse engineering and a detailed review of the
computer-aided design (CAD) tools used for reverse engineering: algorithms …

Reverse engineering of microchips is a complex process that threatens their integrity.
Thereby, the success depends on the skills of the analysts. This dissertation aims to analyze …

Digital hardware systems are the foundation of our modern digital society with its
innumerable interconnected digital devices, ranging from smartphones to the emerging …