Hardware Trojan Insertion in Finalized Layouts: From Methodology to a Silicon Demonstration. (arXiv:2112.02972v2 [cs.CR] UPDATED)

Owning a high-end semiconductor foundry is a luxury very few companies can
afford. Thus, fabless design companies outsource integrated circuit fabrication
to third parties. Within foundries, rogue elements may gain access to the
customer's layout and perform malicious acts, including the insertion of a
hardware trojan (HT). Many works focus on the structure/effects of a HT, while
very few have demonstrated the viability of their HTs in silicon. Even fewer
disclose how HTs are inserted or the time required for …

demonstration hardware silicon trojan