학술논문

Secure Logic Locking with Strain-Protected Nanomagnet Logic
Document Type
Conference
Source
2021 58th ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference (DAC) Design Automation Conference (DAC), 2021 58th ACM/IEEE. :127-132 Dec, 2021
Subject
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Integrated circuits
Logic gates
Magnetic noise
Hardware
Security
Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy
Physics
Language
Abstract
Prevention of integrated circuit counterfeiting through logic locking faces the fundamental challenge of securing an obfuscation key against both physical and algorithmic threats. Previous work has focused on strengthening the logic encryption to protect the key against algorithmic attacks, but failed to provide adequate physical security. In this work, we propose a logic locking scheme that leverages the non-volatility of the nanomagnet logic (NML) family to achieve both physical and algorithmic security. Polymorphic NML minority gates protect the obfuscation key against algorithmic attacks, while a strain-inducing shield surrounding the nanomagnets provides physical security via a self-destruction mechanism.