Trusted Analog/Mixed- Signal/RF ICs: A Survey and a Perspective

The trustworthiness of integrated circuits is now an essential technical and business challenge for the semiconductor industry. In the digital domain, there has been extensive activity in understanding and counteracting the threats of hardware Trojans, piracy and counterfeiting. However, this research area is largely nascent and understudied for analog/mixed-signal (AMS) and radio frequency (RF) circuits, which are widely used in contemporary systems. This survey summarizes the state-of-art for trusted hardware design in AMS/RF IC’s, and highlights directions towards advancing the field. –
Steven Nowick, Columbia University