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Hardware Security for and beyond CMOS Technology

Cryptography and Security 2021-06-01 v5 Emerging Technologies

Abstract

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 various emerging technologies, whose main purpose is to overcome the fundamental limitations for scaling and power consumption of CMOS technology, unique opportunities arise also to advance the notion of hardware security. In this paper, I first provide an overview on hardware security in general. Next, I review selected emerging technologies, namely (i) spintronics, (ii) memristors, (iii) carbon nanotubes and related transistors, (iv) nanowires and related transistors, and (v) 3D and 2.5D integration. I then discuss their application to advance hardware security and also outline related challenges.

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@article{arxiv.2001.08780,
  title  = {Hardware Security for and beyond CMOS Technology},
  author = {Johann Knechtel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2001.08780},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

[v1] ISPD'20; [v2] extended arXiv version; [v3] some references updated, some paragraphs further extended; [v4] ISPD'21, extended arXiv version

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