Side-channel-aware LSI design

Hardware security in mobile and embedded systems is drawing much attention in the context of the rapid growth of Internet-of-Things. Due to the easier accessibility, security threats and vulnerabilities for "things" located everywhere are more critical in comparison with PCs and servers in a room. In particular, the threats of side-channel attacks are non-trivial because they can be done by relatively low-cost equipment in a non-destructive manner. In the last few decades, a variety of side-channel attacks have been reported and defeated, but they are still being one of the hottest topics in the field of hardware security research. This talk will start with an overview of side-channel attacks and their countermeasures, and then introduce the-state-of-the-art studies including a novel reactive countermeasure that makes it possible to prevent all the microprobe-based side-channel attacks.