Hardware Security for Emerging Technologies

When traditional semiconductor technologies are unable to meet specific nonfunctional requirements of emerging products—including for factors such as energy consumption, peak power dissipation, and chip cost and/or size—new technologies must emerge to fill the gap. In a recent IEEE Security & Privacy column, “Hardware Security in the Era of Emerging Device and System Technologies,” Associate Editor-in-Chief Nele Mentens advocates for increased research into the security of electronic systems based on new, more-efficient hardware technologies. A Roadmap of Technology Opportunities The International Roadmap for Devices and Systems (IRDS) uses a 15-year horizon to provide predictions and guidance on the expected opportunities and limitations of traditional and emerging technologies. Among the various International Focus Teams (IFTs) that the IRDS Executive Summary describes are the following: The “More Moore” IFT: elaborates on challenges and solutions for continuing Moore’s law and ... Read full article.