RAT: RFET-based Analog Hardware Trojan

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Contributors

  • Transregio 404: Next Generation Electronics With Active Devices in Three Dimensions

Abstract

This paper presents a reconfigurable trigger that can increase the attacker's control over the activation and deactivation of analog hardware Trojans by exploiting Reconfigurable Field-Effect Transistors (RFETs). RFETs are emerging CMOScompatible transistors with runtime reconfigurability between P and N -type. Due to this reconfigurability property, the trigger can support both active-high and active-low payloads with the same structure. Based on the results, the proposed trigger extends trigger time and enhances noise margin while reducing area and power overheads compared to state-of-the-art analog Trojans, leading to a stealthier and more reliable design. We also discuss how the proposed trigger can evade detection mechanisms.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI, ISVLSI 2025 - Conference Proceedings
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
ISBN (electronic)979-8-3315-3477-6
ISBN (print)979-8-3315-3478-3
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2025
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesIEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI
ISSN2159-3477

Conference

Title2025 IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI
Abbreviated titleISVLSI 2025
Conference number28
Duration6 - 9 July 2025
Website
LocationElite City Resort
CityKalamata
CountryGreece

Keywords

Research priority areas of TU Dresden

Keywords

  • Hardware security, Hardware Trojans, RFET