Globalized semiconductor supply chains pose risks. Without verifiable integrity, there is a threat of backdoors, undetectable vulnerabilities, and critical failures – whether in Industry 4.0, medical technology, or critical infrastructure. Trustworthy electronics provide the technological sovereignty we need to operate securely in a connected world.
At Fraunhofer AISEC, we research and develop solutions that deliver on this promise – from our CC-certified Hardware Security Lab to real-world security evaluations.
Browse our articles on this topic and discover how trustworthy electronics form the foundation for secure digital systems of the future.
Together with Google and lowRISC®, Fraunhofer AISEC is investigating the hardware security of the OpenTitan chip (OpenTitan Silicon Root of Trust) and identifying key security vulnerabilities and hardening measures.
How can hardware be protected against attacks and tampering? In an interview with the Mikroelektronik Research Factory (FMD), Dr. Matthias Hiller discusses threat scenarios, trust anchors, Europe’s challenges in securing hardware, and how Fraunhofer AISEC is helping to secure chiplets.
How can we trust chips and operating systems that power IoT, industry and the cloud? In this interview, Fraunhofer AISEC cybersecurity researcher Dr. Michael Weiß explains how GyroidOS, secure system-on-chip and open standards like RISC-V create verifiable, tamper-resistant platforms for tomorrow’s critical infrastructure.
The study by Fraunhofer AISEC on the security of cryptographic hardware implementations focuses on physical attacks on hardware, such as side-channel attacks and fault attacks, as well as measures to defend against them. These protective mechanisms can potentially be compromised by optimizations in the chip design process. The study shows that protective measures should be integrated into complex design processes and taken into account in hardware design synthesis in order to be resilient to hardware attacks. The findings will help hardware designers to develop robust and secure chips.