Uniquified FPGA virtualization approach to hardware security
US11017125B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 12, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2015/768
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Novel methods of virtualization with unique virtual architectures on field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are provided. A hardware security method can include providing one or more field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and creating an application specialized virtual architecture (or overlay) over the one or more FPGAs (for example, by providing an overlay generator). Unique bitfiles that configure the overlays implemented on the FPGAs can be provided for each deployed FPGA. The application specialized virtual architecture can be constructed using application code, or functions from a domain, to create an overlay represented by one or more hardware description languages (e.g., VHDL).
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