Silicon Investigations has extensive experience in reverse engineering. We can reverse engineer semiconductor integrated circuits, printed circuit boards, software, and whole systems.

Below are some links to material that can help you understand the techniques we can use to help you protect your designs from being copied or compromised. Additionally, we can help you locate vulnerabilites in your products before they become a liability.

Links for reverse engineering:

New fast Side Channel Analysis (SCA)

Backdoor in Chinese clone chips

Automation of hidden code extraction

3D Integrated circuit security against Reverse Engineering

Code Extraction algorithms - slicing and concept

Theory and practice of side channel attacks

Data remainence in semiconductor devices

Source code extraction - recovering software architecture

Pitfalls of hardware security

Wireless smart card sidechannel attacks
Locking down logic
Hardware vs software cryptographic modules
Trusted designs in FPGAs for design security


Links for patent protection:

Government interest in patents - the atomic bomb case



For further information, please contact us.