Graduation Year
2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
M.S.E.E.
Degree Name
MS in Electrical Engineering (M.S.E.E.)
Degree Granting Department
Electrical Engineering
Major Professor
Selcuk Kose, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Gokhan Mumcu, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Mehran Mozaffari Kermani, Ph.D.
Keywords
Hardware security, EM side channel attacks, distributed voltage regulation, Security Implications, power grid lines
Abstract
Non-invasive side-channel attacks (SCAs) are potent attacks on a cryptographic circuit that can reveal its secret key without requiring lots of equipment. EM side-channel leakage is typically the derivative of the power consumption profile of a circuit. Since the fluctuations of the supply voltage strongly depend on the topology and features of the power distribution network (PDN), design of the PDN has a direct impact on EM side-channel leakage signature.
In this thesis, we explore the security implications of distributed on-chip voltage regulators against EM side-channel attacks. Extensive HFSS simulations have demonstrated that the maximum EM radiation can be reduced by 33 dB and 11 dB, respectively, at the top and bottom sides of an integrated circuit through distributed on-chip voltage regulation. The primary reason is that the power is delivered locally through partially shorter and thinner metal lines as compared to off-chip implementation.
Scholar Commons Citation
Khan, Ahmed Waheed, "Towards Utilization of Distributed On-Chip Power Delivery Against EM Side-Channel Attacks" (2018). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/7178
