Towards Reconfigurable Hardware for In-field Hardware Bug Patches

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dc.contributor.advisorTan, Benjamin
dc.contributor.authorDharavathu, Anudeep
dc.contributor.committeememberMurari, Kartikeya
dc.contributor.committeememberYanushkevich, Svetlana
dc.date2024-11
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-17T22:10:10Z
dc.date.available2024-09-17T22:10:10Z
dc.date.issued2024-09-16
dc.description.abstractSystem-on-chip (SoC) designs are becoming increasingly complex, and the ability to detect and address all possible bugs at design time is highly challenging. Thus, to improve the survivability of SoC designs, it is desirable to be able to patch newly discovered design bugs or potential vulnerabilities in the field. Recently, the idea of hardware-based patching, especially of hardware bugs, has emerged as a complementary approach to software/firmware-based post deployment updates. In anticipating potential problems, designers must invest an upfront cost to implement hardware-based patching infrastructures. My thesis investigates the feasibility of incorporating an embedded field-programmable gate array (eFPGA) fabric as an approach to enable hardware-based patching, i.e., reprogrammable hardware to patch hardware bugs, and explores the resource overhead costs for varying patching architectures. We also characterized different eFPGA configurations to help designers decide the eFPGA design parameters.
dc.identifier.citationDharavathu, A. (2024). Towards reconfigurable hardware for in-field hardware bug patches (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1880/119757
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgary
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dc.subjectFPGA
dc.subjectRTL
dc.subjectSecurity
dc.subjectHardware Patch
dc.subjectCWE
dc.subjectSoC
dc.subjecteFPGA
dc.subject.classificationEngineering--Electronics and Electrical
dc.subject.classificationComputer Science
dc.titleTowards Reconfigurable Hardware for In-field Hardware Bug Patches
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineering – Electrical & Computer
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
ucalgary.thesis.accesssetbystudentI do not require a thesis withhold – my thesis will have open access and can be viewed and downloaded publicly as soon as possible.
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