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Northrop Grumman, Synopsys Teams Selected By DARPA To Boost Semiconductor Security

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, June 1st, 2020

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Northrop Grumman, Synopsys Teams Selected By DARPA To Boost Semiconductor Security

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) last week said it selected two research teams, one led by Northrop Grumman [NOC] and the other headed by Synopsys [SNPS], to develop designs for integrating security into semiconductors and their supply chains. The Automatic Implementation of Secure Silicon (AISS) program “aims to automate the process of incorporating scalable defense mechanisms into chip designs, while allowing designers to explore chip economics versus security trade-offs based on the expected application and intent while maximizing…

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