Can SOLARBURST go silicon? A systematic analysis on software supply chain attacks for VLSI design flows
Researchers systematically map SOLARBURST-style software supply-chain attack techniques onto VLSI design tool chains — revealing an underexplored hardware-security attack surface.
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arXiv:2610.22580v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: An attacker targeting the software supply chain (SWSC) of VLSI tools can fully subvert the VLSI design pipeline through purely software level compromises. However, cur- rent literature on both SWSC and VLSI hardware security has not explored how software can be used to subvert the security of the VLSI design flow. In order to bridge this gap, this paper presents a systematic analysis of the vulnerable surface of VLSI from a SWSC standpoint. We car
Editorial Analysis
Hardware supply-chain integrity is a growing EU concern under CRA; understanding how software-level compromises can subvert chip design pipelines is essential for critical-infrastructure operators.
Extend supply-chain security assessments to include EDA and hardware design tooling if your organisation operates in semiconductor or critical-infrastructure sectors.
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