PCB Verification using a Built-in FPGA Security Monitoring IP

Westreich, Maxwell

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PCB Verification using a Built-in FPGA Security Monitoring IP

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Although there have been great strides towards chip security in recent years, there are still a plethora of avenues to be pursued. Towards this end we have developed a new method of detecting counterfeit circuit boards. This new method is automatic, self-contained, and much faster than standard operating procedures. Instead of using an external device such as a Vector Network Analyzer, we have deemed it more effective to create an on-board component which will perform the actions of a Vector Network Analyzer. The on-board component would determine and flag counterfeit boards, without human intervention.

This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

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