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Identify Pre-Silicon Hardware Security Vulnerabilities from RTL to Layout
Synopsys RedHawk-SC Security is the most comprehensive EDA solution for pre-silicon side-channel analysis, identifying hardware security vulnerabilities in IC layouts. Leveraging advanced multiphysics simulation, it detects physical side-channel leakage through power noise, electromagnetic emissions, and thermal profiling. This empowers design teams to ensure confidential data and cryptographic keys are secure before committing to manufacturing.
Key Benefits
Features
Comprehensive Side-Channel Coverage
RedHawk-SC Security analyzes power, electromagnetic, and thermal leakage across all physical design stages. It supports standard cryptographic systems such as AES and custom models, ensuring robust protection against a wide range of hardware attacks.
Built-In Security Metrics and Analytics
Integrated analytics deliver T-score, SMTD, and sensitivity scoring to quantify vulnerability and the effectiveness of design countermeasures. Secret-key disclosure reports and electromagnetic field profiling provide actionable security insights.
Fast, Cloud-Optimized Simulation
Built on the SeaScape elastic compute architecture, RedHawk-SC Security processes large multiphysics models and millions of activity cycles rapidly. Big-data techniques enable near-linear scalability and efficient resource usage.
No-Touch Probing of Side-Channel Leakage
Patented simulation technology enables simulation of no-touch probing of EM leakage for both on-chip and near-field above the chip surface, providing a practical approach to side-channel analysis without hardware testing.
Root Cause Identification and Countermeasure Assessment
Pinpoints leakage sources and evaluates the strength of design countermeasures, helping engineers modify layouts to mitigate vulnerabilities before fabrication.
Supports Long Activity Vectors
Processes very long switching scenarios, generating security-aware probing configurations for complex functional vectors.
Intuitive Security Insight GUI
Graphical feedback and rich metrics make vulnerability analysis accessible for teams with limited hardware security expertise, streamlining risk assessment, and design optimization.
Technical Capabilities
Synopsys RedHawk-SC Security performs multiphysics simulation of side-channel leakage from RTL to layout, covering power noise, electromagnetic emissions, and thermal effects. It supports standard cryptographic systems, provides rich security analytics, and processes millions of activity cycles with cloud-optimized scalability. Leakage analysis is accessible via an intuitive GUI, supporting large designs and rapid turnaround.
FAQ
It identifies leakage risks via power noise, electromagnetic emissions, and thermal profiling at RTL and layout stages.
Yes, it supports AES and custom models, reporting key disclosure metrics and vulnerability scores.
Built on the cloud-optimized SeaScape elastic compute platform, it efficiently simulates millions of cycles for extensive activity vectors.
Integrated analytics score the strength of design countermeasures, helping teams optimize security pre-silicon.