Cracking the Code: Secure Debugging in Mixed-Signal SoCs
Diagnosing faults in modern mixed-signal system-on-a-chip (SoC) devices is a complex task. Modern chips integrate digital processors, analog signal chains, RF communication blocks, and power-management circuits on the same silicon die. Many such devices include proprietary architectures or security-sensitive intellectual property. During debugging, internal access to signals or subsystems is frequently required. Unless carefully controlled, these interfaces may unintentionally expose confidential design details. The conflict between highly accessible debugging and the need to protect intellectual property has become […]