Leveraging 3D Technologies for Hardware Security: Opportunities and Challenges

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Main Authors: Gu, Peng, Li, Shuangchen, Stow, Dylan, Barnes, Russell, Liu, Liu, Xie, Yuan, Kursshan, Eren
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Published: 2025
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author Gu, Peng
Li, Shuangchen
Stow, Dylan
Barnes, Russell
Liu, Liu
Xie, Yuan
Kursshan, Eren
author_facet Gu, Peng
Li, Shuangchen
Stow, Dylan
Barnes, Russell
Liu, Liu
Xie, Yuan
Kursshan, Eren
contents 3D die stacking and 2.5D interposer design are promising technologies to improve integration density, performance and cost. Current approaches face serious issues in dealing with emerging security challenges such as side channel attacks, hardware trojans, secure IC manufacturing and IP piracy. By utilizing intrinsic characteristics of 2.5D and 3D technologies, we propose novel opportunities in designing secure systems. We present: (i) a 3D architecture for shielding side-channel information; (ii) split fabrication using active interposers; (iii) circuit camouflage on monolithic 3D IC, and (iv) 3D IC-based security processing-in-memory (PIM). Advantages and challenges of these designs are discussed, showing that the new designs can improve existing countermeasures against security threats and further provide new security features.
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spellingShingle Leveraging 3D Technologies for Hardware Security: Opportunities and Challenges
Gu, Peng
Li, Shuangchen
Stow, Dylan
Barnes, Russell
Liu, Liu
Xie, Yuan
Kursshan, Eren
Cryptography and Security
Emerging Technologies
3D die stacking and 2.5D interposer design are promising technologies to improve integration density, performance and cost. Current approaches face serious issues in dealing with emerging security challenges such as side channel attacks, hardware trojans, secure IC manufacturing and IP piracy. By utilizing intrinsic characteristics of 2.5D and 3D technologies, we propose novel opportunities in designing secure systems. We present: (i) a 3D architecture for shielding side-channel information; (ii) split fabrication using active interposers; (iii) circuit camouflage on monolithic 3D IC, and (iv) 3D IC-based security processing-in-memory (PIM). Advantages and challenges of these designs are discussed, showing that the new designs can improve existing countermeasures against security threats and further provide new security features.
title Leveraging 3D Technologies for Hardware Security: Opportunities and Challenges
topic Cryptography and Security
Emerging Technologies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.19309