Space Microelectronics Security Verification

The necessity of Trust has been pressed upon the United States Department of Defense as a consequence of the globalization of microelectronics development and manufacturing. Many of the microelectronic devices used in DOD systems and much of the software used in the design of such systems are either manufactured overseas or otherwise have foreign influence on their development. The urgent question is thus raised: how does the DOD trust the increasingly more complex microelectronic devices fielded in critical systems? Given the massive scale of the global shift to non-U.S. microelectronics development, it is prohibitively expensive for DOD to solve this trend exclusively through the use of Trusted Foundries and U.S.-only design and manufacturing facilities. Luna Innovations Incorporated has an arsenal of proven tools that provide trust in the development tools and manufacturing chain of microelectronic devices. Luna Innovations’ Secure Computing Group (SCG) produces world-class Trust Technologies. The SCG has been involved in Trust research for over five years as a prime contractor on both Trust-related SBIRs as well as the ongoing DARPA Trust BAA. Luna’s demonstrated leadership and capabilities will be applied to this SBIR program to ensure a successful Space Microelectronics Security Verification solution. BENEFIT: A Trust solution will provide broad benefits by improving the microelectronics verification and validation capabilities of the following commercial sectors: • Safety-critical microelectronic systems • Medical microelectronic systems • Law enforcement devices