Ballistic Missile Defense Anti-Tamper Volume Protection

Irvine Sensors, together with Teledyne, plan to develop a novel approach to anti-tamper volume protection. Anti-tamper, when used in a layered fashion, is intended to deter reverse engineering, spoofing or other forms of circuit tampering. The idea we propose is to develop a sensor to detect physical tamper events for protection of small to medium volumes. The idea we contemplate is specific to microelectronic circuitry. Further development may show promise to other applications. After a system is enclosed, any attempt to remove the enclosure will trigger erasure or zeroization of critical memory elements within the circuit. The AT sensor will provide both a physical barrier to entry and probing, as well as prevent visual observation of the circuit it protects. Experimentation at a high-level design will be performed in Phase I and used in the development for implementation in Phase II.