Fault Injection Detection IP

Detect, Respond, and Harden Against Physical Attacks on Silicon

Crypto Quantique’s Fault Injection Detection IP provides SoC designers with hardware-level defences against glitch-based attacks. With modular detectors for clock, power, and thermal anomalies, our IP enables secure embedded systems to detect and respond to real-world physical threats; critical for automotive, medical, industrial, and certified applications.

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For teams building secure ASICs & SoCs with tight area and power budgets

  • SoC & ASIC Design Teams
    Integrate glitch detection alongside your crypto IP or secure FSMs.
  • Automotive Compliance Leads
    Address hardware security requirements under ISO/SAE 21434.
  • Secure Element Designers
    Include fault detection in the trusted boundary of a root-of-trust.
  • Medical & Industrial Teams
    Harden high-assurance embedded devices against physical tampering.

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Detect Real-World Threats

Clock, power, and thermal glitch detectors identify common fault injection vectors

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Customizable Sensitivity

Configure thresholds and pulse durations to match your SoC’s threat model

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Hardens Crypto Implementations

Shields AES, ECC, PQC cores, and root-of-trust modules from physical exploits

Modular IP Blocks

Use standalone or alongside other Crypto Quantique security IPs like Secure Element or QRoot Lite

Certifiable Design Support

Helps achieve security certifications (e.g., ISO/SAE 21434, IEC 62443, Common Criteria)

No Performance Overhead

Lightweight logic with minimal impact on timing or area budget

Clock Glitch Detection

Monitors system clock lines and detects timing anomalies caused by EM coupling or injected pulses.

Voltage Supply Glitch Detection

Catches drops or surges in power or IO supply voltage; often used to induce logic faults.

Temperature Monitoring

Uses analog IP blocks to detect unusual temperature shifts caused by thermal fault injection.

Customizable Parameters

Sensitivity levels and glitch pulse durations can be tuned per SoC integration requirements.

Response Enablement

Flags can trigger alerts, reset circuits, or feed into secure state machines for real-time mitigation.

Designed for Side-Channel Protection

Complements cryptographic cores by preventing extraction or bypass under physical attack.

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Glitch-Aware Clock Monitor

Identifies injected glitches or skew on system clock lines

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Power & IO Glitch Detector

Detects EM or probing-based voltage manipulation

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Temperature Anomaly Sensor

Monitors thermal inconsistencies during secure operations

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Custom Trigger Tuning

Glitch sensitivity and timing can be configured per deployment

Secure Interface Outputs

Raises flags to MCU or secure FSMs to enable response workflows

RTL Delivery

Includes RTL netlist, test benches, integration guidance

Security Use Cases

Designed for use with crypto cores, TEEs, and secure boot flows

Lightweight Implementation

Minimal gate count and performance impact for embedded use

Want to protect your hardware security blocks from fault injection and glitch attacks?

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