Computer Vision for Hardware Security

The application of computer vision to hardware security has the potential to address the limitations of both electrical testing and traditional physical inspection approaches to hardware security. This chapter begins by providing an overview of basic computer vision concepts as well as a description of pipeline tasks. Examples of three hardware security applications where the application of computer vision has been explored, namely integrated circuit counterfeit detection, hardware Trojan detection, and printed circuit board assurance, are discussed in detail. Lastly, the chapter concludes with a discussion of the challenges of applying computer vision to hardware security and provides suggestions for future research directions.