Securing the Future with Trusted Traceability and Blockchain

www.eetimes.com, Mar. 09, 2022 – 

Our world runs on semiconductors, operating everything from F-35 fighter planes, cell phones, medical devices, and smart buildings. But semiconductors run on trust, and nothing is more important than being able to trust the data and devices that protect our privacy and our security.

Unfortunately, our world is struggling with an erosion of trust right now. Counterfeiting, backdoors, malicious code, and cyberattacks have shaken public confidence in the supply chain for electronics and smart products. In addition, critical chip shortages that occurred during the COVID–19 pandemic revealed the fragility of U.S. dependence on global supply chains, even raising concerns about national security. Some critical factors have come to light as a result:

• Approximately 10 percent of components that reach an electronics manufacturing service line are compromised, whether they be counterfeit, refurbished, or damaged.
• In today's complex global supply chain, components for a single semiconductor chip can travel 25,000 miles to numerous specialized contractors before they are ready for installation, according to research from the Global Semiconductor Alliance and Accenture.
• Data and devices are so complex that audit trails have become daunting tasks.

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