PROTECTING ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS AND HARDWARE PIRACY

摘要

A method of designing an electronic system is provided to protect the electronic system from unauthorized access and hardware piracy. The method includes describing the electronic system in a first design and replacing a portion of the electronic system with a reconfigurable module to generate a second design. The reconfigurable module includes a reconfigurable logic block and a configuration block for storing configuration data. The method also includes encrypting configuration data and saving the encrypted configuration data separately from the reconfigurable module. The reconfigurable logic block is configured to correspond to the portion of the electronic system in the first design when the configuration data is loaded in the configuration block.