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Request approval from DASC for the formation of an IP Encryption Study Group

This proposal outlines the need for a standard IP encryption mechanism in the industry, emphasizing the protection of intellectual property value and interoperability among providers. Key focus areas include encryption mechanisms, rights management, and algorithm use for enhanced data security. The study group aims to collaborate with existing standards like VHDL 1076 and Verilog 1800 to develop recommendations and PARs. Industry experts from various companies form the core group, with potential for broader participation. The proposal aligns with IEEE standards and emphasizes a generic approach for file encryption to ensure widespread applicability and producer control.

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Request approval from DASC for the formation of an IP Encryption Study Group

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  1. Request approval from DASC for the formation of an IP Encryption Study Group Proposal prepared by: Gary Delp VSI Alliance CTO

  2. Industry Need • Mechanisms for the protection of IP Value enables growth of the IP market in a disaggregated ecosystem • A standard for protected and targeted information exchange between providers, tools, and users is needed. • VHDL 1076 and Verilog 1800 already have encryption mechanisms in place, but … • The specification of use writes and output rights, while referenced would benefit from a standard structure • The specification of a standard set of use rights would simplify the use, e.g., • simulate but not trace, simulate but not synthesize, output in encrypted form, output obfuscated, output clear text, etc. • The mechanism for obscuring and protecting the granted rights will benefit from standardization

  3. Proposal • VSI Donates the white paper and activities to IEEE study group • 1 paper, 2 recommendations, 3 related standards • Study group works with P1800 and P1076 on the recommendations • Study group develops PAR for: • Generic encryptions for file types not already standardized, e.g. EDIF • Format of rights management block including “vendor extensions” • how the rights allowed to particular users are specified • Specification of the default subset of rights, including names and expectations • What the standard set of “rights” allow • Profile/Recommendation definition for algorithm use and key management among the IP providers to achieve interoperability in tool flows

  4. Study Group Members • VSI Alliance IP Encryption working group forms the seed of the Study Group Names confirmed for this slide: • Jim Robinson, Dave Graubart – Synplicity • Gary Delp – LSI • David Tran – Synopsys • Devin Sundaram, Subroto Datta – Altera • John Shields, Malathi Boypati, Jaggi Balasubramian – Mentor • Nick Sgoupis – CAST Potential of others with lower cost of entry

  5. Relationship to other IEEE standards • Clear relation to 1076 and 1800 • Some interworking is optimal, impact on 1076 and 1800 is minimal, uses mechanisms already in place. • The “generic” form of file encryption is suggested for of covering all unspecified languages, with the producer deciding the suitability of the technique • This is preferred over many different mechanisms

  6. Q & A? Thank you

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