LLM for Soc Design and Security
暫譯: 用於 SoC 設計與安全性的 LLM

本書提供一套完整指南，說明如何運用大型語言模型（Large Language Models, LLMs）進行安全且高效的晶片設計，涵蓋 LLM 驅動的 IP 開發、驗證、威脅建模、屬性產生與安全性驗證等重要面向。作者深入探討如何將 LLM 應用於硬體 IP 驗證、安全性保證，以及防範硬體木馬、側信道攻擊與供應鏈漏洞等新興威脅。

本書同時涵蓋 SoC 設計與安全性的基礎，以及 LLM 在 IP 保護方面的實務應用，因此將成為硬體工程師、安全性研究人員、SoC 設計人員與 IP 供應商的重要參考資料，協助他們將 AI 驅動的方法整合至工作流程中。本書不僅介紹在晶片設計中運用 LLM 的理論基礎，也提供真實世界實作的實務洞見，確保讀者能有效應用這些技術，保障次世代半導體裝置的安全性。

Farimah Farahmandi is an assistant professor in the Department of ECE at the University of Florida. She received her Ph.D. from the Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering at the University of Florida, 2018. She received her B.S. and M.S. from the Department of ECE at the University of Tehran, Iran in 2010 and 2013, respectively. Her research interests include design automation of System-on-Chips and energy-efficient systems, formal verification, hardware security validation, and post-silicon validation and debug. Her research has resulted in two books, seven book chapters, and several publications in premier ACM/IEEE journals and conferences, including IEEE Transactions on Computers, IEEE Transactions on CAD, Design Automation Conference (DAC), and Design Automation and Test in Europe (DATE). Her research has been recognized by several awards, including IEEE System Validation and Debug Technology Committee Student Research Award, Gartner Group Info-Tech Scholarship, a nomination for the Best Paper Award in ASP-DAC 2017, and DAC Richard Newton Young Student Fellowship. She has actively collaborated with various research groups (IBM, Intel, and Cisco) that have led to several joint publications. She currently serves as an Associate Editor of IET Computers & Digital Techniques. She also has served on many technical program committees as well as organizing committees of premier ACM and IEEE conferences. Her research has been sponsored by SRC, AFRL, DARPA, and Cisco. She is a member of IEEE and ACM.

Jingbo Zhou is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate in the Department of ECE at the University of Florida. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Ohio State University in 2023. Prior to that, he received his B.Eng. degree in telecommunication engineering from Beijing University of Post and Telecommunication, Beijing, China in 2018. His research interests include hardware security in system in package (SiP), side-channel attack protection, SoC design testing and large language model (LLM)-assisted secure circuit design.

Upoma Das is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of ECE at the University of Florida. She received her Ph.D. degree in ECE from the University of Florida in 2025. Prior to that, she received her M.S. degree in ECE from the University of Florida in 2023 and her B.Sc. degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 2018. Her research interests include side-channel analysis, fault injection attacks, and large language model (LLM)-assisted hardware design and verification.

Sujan Kumar Saha is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate in the Department of ECE at the University of Florida. He received his Ph.D. degree from University of Florida in 2023. Prior to that, he received his B.Sc degree on electrical and electronic engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and technology (BUET) in 2011, M.Sc on computer engineering from University of California, Riverside. His research interest includes system-on-chip (SoC) security, FPGA security, and large language model (LLM)-guided secure SoC design.

Mark Tehranipoor is the Intel Charles E. Young Preeminence Endowed Chair Professor in Cybersecurity and the Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Florida. His current research projects include hardware security and trust, electronics supply chain security, IoT security, and reliable and testable VLSI design. He has published 400+ journal articles and refereed conference papers and has given 220+ invited talks and keynote addresses. In addition, he has 19 patents issued, 22 pending invention disclosures, and has published 16 books of which two are textbooks. His projects have been sponsored by 50+ companies and Government agencies. He has also served as Program Chair of several IEEE/ACM sponsored conferences and workshops (HOST, ITC, DFT, D3T, DBT, NATW, etc.). He co-founded the IEEE International Symposium on Hardware-Oriented Security and Trust (HOST). He is a Fellow of IEEE, a Fellow of ACM, a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), a Golden Core Member of IEEE Computer Society, and a Member of ACM SIGDA.

Farimah Farahmandi 是 University of Florida 電機與電腦工程系（ECE）的助理教授。她於 2018 年取得 University of Florida 電腦與資訊科學暨工程系的博士學位，並於 2010 年及 2013 年分別取得伊朗 University of Tehran 電機與電腦工程系的學士及碩士學位。她的研究興趣包括系統單晶片（System-on-Chips）的設計自動化、能源效率系統、形式驗證（formal verification）、硬體安全驗證，以及矽後驗證與除錯（post-silicon validation and debug）。她的研究成果包括兩本書、七個書籍章節，以及發表於 ACM／IEEE 頂尖期刊與會議的多篇論文，包括 IEEE Transactions on Computers、IEEE Transactions on CAD、Design Automation Conference（DAC）及 Design Automation and Test in Europe（DATE）。她的研究曾獲得多項獎項肯定，包括 IEEE System Validation and Debug Technology Committee Student Research Award、Gartner Group Info-Tech Scholarship、ASP-DAC 2017 最佳論文獎提名，以及 DAC Richard Newton Young Student Fellowship。她曾與多個研究團隊（包括 IBM、Intel 及 Cisco）積極合作，並促成多篇共同發表的論文。目前她擔任 IET Computers & Digital Techniques 的副編輯（Associate Editor）。此外，她也曾擔任多個 ACM 與 IEEE 頂尖會議的技術委員會及組織委員會成員。她的研究曾獲 SRC、AFRL、DARPA 及 Cisco 贊助。她是 IEEE 與 ACM 會員。

Jingbo Zhou 是 University of Florida 電機與電腦工程系（ECE）的博士後研究助理。他於 2023 年取得 Ohio State University 的博士學位。在此之前，他於 2018 年取得中國北京 Beijing University of Post and Telecommunication 的電信工程學士學位。他的研究興趣包括封裝內系統（system in package，SiP）的硬體安全、側信道攻擊防護、系統單晶片（SoC）設計測試，以及大型語言模型（large language model，LLM）輔助的安全電路設計。

Upoma Das 是 University of Florida 電機與電腦工程系（ECE）的博士後研究助理。她於 2025 年取得 University of Florida 電機與電腦工程系的博士學位。在此之前，她於 2023 年取得 University of Florida 電機與電腦工程系的碩士學位，並於 2018 年取得孟加拉國達卡 Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology（BUET）電機與電子工程學士學位。她的研究興趣包括側信道分析、故障注入攻擊，以及大型語言模型（large language model，LLM）輔助的硬體設計與驗證。

Sujan Kumar Saha 是 University of Florida 電機與電腦工程系（ECE）的博士後研究助理。他於 2023 年取得 University of Florida 的博士學位。在此之前，他於 2011 年取得 Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology（BUET）的電機與電子工程學士學位，並取得 University of California, Riverside 的電腦工程碩士學位。他的研究興趣包括系統單晶片（system-on-chip，SoC）安全、FPGA 安全，以及大型語言模型（large language model，LLM）導引的安全 SoC 設計。

Mark Tehranipoor 是 University of Florida 網路安全領域 Intel Charles E. Young 卓越講座教授（Intel Charles E. Young Preeminence Endowed Chair Professor），也是該校電機與電腦工程系系主任。他目前的研究計畫包括硬體安全與信任、電子供應鏈安全、IoT 安全，以及可靠且可測試的 VLSI 設計。他已發表 400 多篇期刊論文與經同儕審查的會議論文，並進行 220 多場受邀演講及主題演講。此外，他已取得 19 項專利、提出 22 件待審發明揭露，並出版 16 本書，其中兩本為教科書。他的研究計畫曾獲 50 多家企業與政府機構贊助。他也曾擔任多個 IEEE／ACM 贊助會議與工作坊的議程主席，包括 HOST、ITC、DFT、D3T、DBT 及 NATW 等。他共同創辦了 IEEE International Symposium on Hardware-Oriented Security and Trust（HOST）。他是 IEEE Fellow、ACM Fellow、National Academy of Inventors（NAI）Fellow、IEEE Computer Society Golden Core Member，以及 ACM SIGDA 會員。