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Papers and books

Semi-invasive attacks - A new approach to hardware security analysis

Detailed overview of the entire process. Highly recommended.

The State-of-the-Art in IC Reverse Engineering

http://www.springerlink.com/content/w8568j6533634w74/fulltext.pdf

Has some history and current techniques.

Reverse Engineering Complex Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs)

http://www.gemes.com/company_info/reverse_engineering_complex_ASICS.pdf

Basic overview of IC RE process

Integrated circuit failure analysis: a guide to preparation techniques

Building a High-Performance, Programmable Secure Coprocessor

http://www.research.ibm.com/secure_systems_department/projects/scop/papers/arch.pdf

Presentations

25C3 IC Reverse Engineering

Karsten Nohl

http://events.ccc.de/congress/2008/Fahrplan/events/2896.en.html

VLSI CAD: Logic to layout

http://www.ece.cmu.edu/~ee760/

Class with some web resources on how to convert logic gates to silicon masks

Texplained: Hardware Reverse-engineering Tools new threats - new oppertunities

Olivier Thomas

http://recon.cx/2013/slides/Recon2013-Olivier%20Thomas-Hardware%20reverse%20engineering%20tools.pdf

Backside IC analysis

Dmitry Nedospasov

http://sandiego.toorcon.net/2013/10/07/backside-ic-analysis/

Blog

CHIPWORKS blog

http://www.chipworks.com/blogs.aspx

Flylogic blog

http://www.flylogic.net/blog/

Misc

A guide to interpreting logic by Alex Rad

http://i.imgur.com/m7BWE.png

ESD

http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p212

Hacking smart cards

http://www.wired.com/politics/security/news/2008/05/tarnovsky

http://www.youtube.com/watch?vtnY7UVyaFiQ

Logic gates (esp inverters)

http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?page_id=36

CMOS storage teardown

http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p232

http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p231