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This book explores the reliability and security challenges of Computing-in-Memory (CIM), a promising approach to overcoming the limitations of traditional computing. It examines the weaknesses of memristive devices, which are key to this technology, and presents practical methods to improve their stability and security. Key topics include a fault injection platform for testing reliability, the NeuroHammer attack, which exposes security risks, and the NeuroBreakoutBoard, a hardware tool for evaluating real devices. By bridging theory and practice, this book is essential for researchers, engineers, and industry professionals working on next-generation computing systems.
List of contents
Introduction.- Background.- Related Work.- Fault Injection in Logic-in-Memory Architectures.- Deliberately Flipping Bits in Memristive Crossbar Arrays.- Instrumentation Platform for Non-Volatile Memory Technologies.- Conclusion.
About the author
Felix Staudigl received his B.Eng. degree in electrical engineering from TH Nuremberg in 2012. He completed a double master’s degree as part of the TIME program, earning M.Sc. degrees from RWTH Aachen University and Czech Technical University (CTU) Prague in 2019. In 2020, he began his Ph.D. at RWTH Aachen University, where he worked as a research assistant and graduated summa cum laude in February 2025. His research focuses on hardware security and neuromorphic computing, particularly the reliability and security of memristor-based Computing-in-Memory (CIM) architectures. He contributed to the research project NEUROTEC II, which develops neuromorphic hardware and software beyond the von Neumann paradigm, and the European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) Rheinland, which supports SMEs in adopting AI and digital solutions.
Rainer Leupers received the M.Sc. (Dipl.-Inform.) and Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) degrees in Computer Science with honors from TU Dortmund in 1992 and 1997. From 1997-2001 he was the Chief Engineer at the Embedded Systems Chair at TU Dortmund. In 2002, he joined RWTH Aachen University as a professor for Software for Systems on Silicon. His research comprises embedded software development tools, system-on-chip architectures, hardware security, and electronic design automation. He served in committees of the leading international EDA conferences and received various scientific awards, including Best Paper Awards at DAC and twice at DATE, as well as several industrial awards. Dr. Leupers is also engaged as an entrepreneur and in turning research results into innovations. He co-founded LISATek (now with Synopsys), Silexica (acquired by Xilinx/AMD), Hensoldt Cyber (via Secure Elements), MachineWare, and RooflineAI. As the coordinator of the TETRACOM and TETRAMAX EU projects, he created a structured approach to academia-to-industry technology transfer with 100+ successful instances across Europe.
Summary
This book explores the reliability and security challenges of Computing-in-Memory (CIM), a promising approach to overcoming the limitations of traditional computing. It examines the weaknesses of memristive devices, which are key to this technology, and presents practical methods to improve their stability and security. Key topics include a fault injection platform for testing reliability, the NeuroHammer attack, which exposes security risks, and the NeuroBreakoutBoard, a hardware tool for evaluating real devices. By bridging theory and practice, this book is essential for researchers, engineers, and industry professionals working on next-generation computing systems.
