Published On: September 6, 2025

DALL·E Semiconductor And Theft The global semiconductor industry is under growing pressure, not only to innovate, but to protect what it builds long before a chip ever reaches the fab. As the design-to-manufacture lifecycle becomes increasingly cloud-based, collaborative, and globalized, a critical vulnerability has emerged: the theft of pre-silicon design data. This threat does not target hardware at rest or devices in the field. Instead, it targets the foundational design assets: RTL code, netlists, and layout files. It defines the behavior, structure, and physical manifestation of chips. These assets are being stolen through insider leaks, compromised EDA environments, and adversarial operations. The result is a growing ecosystem of unauthorized design reuse, counterfeit chip production, and compromised supply chains. The implications are severe. This is not just a […]