LLMs Evade Hardware IP Piracy Detection

Texas A&M researchers at NDSS present LLMPirate, an LLM-based technique that generates pirated hardware circuit variants and evades IP-piracy detectors. Evaluated with eight LLMs against four state-of-the-art detection tools, LLMPirate reportedly bypasses detection on 100% of tested circuits and includes case studies on IBEX, MOR1KX processors and a GPS module. The results highlight gaps in current IP protection and motivate improved detection tools.