# A hardware security AI assistant that checks chips for hidden backdoors

> Source: <https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/13/hardware-security-ai-assistant-hidden-backdoors/>
> Published: 2026-07-13 05:00:20+00:00

Chip designers license blocks of circuitry from outside vendors and drop them into larger products. A single processor can carry components from a range of suppliers, each written by a company the buyer may never deal with directly. A malicious supplier can bury a hidden circuit in a working design, and that circuit can stay quiet until a specific input wakes it up. Researchers at the University of Florida built a tool aimed at this … [More ](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/13/hardware-security-ai-assistant-hidden-backdoors/)

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