Patent ID: 11880463
Assignee: TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A system for the detection of malware, the system comprising:
a thermal imaging device configured to capture thermal images of an integrated circuit;
a computing device in communication with the thermal imaging device and configured to receive and transmit the thermal images via a communication network; and
a server in communication with the communication network and having a processor configured to:
receive the thermal images of the integrated circuit;
generate a power density profile using at least one of the thermal images, wherein the power density profile is indicative of power consumptions associated with multiple accelerators of the integrated circuit;
compare the power density profile to an expected power density profile of the integrated circuit; and
determine, based on the comparison, if the integrated circuit is in an abnormal operating state.