Patents and Innovation
Thought Leadership and Intellectual Property
Amida holds a growing portfolio of granted patents and published papers in microelectronics cybersecurity, hardware assurance, and AI, born from Navy SBIR research that began in 2017.
in microelectronics cybersecurity and hardware assurance
US 12,682,049, multi-stage hardware marking
sponsored by NAVSEA Team Ships' Government Equipment Management program
US 11736501, awarded to Amida in 2023
The Portfolio
Granted Patents
Inventors across these patents include Amida's hardware engineering team, among them Seema Naswa, Al Crouch, and Peter L. Levin.
Instrument Insertion via Multi-Stage Hardware Marking
Amida's latest granted patent: a continuation extending the multi-stage hardware marking method for inserting cybersecurity and hardware assurance instruments within integrated circuits and electronic systems.
View in the USPTO GazetteInstrument Insertion Using Multi-Stage Hardware Marking
Inserting cybersecurity and hardware assurance instruments within integrated circuits and electronic systems using multi-stage hardware marking.
View on Google PatentsSecurity Assurance and Monitoring for Hardware Trojans
Security assurance, protection, monitoring, and analysis of integrated circuits and electronic systems in relation to hardware Trojans.
View on Google PatentsAI-Based Detection of Cybersecurity Breaches on Microelectronic Devices
A novel application of artificial intelligence and graph theory that detects and characterizes cybersecurity breaches directly on microelectronic devices, the first patent of its kind.
View on Google PatentsHardware Trojan Protection and Analysis
Foundational method, system, and apparatus for security assurance and analysis of integrated circuits in relation to hardware Trojans.
View on Google PatentsOperation Verification Using GPS-Based Navigation
Verification of integrated-circuit operation using GPS receiver input and an operation navigation system, extending hardware assurance to signal integrity.
View on Google PatentsTrojan and Instrument Placement via Contributory Operation Analysis
Selecting locations for placement of Trojans, triggers, and instruments within integrated circuits using contributory operation analysis.
View on Google PatentsPlacement Analysis via Weighted Controllability and Observability
Selecting locations for Trojans, triggers, and instruments within integrated circuits using weighted controllability and observability analysis.
View on Google PatentsWhere It Started
From Navy SBIR to Achilles
Amida's microelectronics security research began in 2017 under a Navy Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract, sponsored by the Government Equipment Management program within NAVSEA's Team Ships. The work produced a breakthrough software tool suite that detects cyber vulnerabilities on chips during design, test, production, and operation, based on a novel application of knowledge graphs.
In 2024 Amida unveiled a specialized Microelectronics Security business unit to commercialize the Achilles platform, which protects semiconductors in national security and safety-critical systems from design concept to device disposal.
Explore the Achilles platformRecognition
- CMS Crushing Fraud Chili Cook-Off, FinalistExplainable AI fraud detection on Medicare claims, recognized by CMS
- HITRUST e1 Certified, 2026Azure GCC environment and Virginia data center
- North Carolina DHHS AI/ML Vendor PoolCompetitively selected for agency-wide modernization, 2025
- Navy SBIR Success StoryFeatured by the Navy SBIR/STTR program
Build on Solid Foundations
The same R&D discipline behind the portfolio powers every Amida product.