Semiconductor-X

The Semiconductor-X research project aims to improve the resilience and security of supply chains in the semiconductor industry through innovative digital technologies. The focus is on the development of privacy-preserving technologies (PPT) that enable secure and decentralized data exchange between companies.
The project is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection as part of the Manufacturing-X funding program with EU funds (DARP). It will run for two years, from May 2024 to September 2026.
Together with the consortium partners, the DLR Institute for AI Safety and Security is developing innovative data protection-friendly technologies that enable companies to analyse and share supply chain and production data without disclosing sensitive information. The goal is a transparent, resilient and secure semiconductor supply chain that reduces dependencies, detects bottlenecks at an early stage and is optimized by AI-supported forecasts.

Contribution of the DLR Institute for AI Safety and Security

The institute researches and develops innovative methods for processing encrypted data without having to decrypt it. The aim is to protect sensitive information in the Semiconductor-X data space. Using advanced algorithms, we enable secure, data protection-friendly calculations in data room environments. These algorithms are used in particular in the analysis of production and supply chain data and prevent the unintentional disclosure of confidential information.
A central focus is on the further development of homomorphic encryption methods that enable calculations to be performed directly on encrypted data. This significantly minimizes the risk of data leaks and unauthorized access.
Together with partners from science and industry, we optimize these technologies both theoretically and practically in order to make them efficient and application-oriented. This enables companies to analyse and use their sensitive data in a secure environment - a decisive step towards a trustworthy and collaborative data economy.