Abstract
During the past years the FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays) have evolved from being simple glue logic circuits into complex circuits capable of performing complex calculations. Until the introduction of DSP Blocks (Digital Signal Processing) the use of FPGAs for anything else that symmetric cryptographic protocols was limited.

This has changed now because the combination of large blocks of internal memory and the powerful DSP blocks have made the FPGAs capable of performing large multiplications modulo n.

We will briefly cover the safety and the security topics of FPGAs, topics that cannot be ignored when determining whether or not FPGAs are to be a part of a future system. The main topic is how to create powerful cryptographic applications using FPGAs without having to enter the domain of complex HDL programs.

About the lecturers
Carsten Siggaard: 43 years old, live in Aarhus with wife and 1.5 children. Carsten holds a Masters Degree in Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark in Lyngby, and has worked in Cisco, Thrane & Thrane and ETI, mostly in the area of FPGA and ASIC development. Since 2007 Carsten has worked at the Danish Technological Institute in Aarhus as co-project leader of the HW/SW Codesign group.

Kent Salomonsen is employed as consultant at the Danish Technological Institute, Center for Information and Communication Technology. Kent is covering such areas as FPGA design, implementation and optimization. Former employed at TC Electronic and I/O Consulting (Prevas) where he maintained functions such as ASIC, FPGA and hardware designer. Projects and products include: an ASIC for the pro audio industry, implementation of a high quality class-D modulator for audio in FPGA, a thin client, ethernet connected signage and a multi FPGA system for ultrasound scanner research project. Kent graduated from Aalborg University, ASPI with a Masters degree in 1997.