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Poster
Fri Dec 05 04:30 PM -- 07:30 PM (PST) @ Exhibit Hall C,D,E #2408
Functional Matching of Logic Subgraphs: Beyond Structural Isomorphism
Ziyang Zheng · Kezhi Li · Zhengyuan Shi · Qiang Xu
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Subgraph matching in logic circuits is foundational for numerous Electronic Design Automation (EDA) applications, including datapath optimization, arithmetic verification, and hardware trojan detection. However, existing techniques rely primarily on structural graph isomorphism and thus fail to identify function-related subgraphs when synthesis transformations substantially alter circuit topology. To overcome this critical limitation, we introduce the concept of functional subgraph matching, a novel approach that identifies whether a given logic function is implicitly present within a larger circuit, irrespective of structural variations induced by synthesis or technology mapping. Specifically, we propose a two-stage multi-modal framework: (1) learning robust functional embeddings across AIG and post-mapping netlists for functional subgraph detection, and (2) identifying fuzzy boundaries using a graph segmentation approach. Evaluations on standard benchmarks (ITC99, OpenABCD, ForgeEDA) demonstrate significant performance improvements over existing structural methods, with average 93.8% accuracy in functional subgraph detection and a dice score of 91.3% in fuzzy boundary identification.