Benchmarking StreamNTT with a Verilog-to-Routing Toolchain

2026-09-19

AI Summary

研究使用开源Verilog-to-Routing工具链构建StreamNTT，以解决后量子密码算法硬件加速中的比较难题，但需进一步优化内存使用。

Abstract

As post-quantum cryptography algorithms move toward large-scale data center deployment, hardware acceleration of their computational bottleneck, which is the number theoretic transform (NTT), has gained increasing attention. StreamNTT, a high-level synthesis- and field-programmable gate array-based accelerator, achieves state-of-the-art throughput through various optimization techniques. However, its reliance on a commercial tool and a device makes direct comparisons difficult for researchers without access. We address this by building StreamNTT on an open-source Verilog-to-Routing toolchain, which achieves similar digital signal processing and multiplier usage. Significant differences in internal memory utilization indicate that further memory-level optimization is needed to approach commercial tool performance.

Problem

• Post-Quantum Cryptography
• Number Theoretic Transform
• Hardware Acceleration
• Open-Source Toolchain
• Memory Utilization

Innovation

• Verilog-to-Routing
• open-source
• FPGA
• NTT