Laurent Sauvage, Olivier Meynard, Sylvian Gulley and Jean-Luc Danger, Institut TELECOM, TELECOM ParisTech, Secure-IC S.A.S., Paris, France ABSTRACT Electromagnetic analysis (EMA) is an important class of attacks against cryptographic devices. In this article, we present two attacks to disclose the key of cryptographic implementations in FPGAs by taking advantage of EMA. The … [Read more...]
European EMC Directives
The United Kingdom’s interpretation of European EMC Directive 2004/108/EC and the policy and structure of the policing and enforcement of the UK EMC Regulations Graham Mays ABSTRACT This article initially describes the concept of European Directives and their legal status. It then discusses the European EMC Directive 2004/108/EC [EMCD] and how the United Kingdom interprets … [Read more...]
Europe EMC Market Report 2010: A Survey of EMI Component, Material, Equipment and Service Suppliers
Issue: 3 August 2010 Please note that the text below is from Issue 3 of the EMC Business Bulletin. At the IEEE EMC Symposium last week, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, several people I spoke to talked about the upswings in their EMC business, and where this growth is coming from. Certainly, the mobile/ wireless computing segment came up on people’s radars, and in particular for … [Read more...]
Overview of The European Electronics and EMC Market
Interference Technology has recently taken a look at the European Electronics and EMC Market. Below are a few interesting facts we learned. The European Union’s GDP was estimated at USD$14.5 trillion (€12.04 trillion) in 2009, making it the single largest economy in the world. The European continent has over 50 nations. The European Union has 27 member nations, single … [Read more...]
Lockheed Opens Radar Test Facility in Liverpool Campus
Lockheed Martin Corp.’s newly opened $16 million radar test facility on its Electronics Parkway campus is a heavily insulated facility, actually a building inside a building. The inner test building will be mostly empty, except for radar equipment and the equipment to test and protect it. It is isolated from its shell building to reduce vibration and electrical transmission. … [Read more...]
Rail Infrastructure Company Conducts EMC Proving Project
Bombardier Transportation and Germany’s Augsburg Transport Authority have launched a pilot project in the city of Augsburg to demonstrate the technical capability and electromagnetic compatibility of its catenary-free contactless power transfer technology for urban rail vehicles. Read more from Bombardier. … [Read more...]
European Officials Call for Electric Vehicle Standardisation
Harmonised standards for electric vehicle charging and safety could soon be established in Europe after industry ministers in an EU Competitiveness Council meeting in Brussels voiced their support for the European Commission’s strategy. In addition to developing a harmonised solution for interoperability between electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, ministers are … [Read more...]
Europe EMC Market Report, May 2010
In October 2009, Interference Technology surveyed approx. 100 companies actively selling products and services to the global EMC market.The focus of the study was the European EMC market, to discover how much business they currently derive from Europe versus other regions of the world, which countries provide the most business currently, and which countries suppliers predict … [Read more...]
Voltage Sag Testing for Industrial Equipment—and a New Power Quality Measurement Technology
Andreas Eberhard Vice President Power Standards Lab Immunity from voltage sags is vital for reliable operation of our ever-more-sophisticated electronic controls and equipment. Every electrical product should be able to ride through typical voltage sags, but in many cases the first sag test occurs after equipment is installed and in operation. Select the appropriate sag … [Read more...]
British Health Protection Agency Issues Caution on Radiation from Compact Fluorescents
The British Health Protection Agency (HPA) called for some precautionary measures to be taken when using environmentally-friendly compact fluorescent lights. In some cases, these lights can expose users to ultra violet radiation beyond recommended exposure limits. The agency statement also said that people need not remove the bulbs from their homes but should limit their … [Read more...]
