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Photoemission Analysis

Photoemission analysis

Photonic emission is an advanced technique that explores the internal operations and data within a semiconductor chip by detecting photons emitted from its surface or through its material, revealing information about the chip’s internal activities and the location of specific operations. Discover how to test your embedded device for photonic emissions with esDynamic.
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What is required to make photonic analysis?

Photon emission analysis is a complex technique that requires high-quality back-side infrared imaging when an integrated circuit is in operation. Achieving this level of image quality demands a well-chosen camera paired with an optimized optical system.

In addition to the proper experimental setup, extensive expertise in photoemission analysis is essential. Analysts must master various techniques, including testing procedures, camera calibration, image processing, and extracting relevant information.

Photonic emission bench

In partnership with ALPhANOV, we developed a ready-to-use photon emission solution for testing integrated circuits. The photoemission bench contains:

  • Optical system optimized to back-side imaging
  • Infrared camera chosen for low-noise and high-quality imaging
  • Photon detector system to perform analyses in space and time

It can be mounted like a stand alone system or like an extension of an existing bench, such as an LMS station.

Software solution for photonic emission analysis

Our photonic emission analysis software streamlines complex tasks by automating scanning, image building, and analysis, reducing manual effort and errors. It provides unified control via APIs and widgets, centralizing equipment management and integrating the entire workflow — from data acquisition to visualization — within a single environment.

Know-how notebooks speed up learning and, thanks to the collaborative features of esDynamic, allow you to share and expand knowledge with your team, driving faster discoveries.

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Our specialized lab

Allow our experts to conduct in-depth analyses on your devices to help you understand the photonic emission technique or identify potential data leaks.

Whether you're seeking to grasp the intricacies of photoemission or evaluate the security risks of your device, our services provide detailed insights and actionable findings, ensuring you make informed decisions about device security and performance.

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"Purchase and installation went really great. Support responds very fast and is helpful in all questions. Offers also remote sessions for troubleshooting and for practice. Before the purchase we were offered a 30 day trial version (free of charge)."

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Training tools

Ecosystems move fast, so do the cybersecurity challenges. Your team must remain up-to-date and master the last security threats because your business and your customers are at stake.
Novice
Side-Channel Analysis Principles
Coach: Guillaume Bethouart
In this module, you will get the principles of side-channel analysis and the background knowledge needed to perform your first analysis. You will also practice on basic examples then on real use cases to become familiar with these techniques.
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Advanced
Second-order scatter analysis
Coach: Guillaume Bethouart
In this module, you will learn the principles of scatter second order side-channel analysis. This technique threatens first order protected implementations including masking, jitter and shuffling combined together. You will be guided to implement steps of the attack on a masked AES implementation. You will practice second-order scatter attacks on different set of traces for different second order attack paths until your recover the keys.
Intermediate
Customization and good developement practices in esDynamic
Coach: Guillaume Bethouart
In this module, you will learn how to fully customize the [esDynamic](https://eshard.com/esdynamic) framework, including how to import your own librairies, define your own attack objects and targets and how to build your own python modules and environments. You will also learn about good practices when developping your own content in the esDynamic platform.

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