Assuring electronic components´ reliability beyond international standards to promote transparent procurement processes

Electronic components are critical for the safety and function of electronic assemblies. In order to avoid catching Trojan horses that can reverse the functioning of the assemblies, attention must accordingly be paid to the safety of components in the procurement process already. Unfortunately, a certain lack of transparency in the procurement markets prevents the sources of electronic components from being consistently known, even if appropriate labelling exists. Since international security standards in procurement can only adapt to the current technological and security-relevant conditions with a time lag, processing companies get a special responsibility in this process. As a consequence, Insyte S.A. have developed a methodology to ensure the reliability of electronic components.