September 22, 2010 -- Cryptography Research, Inc. and Tiempo today announced an agreement which will enable Tiempo to develop DPA countermeasures for use by licensees of Cryptography Research's DPA patents.

"Tiempo clockless design technology is very well-suited for secured low-power applications. Thanks to the use of Cryptography Research's patented DPA countermeasures, Tiempo is now able to deliver what we consider to be the most secure and power efficient microcontroller and cryptoprocessor IP cores on the market," said Serge Maginot, CEO at Tiempo.

DPA is a form of attack that involves monitoring the fluctuating electrical power consumption of a target device and then using advanced statistical methods to derive cryptographic keys and other secrets. Strong countermeasures to DPA help protect tamper-resistant products used in applications such as banking, pay television, mass transit, secure ID and wireless telecommunications.