UL Solutions - Durham, NC EMC and Wireless Laboratory
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Durham (Research Triangle Park), North Carolina, United States
+1 919-549-140012 Laboratory Drive, Durham (Research Triangle Park), North Carolina, 27713, United States
About
UL Solutions' Durham laboratory stands on Laboratory Drive inside Research Triangle Park in North Carolina, and the company describes it as one of the largest EMC facilities on the East Coast. What makes it useful is less the chamber count - which UL does not publish - than the fact that it is simultaneously a Telecommunication Certification Body and an EU Notified Body, so the same engagement that produces the measurements also issues the certificates. The recognitions held at this site cover an unusually wide span of markets from a single address: the FCC for the United States, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, the Radio Equipment Directive and CE marking for the European Union, Mexico's Official Mexican Standard NOM scheme, Korea through the Radio Research Agency and the Korea Communications Commission, Japan through the Voluntary Control Council for Interference, Vietnam under the QCVN national technical regulations and TCVN standards, and Taiwan through the National Communications Commission. Testing covers the full electromagnetic compatibility set - emissions, immunity, harmonics and flicker - alongside radiofrequency measurement, specific absorption rate testing and evaluation, and wireless work spanning 5G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and millimetre-wave bands, the last of which requires measurement capability well above the 6 GHz ceiling most general laboratories stop at. Product categories named are smartphones, industrial sensors, medical wearables, smart appliances and connected products generally, serving consumer electronics, industrial, medical device, appliance, lighting and smart meter customers. Two notes on the record: UL publishes the ZIP as 27713 while the site is listed under Research Triangle Park 27709, and no accreditation numbers are given on the laboratory page. Specialisations are TCB and Notified Body certification alongside testing, 5G and millimetre-wave wireless, SAR, and multi-market radio approvals.
Accreditations
| Accreditation |
|---|
| ISO/IEC 17025 |
| FCC Listed |
| FCC Certified |
| ISED (Canada) |
| EMC Directive 2014/30/EU |
| Radio Equipment Directive (RED) 2014/53/EU |
| KCC (Korea) |
| VCCI (Japan) |
Testing Services
| Test Type | Applicable Standards |
|---|---|
| Radiated Emissions | CISPR 11, CISPR 32, CISPR 14-1, CISPR 15, FCC Part 15B, FCC Part 15C, FCC Part 18, ANSI C63.4, ICES-003, EN 55032, EN 55011, TCVN 7189, QCVN 118:2018/BTTTT |
| Conducted Emissions | CISPR 11, CISPR 32, CISPR 14-1, CISPR 15, FCC Part 15B, FCC Part 18, ANSI C63.4, ICES-003, EN 55032, EN 55011 |
| Radiated Immunity | IEC 61000-4-3, EN 61000-4-3, CISPR 35, EN 55035, EN 55014-2, EN 61000-6-1, EN 61000-6-2, EN 60601-1-2 |
| Conducted Immunity | IEC 61000-4-6, EN 61000-4-6, CISPR 35, EN 55035, EN 55014-2, EN 61000-6-1, EN 61000-6-2, EN 60601-1-2 |
| ESD | IEC 61000-4-2, EN 61000-4-2, ANSI C63.16 |
| EFT/Burst | IEC 61000-4-4, EN 61000-4-4 |
| Surge Immunity | IEC 61000-4-5, EN 61000-4-5 |
| Harmonics & Flicker | IEC 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-2, IEC 61000-3-3, EN 61000-3-3, IEC 61000-3-11, IEC 61000-3-12 |
| Voltage Dips/Interrupts | IEC 61000-4-11, EN 61000-4-11, IEC 61000-4-29 |
| Power Frequency Magnetic Field | IEC 61000-4-8, EN 61000-4-8 |
| Pre-Compliance Testing | ANSI C63.4, CISPR 32, IEC 61000-4-3, FCC Part 15B |
| SAR Testing | IEEE 1528, IEC 62209-1528, FCC KDB 447498, FCC KDB 865664, RSS-102, EN 62209-1, EN 62209-2, EN 50566, IEC 62311, EN 62479 |
| Radio Equipment Testing | FCC Part 15.247, FCC Part 15.407, FCC Part 15.255, FCC Part 22, FCC Part 24, FCC Part 27, FCC Part 30, FCC Part 90, FCC Part 96, ANSI C63.10, RSS-247, RSS-210, RSS-GEN, ETSI EN 300 328, ETSI EN 301 893, ETSI EN 301 908-1, ETSI EN 303 645, ETSI EN 301 489-1, ETSI EN 301 489-17, ETSI EN 302 567, QCVN 118:2018/BTTTT |
| Medical Device EMC | IEC 60601-1-2, EN 60601-1-2, IEC 60601-1-11 |
| Product Safety | UL 62368-1, IEC 62368-1, UL 60335-1, IEC 60335-1, UL 61010-1, IEC 61010-1, UL 1598, IEC 60598-1, IEC 60601-1 |
Certifications / Marks
| Certification |
|---|
| FCC |
| ISED |
| CE |
| UKCA |
| NOM (Mexico) |
| KCC |
| VCCI |
| Taiwan NCC |
| Vietnam QCVN / TCVN |
| Telecommunication Certification Body (TCB) certificates |
| EU Notified Body certificates |
Industries Served
| Industry |
|---|
| Consumer Electronics |
| Radio & Wireless |
| Telecommunications |
| Industrial Equipment |
| Medical Devices |
| Household Appliances |
| Lighting Products |
| Energy & Power |
| Information Technology |
Major Equipment
| Equipment |
|---|
| Large-scale EMC chamber complex (described as one of the largest on the US East Coast) |
| Semi-anechoic chambers |
| SAR measurement and evaluation systems |
| 5G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and millimetre-wave wireless test systems |
| Millimetre-wave measurement capability above 6 GHz |
| EMI receiver |
| Spectrum analyser |
| LISN |
| CDN |
| ESD simulator |
| EFT/burst generator |
| Surge generator |
| Harmonics and flicker analyser |
| RF power amplifiers and immunity antennas |
| TCB and Notified Body certification review process |
