The American Medical Association’s new policy, H-215.972 Use of Wireless Radio-Frequency Devices in Hospitals, encourages collaborative efforts with the Food and Drug Administration and other organizations to develop consistent guidelines for the use of wireless devices in hospitals.Other collaborative efforts encouraged are the development of standards for medical equipment … [Read more...]
IEC Launches IEC Standards+ Editions
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is launching a new product that will make life easier for many users of new editions of IEC International Standards. The IEC is the world’s leading organization that prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies and that manages global conformity assessment … [Read more...]
Boeing Awarded $15 Million Contract to Study Airborne Electronic Attack
The Boeing Co., of Wichita, Kan., is being awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract for $14,983,252. This action will accomplish aircraft integration system engineering studies to support development of critical technologies required to enable airborne stand-off electronic attack. The technologies include low-band, high-power transmitting phased arrays, mid-band high-power … [Read more...]
Video IC Eliminates Data Control Cables and Improves EMI/EMC Performance
Intersil Corporation announced the release of the ISL34340. This SERDES Interface transports 27 bits of video data and bi-directional I2C into a single high-speed LVDS cable of up to 10 meters long. The device allows designers to dramatically lower costs and improve video signal distance and reliability through a number of performance and integration enhancements. It has a … [Read more...]
Philadelphia EMC Chapter Briefed on AIRchitect Project for Navy
A City of (Brotherly) Love for EMCIEEE EMC Society Philadelphia Chapter Meeting IEEE EMC Society Mike Violette [Note: Mike’s journals of his trips through Asia and South America are, no doubt, familiar to our readers. This time he tackles the less exotic but hospitable territory of suburban Philadelphia.]It really was a dark and stormy night when we gathered at the LCR … [Read more...]
Stork Materials Acquires a Controlling Interest in Garwood Laboratories
California-based Garwood Laboratories has announced Stork Materials Technology B. V. has acquired a controlling interest in Garwood with an option to purchase all remaining shares in the future. With facilities in Pico Rivera and San Clemente, Garwood is a well known provider of EMI/EMC, product safety, climactic, and dynamic testing. Stork Materials Technology B.V. is a … [Read more...]
FCC Pushes Back Deadline for Spectrum Swap to Solve Interference Problem
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has extended the deadline for wireless telecom Sprint-Nextel Corporation to complete the spectrum swap intended to solve interference problems with public safety agencies that use the 800-MHz band. The effort to relocate Nextel and public safety signals so as to eliminate the persistent interference problems has been bogged down by … [Read more...]
JAMA Publishes Story on Interference to Critical Care Medical Equipment from RFID Devices
The June issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) includes a paper on EMI tests carried out by a research team at the academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Radio frequency identification devices have received considerable attention in the medical community since their use could readily identify patients accurately … [Read more...]
EMI Filters Are Available with Optional Surge Suppression
EMI filters modules from Foster Transformer are available with optional surge suppression. These devices can be mounted with ¼-inch quick connect terminals, a feature that allows them to be used wherever needed for EMI suppression—even in multiple locations within one piece of equipment. The fully encapsulated construction of these device complies with EN 133200 and UL 1283, … [Read more...]
EMI Filter Array Comes with ESD Protection
The EMF-25ESD and the EMF-35ESD are dual-function devices that provide both EMI filtering and surge protection thus conserving valuable PCB real estate. A zinc oxide varistor is used to enhance the devices’ EDS function. The EMF-25ESD has a cut-off frequency of 300 MHz, capacitance values of 25 pF, attenuation of 30 dB minimum at 0.8 ~ 1.0 GHz and 20 dB minimum at 1.0 ~ 2.5 … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 623
- 624
- 625
- 626
- 627
- …
- 650
- Next Page »
