After testing the new active 433 MHz tags for electromagnetic interference, the U.S. military has placed orders for the devices, which could cost half as much as their predecessors.This first order of RFID technology complaint with the ISO 18000-7 standard placed by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is planned for a November 2009 delivery. The sources are Unisys, Savi, … [Read more...]
CBS Design Guide Released
Leader Tech announces the release of a new board-level shielding catalog and engineers' design guide. This EMI shielding brochure contains detailed information on standard, modified standard and custom CBS products. A quick-glance product comparison chart as well as cover retention data and shielding performance is published for each CBS series. A complete section of the … [Read more...]
IEC Offers Corrigendum for EMC Surge Immunity Test Standard
The IEC has released Corrigendum 1 from the IEC 61000-4-5 EMC standard. The new release is titled “Corrigendum 1 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-5: Testing and measurement techniques - Surge immunity test.”View the corrigendum, which applies to the French text only, at the IEC Web site. … [Read more...]
Electromagnetic Simulator Qualifies for High-Frequency Designs
AgilentTechnologiesInc. announced that it has qualified its Momentum Electromagnetic (EM) tool for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's 65-nm process as part of the TSMC EM Tool Qualification program. This program assists IC designers by providing certified process technology files, layout and measurements for 65-nm and 90-nm process technologies. Certified process files … [Read more...]
Broadband CW TWT Lab Amplifier Newly Available
The new MCL MT4100 broadband power amplifier is the latest design from the MT4000 TWT family. This high-power amplifier can be used in radar, EMC, and EW testing, and wherever wideband applications are required. Advanced Test Equipment Rentals offers a model covering 2.5-7.5 GHz with an output power range up to 500W typical. Utilizing a modular design, this compact and … [Read more...]
Power Amplifiers Target EMC Testing Applications
IFI’s CMC300 series amplifier provides a minimum of 300 Watts of CW Power for the 10MHz to 1.0GHz frequency range. This type of amplifier is available at many power levels from 10 watts through 500-watt power levels. The unit encompasses a compact design in a single drawer 10.5 inches in height (depending on the power level and options) x 19 inches in width x 25.25 in depth. … [Read more...]
Airport Test Uses Electromagnetic Radiation to Find Liquid Explosives
Since a failed terrorist attack in 2006, plane passengers have not been able to carry bottles of liquid through security at airports, leaving some parched at the airport and others having expensive toiletries confiscated, but work by a group of physicists in Germany is paving the way to eliminate this necessary nuisance. An article in IOP Publishing's Superconductor Science and … [Read more...]
University’s New Building Incorporates EMI-Reducing Materials
The University of Alberta’s new Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science includes a 500-seat lecture hall and has a planned opening in January. For the building, some specially sensitive equipment had to be constructed on its own foundation, or isolation pad, and engineers had to run elevators extra slowly and order braided wire to reduce electromagnetic interference. … [Read more...]
Partnership Yields Technology Solutions Including EMI Shielding
The electronic contract manufacturer, Sunburst Electronics of Erie, Pa., reports that Composiflex, a global supplier of composite products, has selected Sunburst as its strategic partner to offer technology/service solutions to the aerospace and military electronics sectors. Recently, Composiflex has engaged on several projects to produce light-weight enclosures and racks for … [Read more...]
Obama Administration Issues Smart Grid Grants
The Obama Administration recently awarded grants to 100 smart grid projects, a result of an allocation of funds to smart grid projects in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. President Obama announced the awards during a tour of a smart grid facility in Arcadia, Fla. The total amount of funds to be disbursed by the federal government is $3.4 billion with each … [Read more...]
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