By Kenneth Wyatt, Wyatt Technical Services LLCMore of my clients are starting to use small third-party DC-DC converters to provide the multitude of voltages required for today’s processor and DDR RAM ICs. While these are convenient to drop onto a circuit board, they can be quite a source of radiated and conducted emissions – especially those that switch in the MHz range.I … [Read more...]
Britain after Brexit, with the accent on EMC
Editor's Note (Updated June 27, 2016): Britain has voted to leave the European Union, a monumental decision that’s triggering some serious alarm bells throughout the country. As it stands, many UK laws and regulations are determined by EU legislation and it’s not immediately clear what the EMC standards ramifications in Britain will be during the two year … [Read more...]
Our Top Five Articles
Hi Everyone! I wanted to introduce myself as the new senior technical editor for Interference Technology. I spent the early part of my career in the aerospace industry as a design engineer and the last 20+ years as an EMC engineer, test center manager, and EMC lead for Hewlett-Packard and later the spin-off, Agilent Technologies. In 2008, I “retired myself” early and started a … [Read more...]
A2LA and ANSI Recognized by NIST to Accredit Notified Bodies
A2LA and ANSI (American National Standards Institute) have been formally recognized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as an Accreditation Body offering Notified Body (NB) accreditation under ISO/IEC 17020:2012, ISO/IEC 17025:2005, and ISO/IEC 17065:2012. Currently, A2LA is the only accreditation body recognized by NIST to offer accreditation to all … [Read more...]
Troubleshooting EMI Seminar with Lee Hill: Interview
By Senior Technical Editor, Kenneth Wyatt. This interview was conducted on Dec 9th, 2015 in anticipation of the upcoming Troubleshooting EMI with Lee Hill: Identify, Characterize, and Prevent Interference Problems Seminar Tour hosted by Rohde & Schwarz and Interference Technology. The tour is running from March 10-24, 2016 in five different cities - Austin, TX; Irvine, CA; … [Read more...]
New USB Vector Signal Generator
Useful for creating a variety of useful signals for EMC applications such as immunity pre-compliance and wireless simulations, Triarchy has introduced their VSG6G1 1 MHz to 6.2 GHz vector signal generator for a price of $441. The generator plugs into a USB port, has an “N” connector output, and can generate: CW (swept, hopped, or pulse), Analog modulation of AM, FM, PM, … [Read more...]
Troubleshooting EMI Seminar – Identify, Characterize, and Prevent Interference Problems
A Troubleshooting EMI Seminar - Identify, Characterize, and Prevent Interference Problems, hosted by Rohde & Schwarz and Interference Technology, will take place this spring. Join this highly focused one-day seminar and learn how to uncover, characterize, and solve the most elusive EMI problems. Troubleshooting and localizing intermittent signals or multiple layers of … [Read more...]
Automatic verification of EMC pulse test equipment by means of the LabView programming environment
By Krzysztof SIECZKAREK1, Adam MAĆKOWIAK1 1Institute of Logistics and Warehousing, Laboratory of Electronic Equipment, Poznań, Poland, [email protected] Abstract: The aim of this work was to create an application dedicated to the automatic verification of test equipment used in electromagnetic compatibility testing. In order to perform it the LabView programming environment … [Read more...]
EMC Project Management and COTS
By Tim Williams Introduction One feature of the electronics industry that has become apparent, over the years of advising companies on EMC aspects of their designs, is the difficulty that many project managers seem to have in anticipating the problems that EMC requirements will cause to their project. Although it’s a universal feature – and you could say that an EMC … [Read more...]
New Company’s Different Approach to EMI Shielding
John Castle, an EMC Shielding specialist, launched his new company EMC EMI Ltd. earlier this year. Castle is confident his company brings a fresh approach to the shielding industry. Castle was determined to better serve needs of customers in the industry when he was building his company. "Companies that need these products, need a supplier who is reliable, fast and flexible. … [Read more...]
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