The new 3M EM Eye Meter from 3M Electronic Solutions Division provides three devices in one unit. It consists of a base unit and three separate sensors for electromagnetic interference, radio frequency, and electrostatic discharge. The EM Eye Meter instantly displays information on its color touch screen and logs data on an SD card. The 3M meter’s hand-held size portability … [Read more...]
RF Shielding Materials: An Update on Selection and Cost Consideration
RF gasket selection must be a well-informed decision in the design process. Gary Fenical, Laird Technologies, St. Louis, MD, USA Advances in electronic components continue to occur at a rapid pace, and this ongoing rush means more and more wireless devices, increasing power levels, and higher frequencies. While consumers demand more advanced products with increased features … [Read more...]
RF Emission Reduction Techniques for ARM-Based Microcontroller Applications
A system's immunity can be enhanced without causing any functional drawbacks. Mart Coenen, EMCMCC bv, Eindhoven, the Netherlands INTRODUCTION With today’s digital designs and the time frame available for design-in, electrical system engineers and PCB designers are more or less forced to follow the application concepts provided by embedded device manufacturers. The … [Read more...]
IEEE and NATO Standardisation Agency Sign Technical Co-Operation Agreement
PISCATAWAY, N.J. & BRUSSELS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) and the NATO Standardisation Agency (NSA) have signed a Technical Co-operation Agreement (TCA) in order to share knowledge of each organization’s standards development activities and avoid duplication of technical standards whenever possible.Under the terms of the TCA, IEEE-SA and NSA … [Read more...]
Space Saving Filters Offer Superior Performance at Lower Cost
Now available from UK passive component manufacturer, Syfer Technology, is a range of SMD low-pass, band-pass, high-pass and band-stop filters for frequencies up to 6GHz. Designed to meet increased integration demands in the burgeoning RF and microwave sectors for wireless communications systems, these filters offer significant performance, space and cost advantages. They are … [Read more...]
Regulatory Agencies Upping Enforcement Actions
The FCC carries out random audits of products that have received recent TCB grants. David A. Case NCE, NCT, Cisco, Richfield, Ohio, USA The question that occasionally comes up, generally from someone not familiar with compliance, goes something like, “What will the Federal Communications Commission do to us if we are non-compliant, or how will the agency know?” Both questions … [Read more...]
MOV Planar Arrays Provide Transient Protection in Safety Critical Applications
The newest range of MOV (metal oxide varistor) planar arrays from Syfer Technology provides comprehensive protection from lighting strikes and other transients in safety critical applications including the military and aerospace industries. These application specific MOV planar arrays are typically built into military-style filtered connectors, including circular shell sizes 8 … [Read more...]
Giant Blanket as Lunar Shield
The radiation from solar flares and cosmic rays and their potential for causing DNA damage clearly pose a threat to astronauts spending extended periods of time on the Moon. Now a team of engineering students from North Carolina State University (NCSU) has designed a “lunar textsheild”—a layered blanket made of lightweight polymer material. The outer service of the shield is a … [Read more...]
COTS Processor Platform with Mobile Pentium
The DuroCOR® 810 from Parvus Corporation is a rugged military-grade processor system crafted for high reliability applications requiring MIL-STD-810 F environmental compliance. It withstands extreme temperature, shock/vibration, and ingress conditions. It features protection against dust exposure, water immersion, EMI, and corrosion. This field-ready mission computer is well … [Read more...]
Nanocomp Technologies Wins Two Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Contracts from United States Air Force
Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 10:18 am EDTCONCORD, NH –Nanocomp Technologies, Inc., a developer of energy saving performance materials and component products from carbon nanotubes (CNTs), today announced that it has been awarded two new contracts by the United States Air Force under the Department of Defense’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.The light weight and … [Read more...]
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