The basics of EMI and transient compliance for military systems using SMPSs are covered. Dr. Glenn Skutt, VPT, Inc., Blacksburg, Virginia, USA THE EMI AND VOLTAGE TRANSIENT CHALLENGE Military and aerospace engineers face several challenges with respect to electromagnetic interference (EMI) and transient voltage compliance. The standards developed by the various military … [Read more...]
Vishay Announces Acquisition of Specialty Capacitor Line
Vishay Intertechnology, a global provider of a wide line of electronic components, has announced the acquisition of a specialty wet tantalum capacitor line from KEMET Corporation for $35.2 and other consideration in the form of a three-year term loan of $15 million. Closing was scheduled to occur by the close of business on Monday, May 15, 2008. Dr. Felix Zandman, Executive … [Read more...]
UK EM Wave Research Could Shape the Next Generation of Avionics Antennas
Scientists from Queen Mary University London and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) are among members of a consortium using a £1.9 grant from the Technology Strategy Board’s Collaborative Research and Development Programme in the category “Design Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing” for leading-edge research into new aerospace antenna technologies. The three-year … [Read more...]
NASA’s Kepler Spacecraft Slated for EMC Testing
NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler mission, scheduled for launch in 2009, recently survived an extreme temperature test. The thermal vacuum test is part of a series of environmental tests the spacecraft will undergo before it soars into space aboard a Delta II rocket from Florida’s Caper Canaveral Air Force Station. The test, which was performed at Ball Aerospace and Technologies … [Read more...]
Federal Commission Completes Report on Consequences of an EMP Attack
The Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse has issued a 208-page report detailing a grim scenario of cascading disasters as critical infrastructures fail. If terrorists were to obtain a nuclear weapon and to detonate it over the continental United States, every facet of modern life that depends on electricity would be impacted. The … [Read more...]
News from 2008 EMC Detroit: Teseq Announces Partership with Milan-Based NARDA
Well known EMC test systems firm Teseq announced a partnership with NARDA today, an Italian test solutions firm, to offer an expanded range of EMC components including field probes, measurement receivers, signal generators, and power meters to the North American consumer electronics, automotive, telecommunications, medical, aerospace, and defense markets. With locations … [Read more...]
New ESD Simulator Features Reduced Feature Set and Full Compliance Performance
The new NSF 437 30-kV ESD simulator from Teseq boasts a reduced feature set and economical pricing while maintaining full compliance performance to meet major global standards. The new simulator guarantees optimized reproducibility of a test by meeting the holding time of at least five seconds as required by global ESD standards. Accuracy of the simulators voltage tip is … [Read more...]
RF Technology Firm Aeroflex Buys Swedish Processor Company
Colorado-based Aeroflex, Inc. has announced the purchase of privately held Gaisler Research AB of Gothenburg, Sweden. Aeroflex supplies RF and broadband technology to the aerospace, defense, and communications industries. Gaisler has developed a range of SPARC-compliant synthesizable processors that are available under free licensing terms. Known as Leon, the processor … [Read more...]
Lightweight Shielding Plastic Targets Aerospace Applications
PREMIER™ PEI-140 from Chomerics is a lightweight, electrically-conductive plastic for EMI shielding of high temperature electronics. This plastic maintains high temperature tolerance, chemical resistance, and UL 94V-0 flammability rating for a cost effective electronics solution up to 85 dB in aerospace applications. PEI-140 complies with avionics smoke density requirements in … [Read more...]
Northrop Grumman Will Provide Combat EM Environment Simulators to EASDS
Aerospace firm Northrop Grumman has been tapped to provide eight combat electromagnetic environment simulator (CEESIM) systems to the electronic warfare (EW) self-defense ground station of the EADS (European Aeronautic Defense and Space) Company A400M transport aircraft. Under the terms of this $28.2 million contract, eight CEESIM radio frequency simulators will be provided to … [Read more...]
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