CEP Technologies announced it is expanding its technical cleaning and tape-and-reel operations to its San Antonio manufacturing facility to support the EMI/RFI shielding market in the United States and Mexico. The consumer electronics, automotive, medical and defense industries are the primary end users for a market projected to grow to USD 9.2 billion by 2025. “Devices and … [Read more...]
AR Releases New High-Power Amplifier, Plus Enhancements to Three Classic Designs
AR is pleased to announce the new, high-power 6000W1000 amplifier, a prime example of AR’s ability to provide high power over the 80-1,000 MHz frequency range. AR has also upgraded three Class A solid-state, broadband amplifiers; models 1000S1G2z5B, 2500A225B, and 5000A225B. The enhanced models power a wide range of applications, including automotive, military, and aviation. … [Read more...]
Demystifying EMC in an Electric Vehicle’s Drive Unit
1. Introduction The past decade has witnessed both a leap forward in technology and market expansion of the global electric vehicle (EV) industry [1]. With Tesla leading the market, followed by traditional vehicle original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) such as Volkswagen, PSA, and Toyota, to name just a few, the electrification of the automotive industry has been advancing at … [Read more...]
Analog Devices Announces Combination with Maxim Integrated, Strengthening Analog Semiconductor Leadership
Analog Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADI) and Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: MXIM) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which ADI will acquire Maxim in an all stock transaction that values the combined enterprise at over $68 billion2. The transaction, which was unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies, will … [Read more...]
Automotive Amplifier Launch CBA 6G-900/600R 0.8 to 6.0 GHz 900/600 W Solid State Amplifier
AMETEK-CT is pleased to announce the launch of the CBA 6G- 900/600R amplifier designed on the CTS amplifier platform under the Teseq product brand. The single band CBA 6G-900/600R CW amplifier has been specifically designed to meet the requirements of the automotive component test market. With optimized saturated output power of 900 watts between1.2-1.4 GHz and 600 watts … [Read more...]
New at Heilind Electronics: Amphenol RF’s Ruggedized ARC Connectors
Heilind Electronics, a premier international distributor of electronic components, has expanded its line of harsh environment interconnects with Amphenol Ruggedized Connectors (ARC). Featuring a 50-ohm impedance and DC to 6 GHz frequency, the new connectors are designed and manufactured by Amphenol RF, a leader in coaxial solutions. The ARC family of connectors offers a … [Read more...]
Five Steps for Successful Automotive EMC Design
What makes automotive EMC special? Electronic systems in automotive involve in safety-critical functions which include engine management, braking control, and airbag deployment, to name a few. Also, the automotive industry has seen a new generation of onboard electronics for driver assistance devices and entertainment. Having the mobility of automobile, it can be exposed to … [Read more...]
EMC/EMI Challenges for the Connected Car
ABSTRACT Our automobiles are becoming more connected and reliant on wireless connectivity, and at the same time, the number of high-compute internal systems is rapidly increasing. Like any high-speed, complex digital electronic system, automotive electronics can be both a cause of, and highly sensitive to, electromagnetic interference (EMI), and the consequences of failure can … [Read more...]
EMC Simulation for Automotive Ethernet
Introduction The increasing use of electronics in vehicles introduces new risks of interference and crosstalk between components. OEMs and government regulators impose strict limits on electromagnetic interference (EMI) and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), and redesigning a component that fails to meet these standards can be both expensive and time-consuming. This article … [Read more...]
Harwin Introduces FPC Assemblies with Hi-Rel Connectors
Harwin now offers both its Datamate J-Tek and Gecko high-reliability (Hi-Rel) connectors with flexible printed circuits (FPCs) attached for situations where there is little space above the board surface. Highly suited to aerospace, motorsport, satellite, and defense installations, these FPC assemblies provide engineers with lower profile interconnect solutions. This means that … [Read more...]
