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TÜV SÜD America Expands EMC Testing Capabilities

 

TÜV SÜD America recently announced the addition of Electromagnetic Compatibility Testing in a 10-meter EMC chamber in Rancho Bernardo, Calif. The facility will expand TÜV SÜD’s ability to provide transmitter and other wireless communications testing for a wide variety of products with customers in IT, telecom, automotive, military, aerospace, medical electronics, lab … [Read more...]

Bosch Launches Indian EMC Lab

 

Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Ltd., the engineering and IT services subsidiary of Bosch in India, has launched an Electromagnetic Compatibility Lab in Coimbatore, India. Specifically addressing the Indian market, the lab will test the quality and reliability of automotive components. RBEI experts will be able to test under the right conditions for 2- and … [Read more...]

JEDEC and Tape & Reel Issues

 

  This article is the second part of “The Dip Tube,” which appeared in May in the 2010 Interference Technology EMC Directory & Design Guide. A digital version is available at www.interferencetechnology.com. Over the past several years, both  European- and U.S.-based organizations have sacrificed the traditional “internal auditing process” with over reliance on … [Read more...]

Windshield Washer Interferes with ABS

 

In the development cycle of a certain automobile, it was found that the pump motor for the windshield washer was creating interference and causing an ABS warning light to activate.  This vehicle's brake lines were coated with a new material which had a much higher conductivity than on older models.  It was later determined that the pump motor was generating a transient that was … [Read more...]

New EMC Testing Added to Michigan Test Laboratory

 

Intertek is adding four electromagnetic compatibility test chambers to its Grand Rapids, Mich. commercial testing facility to perform electrical interference and immunity evaluations to aerospace, automotive, consumer product, medical and military requirements.Read more from Intertek. … [Read more...]

Early U.S. Tests Find No Toyota Flaw in Electronics

 

Despite lawmakers’ and some drivers’ suggestions that a malfunction in the electronic throttle control system of recalled Toyota and Lexus vehicles could have caused incidences of sudden acceleration, the government’s investigation into the complaints has found no evidence of flawed electronics in 58 of the vehicles that crashed.An examination of the crashes also found only one … [Read more...]

Panels Studying Runaway Vehicles Criticized for Lack of Electronics Experts

 

The makeup of two advisory panels charged with determining the role of electronics in the sudden, unintended acceleration of vehicles has come under criticism by auto-safety experts, who point out that there are no electronics experts on Toyota Motor Corp.’s seven member panel and three on the National Academies’ 12-member panel. Former U.S. transportation chief Rodney E. … [Read more...]

University Lab Compiles List of Automotive EMC Standards

 

The Clemson University Vehicular Electronic Laboratory, which conducts targeted research related to automotive and aerospace vehicle electronics including electronic components, circuits, sensors, communications, power distribution and mechatronics with an emphasis on systems integration, electromagnetic compatibility and modeling, has published a list of automotive EMC … [Read more...]

EMI Shielding Gaskets for Harsh Environments

 

Chomerics has introduced a new line of EMI gasket materials, developed specifically for high performance in adverse environments common to aerospace, automotive and telecommunication applications. CHO-SEAL 6502 and 6503, nickel-plated aluminum particle (Ni/Al) filled silicone and fluorosilicone elastomers offer initial and long-term shielding effectiveness after exposure to … [Read more...]

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