A new EMC testing facility has been launched by UK-based TÜV Product Service. This is a unique “spot check” testing facility for retailers, who can now determine if the electronic products they offer comply with existing standards and laws. Specifically, the testing will confirm whether household electrical items such as TVs, camcorders, and game consoles will interfere with … [Read more...]
Aluminum SMD Capacitors Target Consumer and Industrial Applications
A new line of SMD electrolytic capacitors from EPCOS covers a capacitance range from 0.1 µF to 1500 µF and are suited for voltages from 4 VDC to 100 VDC. Versions are available for temperature ranges from -40 to +85 degrees C. Depending on the CV value, the case sizes vary between 4 mm x 5.4 mm and 10 mm x 10 mm (d x l). The B41142* series with ESR values from a minimum of 0.8 … [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...]
Family of P-Channel Power MOSFETS Include an ESD-Protected Version
A new family of p-channel power MOSFETs from Vishay Intertechnology includes several devices rated from 8 V to 30 V that are industry-firsts for their voltage ratings in their package type. Among the devices being released are the industry's first -12-V (SiB419DK), and -30-V (SiB415DK) single p-channel power MOSFETs in the PowerPAK SC-75 package. The previously announced … [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...]
Google Co-Founder Larry Paige Returns to Washington to Lobby Anew for White Space Devices
As he did earlier this year. Google co-founder Larry Paige visited Washington, DC to lobby for the cause of freeing up the so-called White Spaces that separate the signals of television broadcasters, who have vigorously opposed the introduction of new wireless devices into those portions of the spectrum on the grounds that signals will inevitably interfere with television … [Read more...]
Industry Analysts Foresee Market Shakeup as Bidding for Canada’s Spectrum Slows
Industry Analysts Foresee Market Shakeup as Bidding for Canada’s Spectrum Slows After six weeks of aggressive bidding that will bring over C$4.2 billion to Ottawa’s coffers, Industry Canada’s auction is on the verge of drawing to a close with only a handful of licenses in the far north still in contention. (As we prepared the eNews, round 221 of bidding was underway.) Telecom … [Read more...]
Spread-Spectrum Oscillator Limits EMI
The VSS4 spread-spectrum oscillator from Vectron International meets FCC restrictions on permissible levels of EMI for a range of communications systems and consumer electronics applications. The VSS4 offers a frequency range of 12 MHz to 168 MHz and operates in the 140- to 85-degree C temperature range. The oscillator operates off 3.3 volts and comes with an enable/disable … [Read more...]
FCC Gets Complaint about Wireless Microphones
The Associated Press reports that consumer groups are accusing Broadway actors, mega-church pastors, karaoke DJs and others who use popular wireless microphones of unwittingly violating Federal Communications Commission rules that require government licenses for such devices. In a complaint filed Wednesday, the groups accused manufacturers of deceptive advertising in the way … [Read more...]
Reminder: Hearing Aid Compatibility Agents Must Be in Place
The Consumer and Government Affairs Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission released the 2008 Hearing Aid Compatibility Report and Order on February 28, 2008. The obligations placed on wireless handset manufacturers and public mobile service providers became effective on June 6, 2008. Specifically, the Commission amended section 68.418 of the hearing aid compatibility … [Read more...]
