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 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...]
PC Board Design for Wireless Products
INTRODUCTION TO SELF-GENERATED EMI It seems many manufacturers these days are developing products that incorporate wireless technologies—both in new and existing products. Many of these products are using LTE cellular connectivity and designers are finding that the on-board DC-DC converters and processor/memory bus noise are creating enough broadband electromagnetic … [Read more...]
Heilind Electronics and Laird Performance Materials Sign Global Distribution Agreement
Heilind Electronics, a leading distributor of electronic components, announced today the signing of a global distribution agreement with Laird Performance Materials, a portfolio company of privately held Advent International. Laird serves leading names in electronics with innovative thermal interface materials; electromagnetic interference shielding materials and magnetic … [Read more...]
How to Build Your Own EMI Troubleshooting and Pre-Compliance Kit
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and the related electromagnetic interference (EMI) are some of the obstacles that must be overcome before nearly any electronics product can be brought to market—whether it’s an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) device, a consumer electronics product, or military and aerospace equipment. Products must not interfere with one another … [Read more...]
Rohde & Schwarz presents next generation test solutions for Bluetooth® Low Energy up to version 5.2
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (Bluetooth SIG) adopted the first specifications for BLE 5.2 at the end of 2019. This initially concerns the new power control functions. Rohde & Schwarz has already integrated specified tests into the Bluetooth test software of its wireless testers in the R&S CMW platform. In addition, Bluetooth LE 5.2 will provide extended audio … [Read more...]
Würth Elektronik Circuit Board Technology Successfully Completes Research Project on Intelligent ARM-Hand Orthosis
In automobile production, industrial robots and production lines largely relieve people of having to work with heavy loads. This is not the case for people who work in a trade or in care, where the body can be heavily burdened by hard work. In the PowerGrasp project, a second skin provides additional strength. Following three years of research, the promising results are now … [Read more...]
Advances in MMW Isolator Design Launch Manufacturers into Stratospheric Operating Frequencies
It doesn’t take a crystal ball to know where the future of wireless is heading. With inexhaustible demand driven by 5G, 6G, and beyond, ultra-high-definition video, autonomous cars, security applications, and IoT, the sky's the limit for utilizing the higher ends of the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum. Meeting this demand requires products capable of capitalizing on the … [Read more...]
The Emerging Threat of Tactical Electromagnetic Interference & its Spread into Non-Defense Sectors
During the last five years intentional electromagnetic interference (IEMI) has emerged as a credible and increasingly likely threat to commercial and defence facilities alike, with a potentially crippling cost to individual organizations of such a localized attack. Hollywood has long used electromagnetic interference (EMI) and electromagnetic pulse (EMP) phenomena as the de … [Read more...]
The Top Five Reasons Products Fail EMI Testing
Introduction The three top product failures I see constantly in my consulting practice are (1) radiated emissions, (2) radiated susceptibility, and (3) electrostatic discharge. After reviewing and testing hundreds of products over the years, I’ve come to the conclusion that products fail these tests for five common reasons (somewhat in order of incidence); PC Board … [Read more...]
