Overview: Most EMC design textbooks that cover printed circuit board (PCB) design and layout – including mine – do not cover the special EMC issues associated with Ball Grid Array devices (BGAs), so this webinar covers PCB design techniques that will reduce their emissions and increase their immunity. In particular, how to get good plane meshes under them, and how to … [Read more...]
Study Highlights Need to Re-Evaluate Railway EMC Standards
As part of a recently-completed European Union study on the effects of multi-source electromagnetic interference on trains, a British consulting company has helped redesign the way that conformance to railway electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standards is determined. The project in question, a two-year study known as TREND (Test of Rolling Stock Electromagnetic Compatibility … [Read more...]
Software Tackles Digitally Modulated RF Signals for Circuit and System Design
Agilent Technologies has announced the release of its new Genesys 2014 RF simulation and synthesis software. Designed for circuit and system designers, the Agilent EEsof EDA software features breakthrough modulated RF analysis as well as enhancements to its custom-filter direct synthesis technology. Using Genesys 2014, designers can now simulate digitally modulated RF signals … [Read more...]
Webinar on PCB Suppression of ICs with BGA or Multiple Power Rails
On June 25, 2014, Keith Armstrong will present a live webinar on “PCB Suppression of ICs with BGA or Multiple Power Rails." Overview: Most EMC design textbooks that cover printed circuit board (PCB) design and layout – including mine – do not cover the special EMC issues associated with Ball Grid Array devices (BGAs), so this webinar covers PCB design techniques that will … [Read more...]
EMI Shielding Compounds for Automotive Radar and Sensing System Components
Thermoplastics compounder RTP Company has developed new EMI shielding compounds ideal for replacing metal or conductive coated plastic housings in automotive sensing systems. Automotive radar and sensing systems designed to maintain vehicle safety and reliability require EMI protection to eliminate “noise” that could interfere with signal processing, the company says. As the … [Read more...]
RF Power Amplifier Reference Solution Speeds Test System Development
Agilent Technologies has introduced a new RF power amplifier manufacturing test solution with envelope tracking capability. The first of the company’s new “Reference Solutions,” it includes a graphical user interface program for simplified solution evaluation, example source code optimized for speed, extremely fast modulation analysis and excellent accuracy and measurement … [Read more...]
Signal Amplifier Design for Mobile Phone Masts to Cut Energy Demands
A breakthrough in the design of signal amplifiers for mobile phone masts could cut the load on power stations by 200MW and reduce CO2 emissions by 500,000 tons per year. Researchers from the University of Bristol and the University of Cardiff say the new amplifier, which was funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), works at 50 percent … [Read more...]
Modeling Tool Speeds Up Computation of EMI on Electronic Circuit Boards
Researchers in Singapore have created a new computer tool they say could speed up the electronic design process by more quickly ensuring electromagnetic compatibility. “Electromagnetic interference is a critical problem for the electronics industry,” Xian-Ke Gao from the A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing in Singapore said. “Engineers are keen to understand how the … [Read more...]
Bureau to Provide Lab Accreditation for FCC Specs
The Laboratory Accreditation Bureau (L-A-B), a division of the Accreditation Services Bureau (A-S-B), has announced that the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) now accepts L-A-B accreditation for testing laboratories seeking recognition by the Commission to perform testing of telecommunications equipment subject to the Commission’s rules. An independent … [Read more...]
Miniature Chip Bead Ferrites for Mobile Devices
Würth Elektronik has released a new miniature chip bead ferrite in the standard 0201 chip format. According to the company, this package design increases packing density of components on circuit boards three-fold compared with the chip bead ferrite packages previously available on the market. Ideal for mobile devices, the new chip bead ferrites offer broadband interference … [Read more...]
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