Dear readers, I have been really busy working in training and EMI troubleshooting in the past months. I am happy to be here again with a new post. This month we will see a topic from a real world situation very interesting for electronic designers working in conducted emissions problems. In one of the projects I was involved several weeks ago, a product was failing in … [Read more...]
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Review of MIL-STD 461 CS103 Intermodulation, CS104 Rejection of Undesired Signals and CS105 Cross-Modulation
Introduction Rapid technology advances in the wireless communications world makes test and evaluation of Radio Frequency (RF) devices a difficult subject. It seems that by the time a new device hits the market, it has been made obsolete by the next generation. I recall hearing from a major electronics manufacturer CEO that 90% of sales happen within 90-days of market … [Read more...]
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) in Electro-Optic Devices
Many electronic components used in highly technological devices can be damaged or degraded by sudden electrostatic discharges, known by the term Electrostatic Discharge (ESD). Components such as transistors, diodes, laser diodes, electro-optical devices, and a variety of integrated circuits are all sensitive to electrostatic discharge. Many manufacturers are increasingly … [Read more...]
Review of MIL-STD 461 CS117 Lightning Induced Transients, Cables and Power Leads
Introduction Lightning may produce a spectacular display when viewed, but the associated electromagnetic effects (EME) has the potential (pun intended) to severely damage electrical and electronic circuits. MIL-STD-461G added a new test method to evaluate device tolerance for induced current on equipment cables or insulation breakdown from the effects of indirect lightning. … [Read more...]
EMC Laboratory Selection Audit Items
Introduction This blog will provide the reader with an introduction to some of the items that need to be looked at when auditing an EMC laboratory with an eye to placing them on your company’s approved lab list. This is not an in-depth look at each item but is based on my experiences auditing laboratories (both in-house and 3rd party) over a number of years. Key … [Read more...]
The Top-Ten Articles and Blogs as of December 2018
Most magazines like to review the top ten most viewed articles this time of year and Interference Technology is no different. We think our readers and authors are awesome and enjoy highlighting some of the most popular articles to date. So, here we go: What is differential and common mode current, by Ron Brewer. Unwanted conductive and radiative emissions can be … [Read more...]
Review of MIL-STD-461 CS118 – Electrostatic Discharge
Introduction MIL-STD-461G, released in December 2015, added a test for Personnel Borne Electrostatic Discharge (ESD). Prior to this release, this type of test for electronic systems and sub-systems was managed at the system level under MIL-STD-464C released in 2010. Both of these standards contain similar requirements. MIL-STD-461G provides the details on testing and … [Read more...]
Digging Deep into the RF Spectrum: New CRFS Toolkit for Forensic Spectrum Analysis
Cambridge, UK: CRFS, an RF technology company, has today launched a new software tool called RFeye DeepView. DeepView is unique in two key ways. Firstly, it allows the user to analyze the RF spectrum in precise detail, to discover signals of interest that might be intermittent or hidden in the noise. It also enables the user to analyze vast data sets with unprecedented ease and … [Read more...]
Interstate Connecting Components (ICC) Earns SAE AS9100 Revision D Quality Management System Certification
ICC is now qualified to ISO 9001:2015/SAE AS9100D – the latest quality management standard in the aerospace and defense industry LUMBERTON, N.J. -- Interstate Connecting Components (ICC), a division of Heilind Electronics Mil-Aero and a leading distributor of military-aerospace connectors and accessories worldwide, officially announced its successful transition from ISO … [Read more...]
Passive Plus, Inc. Broadband Capacitors:16kHzTO >67GHz
Huntington, New York---July2018 Passive Plus, Inc. (PPI) has developed aseries of Broadband Capacitors available in 4 different case sizes:01005BB, 0201BB, 0402BB, and0805BB. Values available are 10nF (10,000pF) and 100nF (100,000pF). These capacitors are intended primarily for coupling RF signals or, occasionally, for bypassing them to ground,while blocking DC. The … [Read more...]
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