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...]
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...]
Laird’s SuperCool Thermoelectric Assembly Increases Cooling Performance By Up To 60%
Designed for refrigeration applications in medical diagnostics and analytical instrumentation, the high-performance SuperCool Series delivers high heat pumping capacity in a small form factor... August 1, 2018 -- Global technology leader Laird (LRD: London) has launched a high performance thermoelectric assembly (TEA) series for indoor lab environments that offers a higher … [Read more...]
Knowles PD10730
“The rate of component obsolescence has increased over the last 15 years”, says Steve Hopwood, Senior Application Engineer at Knowles Precision Devices (KPD). “OCMs are discontinuing more part numbers per year for a variety of reasons, including manufacturing changes, changes in die dimensions and other technology changes.” The increase in the number of EOL notices over … [Read more...]
TMD Develops High Power Dual Combined Version of its Latest Modular Instrumentation Amplifier
TMD Technologies Limited (TMD), world class, West London based manufacturer of professional microwave and RF products, can now offer an ultra high power dual combined version of its new PTCM Series intelligent modular TWT (Travelling Wave Tube) instrumentation amplifiers. Imad Gharib, TMD’s Sales Manager for Instrumentation Amplifiers said: “We have years of experience in … [Read more...]
EMI Troubleshooting with Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers
The latest tool for serious EMI troubleshooting or debugging has become the real-time (RT) spectrum analyzer. Because manufacturing costs have been decreasing, some RT analyzers are becoming more affordable than ever. In this article, I’ll show you the advantages in using RT analysis for observing and troubleshooting unusual EMI. INTRODUCTION First, let’s review the … [Read more...]
Photo Etching Beryllium Copper Components
Plymouth, MA - Tech-Etch is the industry leader in the etching, forming, heat treating and finishing of beryllium copper. The mechanical and electrical properties of beryllium copper make it the material of choice for battery contacts, grounding clips, connector contacts, ESD clips and EMI/RFI shielding gaskets. Tech-Etch’s in-house tool and die department produces bending … [Read more...]
RIGOL Announces New RSA3000: Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer
Beaverton, OR - June 12, 2018 - RIGOL Technologies expands its portfolio of RF Test Instrumentation with the introduction of the New RSA3000 Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer. RIGOL introduced our Real-Time Analysis solutions with the RSA5000 earlier this year. It combined the power of a high performance swept spectrum analyzer with superior Real-time performance unmatched in this … [Read more...]
Fairview Microwave Releases New Series of 3.5mm Portable Calibration Kits Available for Immediate Shipment
LEWISVILLE, Texas - Fairview Microwave Inc., a leading provider of on-demand RF and microwave components, has launched a new line of 4-in-1 3.5mm calibration kits for cable verification, antenna measurement and other field test and measurement applications. Fairview Microwave’s new line of integrated, short-open-load-through (SOLT) calibration kits is made-up of two … [Read more...]