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Free Datasheet for Xtra-Guard® Performance Cables with Supra-Shield®

 

Alpha Wire’s premium Supra-Shield shielding system combines a triple-layer aluminum/polyester/aluminum foil with a tinned copper braid shield with tight 70% coverage. Available on Alpha’s flagship Xtra-Guard cable line, Supra-Shield offers exceptional EMI performance and flexibility to protect against noise and maintain overall system integrity. The combination of foil and … [Read more...]

Free White Paper on Nanocrystalline Coating for Magnetic Shielding

 

In this white paper, Integran discusses a new conformal metal coating process that provides direct magnetic shielding to metal and polymer parts, such as electronic enclosures. This avoids the awkward forming and integration steps with conventional foil and sheet metal materials. The Nanovate™ coating affords design flexibility that can reduce weight, bulk, and boost the … [Read more...]

Nokia N8 Teardown Finds Sharp Design

 

In a teardown of Nokia’s flagship N8 smartphone, repair site iFixit deemed the placement of the phone’s EMI shield a standout feature.After removing the screws and popping off the antenna, which Nokia put near the plastic plates near the top and bottom of the largely aluminum N8, the mid-plane can be removed. “The design of the steel mid-plane is pretty genius,” iFixit wrote. … [Read more...]

EMI-Reducing Differential Oscillator

 

MSC Vertriebs GMBH’s new SiT9002 AI oscillators are designed to use built-in spread spectrum technology to reduce EMI up to 16 dB. The spread spectrum technology also allows passing compliance testing without lengthy delays, expensive board redesign or shielding. The oscillator offers several features that are compliant with PCI-Express and FBDIMM timing standards.Visit MCS to … [Read more...]

Living Life at 2.4GHz

 

In a recent article in Gizmodo discussing why 2.4GHz was chosen for unlicensed wireless items, attention focuses on the frequency of microwave ovens. The article notes that despite heavy shielding, microwave ovens’ powerful emissions could sometimes interfere with neighboring frequencies, so it was decided that they should be given a few megahertz of space in both … [Read more...]

New Board Level Shield

 

Laird Technologies Inc. recently released its new rigid corner board-level shield. The company says the shields are drawn and formed with an interlocking multi-radius corner, which provides superior EMI shielding effectiveness.Read more from Laird Technologies. … [Read more...]

Fabric Rebranded as Radiation Shielding Underwear

 

A San Francisco company has launched its brand of maternity tinfoil, dubbed Belly Armor. The makers of Belly Armor claim that it offers “guaranteed protection” for a pregnant wearer’s unborn child from the dangers of “everyday radiation,” for instance from mobile phones or computers. Read more in The Register. … [Read more...]

Shielded Plastic Connectors Meld Advantages of Metal, Plastic

 

Amphenol’s new carbon fiber filled plastic C16-3 EMI connector is touted to offer EMI shielding and can be used in applications that previously required metal connectors.The C 16-1/16-3 Series connectors are used in a wide variety of industries and equipment. Some of these include industrial machines and controls, data processing, instrumentation and test equipment, medical … [Read more...]

JEDEC and Tape & Reel Issues

 

  This article is the second part of “The Dip Tube,” which appeared in May in the 2010 Interference Technology EMC Directory & Design Guide. A digital version is available at www.interferencetechnology.com. Over the past several years, both  European- and U.S.-based organizations have sacrificed the traditional “internal auditing process” with over reliance on … [Read more...]

Who Said Catalogs Were Old School?

 

Issue: 5 September, 2010 In these days of electronic marketing, where new marketing tools appear almost daily, the old favorites like catalogs and product brochures are often ignored. In the EMC world, several companies have told me they have ceased producing catalogs (printed or electronic) because their products change too often, or because product information is available … [Read more...]

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