TÜV SÜD is expanding its service offering in the area of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) measurements by acquiring Global EMC Inc. in Canada. Established in 2000, the company is located north of Toronto in the Canadian province of Ontario. The acquisition will expand TÜV SÜD’s market presence in North America and enable the company to meet the increasing demand for EMC … [Read more...]
New Chipsets Deliver Real-Time and Equivalent-Time Oscilloscopes with Bandwidths Above 100 GHz
Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced a technological breakthrough for building the world’s highest-bandwidth oscilloscopes with the successful turn-on of chipsets that take advantage of Keysight’s leading edge Indium Phosphide (InP) semiconductor technology. The new chipsets will enable Keysight to deliver real-time and equivalent-time oscilloscopes in 2017 that offer … [Read more...]
How To Achieve FCC Compliance in Six Steps
MET Labs explains how to achieve FCC compliance in six steps in their recent blog posting. They first explain about the need for EMC compliance and the various routes to compliance in the U.S. - verification, declaration of conformity, and certification. The six steps are outlined below: • Step 1 - select radio frequency and design equipment • Step 2 - test during … [Read more...]
New Extruded EMI Gaskets Announced
Nolato Silkonteknik announced their new Compashield® EE gaskets that provides both excellent EMI shielding performance and environmental sealing function in flange-and-groove mounting applications, and for that reason they have attracted lots of interest from customers who are concerned about saving space. Their extrusion process involves gaskets of electrically-conductive … [Read more...]
New Manual "ABC of Power Modules” Released
Würth Electronik has just published a new book, “ABC of Power Modules - Functionality, Structure and Handling of a Power Module" a practical manual specifically about using components to control DC voltage. The manual explains the basics of voltage control and frequently used switching topologies. Coverage includes the mechanical design of a power module and its impact on EMC … [Read more...]
Has The EMC Directive Achieved What It Set Out To Do?
NewElectronics (UK) has written a white paper on the EMC Directive - its history, the new legislative framework and how it affected the Directive, how well it’s being enforced, and market surveillance. The EMC Directive is all about electrical interference – both emissions and immunity. As test house TUV puts it ‘Do not disturb. Do not be disturbed’. When enacted in 1989, the … [Read more...]
EMC Directive 2014/30/EU Becomes Mandatory April 2016
Elite Electronic Engineering highlights some of the changes between the current EMC Directive 2004/30/EC and the new EMC Directive 2014/30/EU in a white paper published October 14, 2014. It’s time for manufacturers, importers, and distributors to adapt their CE Marking conformity assessment processes to the new directive by April 2016. The new directive will be required for … [Read more...]
Popular Wall Plug Adapters Being Recalled and Replaced
Apple has determined that, in very rare cases, the two prong Apple AC wall plug adapters designed for use in Continental Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Argentina and Brazil may break and create a risk of electrical shock if touched. These wall plug adapters shipped from 2003 to 2015 with Mac and certain iOS devices, and were also included in the Apple World Travel … [Read more...]
New Beryllium Copper Gasket Capabilities Announced
Tech-Etch, an industry leader in the etching, forming, heat treating and finishing of beryllium copper, has announced a full range of custom gasket capabilities. The mechanical and electrical properties of beryllium copper make it the material of choice for EMI/RFI shielding products, as well as battery contacts, grounding clips, connector contacts, and ESD clips. It … [Read more...]
A2LA and ANSI Recognized by NIST to Accredit Notified Bodies
A2LA and ANSI (American National Standards Institute) have been formally recognized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as an Accreditation Body offering Notified Body (NB) accreditation under ISO/IEC 17020:2012, ISO/IEC 17025:2005, and ISO/IEC 17065:2012. Currently, A2LA is the only accreditation body recognized by NIST to offer accreditation to all … [Read more...]
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