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...]
FCC, Title 47 of the CFR
MET Labs just published an article, “6 Steps to Successful FCC Testing & Certification of Electronic Products”, on their blog. Manufacturers who plan to market their products in the U.S. are required to meet the requirements of the Federal Communications Commission, per Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Most products that emit RF energy above 9 kHz, must … [Read more...]
European Regulatory Changes
Elite Electronic Engineering reminds manufacturers that "2016 marks a year of change for several key European Union directives and regulations. New CE Marking directives for EMC, electrical safety, and radio equipment start their transition period soon. In addition the functional safety type-approval regulation covering EMC for tractors takes effect as of January 2016." For … [Read more...]
Free Designers Kit of Shielding Materials
ARC Technologies, manufacturers of various types of innovative EMI shielding materials, is offering designers and EMI engineers a free “Engineer’s Survival Kit” of various EMI shielding materials. Products include plating and conductive materials, dielectric absorber foam for radar applications, and magnetic and e-field shielding. The latest product is a unique “hot melt” … [Read more...]
2016 Engineer of the Year Announced
Signal integrity expert and dean of Teledyne-LeCroy’s Signal Integrity Academy, Eric Bogatin, was voted 2016 Engineer of the Year at the recent DesignCon in Santa Clara, California last week. Sponsored by National Instruments, the award is given to an engineer demonstrating leadership and commitment to high-speed digital design. Bogatin, based in Longmont, Colorado, has a long … [Read more...]
New USB 3.1 C-Type Connectors
The USB C-type connector, recently announced by Amphenol, is a reversible design that can pass 10 GB/s data. It also includes power, along with data connections. The full metal shield protects against EMI and ESD. For more, click here. … [Read more...]
Digital Power Control
A joint collaboration by Würth Electronics - Midcom, Infineon, and Biricha Digital has made a design kit to explore digital power control. The XMC Digital Power Explorer Kit offers two control cards based on ARM Cortex processors. Features include a synchronous buck converter, a high-resolution PWM, an on-board resistive load, and a PMBus communication option. For more, click … [Read more...]
Company to Help U.S. Army Modernize EMRE Test Complex
AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation announces it has been awarded a contract to provide large broadband RF amplifiers to the U.S. Army. The contract is part of the US Army Electromagnetic Environmental Effects Systems Modernization Program at White Sands Missile Range, Electromagnetic Radiation Effects (EMRE) test complex in New Mexico, according to the company. The company is … [Read more...]
French Security Firm: Hackers use Radio Waves to Hijack Smartphones
Security researchers have reportedly discovered that hackers can use radio waves to hijack data on Android smartphones and iPhones through Google Now and Siri. Hackers accomplish this by sending radio waves to the devices and tricking users into sending them information by responding to voice commands. “According to French security firm ANSSI, which made the discovery, the … [Read more...]
Universities Team up to Help Protect Nation’s Power Grid from Cyber Attacks
Researchers from FIU’s College of Engineering and Computing have teamed up with four other universities and a utility company to help protect the nation’s power grid from cyber attacks. “A cyber attack on any part of the nation’s power grid could leave millions of people without power, resulting in serious health and safety threats as well as a major economic blow. Working … [Read more...]
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