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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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

Ruggedized Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer Announced

 

Aaronia recently announced their ruggedized version of the Spectran XFR V5 PRO real-time spectrum analyzer with a 1 Hz to 20 GHz frequency range. It is billed as a counter-surveillance receiver with integrated GPS receiver and can scan 20 GHz in less than 20 ms. Real time bandwidth is up to 175 MHz, depending on the model and whether you order the increased bandwidth option. … [Read more...]

GCHQ Hacking Phones and Computers is Legal, Says Top UK Court

 

The Independent (UK) is reporting that computer, smartphone, and network hacking by UK intelligence agency GCHQ is legal, a security tribunal has said. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal ruled on recently that "computer network exploitation (CNE) - which can include remotely activating microphones and cameras on electronic devices such as iPhones without the owner’s knowledge – … [Read more...]

Hack-Proof RFID Chips

 

Larry Hardesty, MIT News Office, reports that MIT researchers, working together with engineers from Texas Instruments, have developed a new type of radio frequency identification (RFID) chip that is virtually impossible to hack. "If such chips were widely adopted, it could mean that an identity thief couldn’t steal your credit card number or key card information by sitting … [Read more...]

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