As European aircraft manufacturer Airbus pushes ahead with its next widebody airliner program, the A350 XWB, the company has come up with an entirely new design, which raises critical issues regarding EMI. One of Airbus’s flying test-beds, an A340-300, has been fitted with an A350 XWB fuselage shell panel in place of a metal panel for flight tests. The use of composites to make … [Read more...]
Prisons Should Be Able To Jam Cell Phones, Governor Says
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford on Wednesday implored federal regulators to let South Carolina jam the signals of cell phones being used illicitly by prisoners, urging the Federal Communications Commission to act on a nearly two-year-old request from Corrections Dept. Director Jon Ozmint to conduct a pilot jamming program inside a state prison. Ozmint says 30 other states … [Read more...]
Final Test-Version of Boeing 787 Nears EMC Testing
Boeing’s final test version of the 787 is getting ready for its first flight. The plane ran its engines for the first time recently and now it will enter a series of ground tests before taking to the skies. The company plans to use the 787 to test the airplane’s resistance to lightning and other electromagnetic interference.Read more in The Olympian. … [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...]
Company to Continue Work on Carbon Nanotube EMI Shielding
Nanocomp Technologies Inc. has been awarded a multi-million dollar Phase II contract by the United States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to continue its work to advance Carbon Nanotube materials as replacement for metal electromagnetic interference shielding and electrostatic discharge components on manned and unmanned aircraft.Learn more from Nanocomp Technologies … [Read more...]
Market Analyst Releases Conductive Coatings Report
NanoMarkets has announced the addition of “Conductive Coatings Markets, 2010 and Beyond: Nano-214” to its research portfolio. The report looks at the new business revenue opportunities for conductive coatings that are emerging from developments in the display, lighting, solar panel, battery and sensor markets, and provides coverage of how the maker of conductive coatings can … [Read more...]
Electrostatic Discharge Simulator in 16kV or 30kV Versions
Hipotronics, Inc., a Brewster, N.Y.-based company and Haefely EMC, a Basel, Switzerland-based company, both known as manufacturers of high voltage test and measurement equipment, announce the launch of a new ESD Simulator, the ONYX (sold under the brand name of Haefely EMC).Haefely EMC’s ONYX electrostatic discharge simulator is available in 16kV or 30kV versions. It is the … [Read more...]
Meeting IEC, ANSI, CE Mark Standards for Conducted Immunity
Advanced Test Equipment Rentals, a provider of electronic test and measurement equipment rentals, announced the immediate availability of the Teseq NSG 3060 6kV conducted immunity generator, which meets IEC standards, 61000-4-4,5,11 and 12, as well as various ANSI and CE Mark standards. IEC 61000-4-4 establishes a common and reproducible reference for evaluating the immunity of … [Read more...]
Lightning Strikes Are a Major Cause of Insurance Claims in the U.K.
It is true that you are unlikely to be struck by lightning in the UK. But it may come as a suprise to know that around one-third of all insurance payments made by UK households insurers are compensation for damage caused by lightning strikes. Most of the damage is not caused by direct strikes, but by the effects of more distant strikes. These produce voltage surges, most … [Read more...]
Company Offers ESD Protection Device Sample Kits
Mouser Electronics is stocking sample kits of Littelfuse Silicon Protection Array (SPA), which are specifically designed to protect sensitive electronic components from electrostatic discharge.Modern chipsets utilize nanometer processing technologies making them extremely susceptible to damage, which necessitates the need for external protection. The Littelfuse SPA devices … [Read more...]
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