As this eNews was being prepared, a scheduled demonstration at the Lieber Correctional Institution in Ridgeville, SC was postponed because of severe weather conditions. Presumably, it will be rescheduled. The South Carolina Department of Corrections and Florida-based electronics firm CellAntenna Corporation had planned a demonstration of CellAntenna’s equipment on Tuesday, … [Read more...]
Miniature EMI Filter Arrays with ESD Diodes Target Mobile Handsets
A new family of electromagnetic interference, low-pass RC Pi filter arrays from OnChip comes with onboard diodes for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection. These devices are crafted specifically for high-speed data LCD and memory card interfaces in mobile phones, PDAs, and MP3 players. The OC1425 is a 4-channel EMI filter while the EMF4020 and the OC1442 are 8-channel EMI … [Read more...]
Free Lightning Reference Poster
The Electronic Test Centre's Lightning Team offers an attractive laminated RTCA-DO160 Reference Chart for engineers involved in lightning testing. The chart includes the accepted qualifying factors of DO160 Change 3—waveforms, level requirements, and timings. The Electronic Test Centre has been performing EMC/EMI testing since 1989 and is accredited in MIL-STD, RTCA, SAE, and … [Read more...]
Varistors and Diodes Now Provide ESD Protection in Compact Packaging
Low-capacitance CeraDiodes® and multi-layer varistors (MLV) from EPCOS now provide ESD protection in a compact 0201 package. These devices with capacitances of 22 pF are characterized by a low clamping voltage and are well suited to the protection of LED background lighting. Types with capacitances up to 10 pF are also available for USB and Ethernet systems. Because of the need … [Read more...]
Automotive Transient Emission Test System Complies with ISO 7637-2
The new AES 5500 automotive transient emissions system from Teseq is the only complete solution for emission testing that is compliant to ISO 7637-2. This compliance makes this system the logical choice for testing the compatibility of conducted electrical transients of equipment installed in passenger cars and light commercial vehicles fitted with a 12-V electrical system. The … [Read more...]
Surge Protectors Safeguard Sensitive Telecom Applications
The E289 Series from Citel are surge suppressors. When plugged into a Citel base, these suppressors have been crafted expressly to protect sensitive telephone, datacom, and instrumentation equipment against harmful lightning surges and electrical transients. These suppressors utilize a hybrid that combines a fast response time (website. The NEBS/Telecom Forum on … [Read more...]
Family of P-Channel Power MOSFETS Include an ESD-Protected Version
A new family of p-channel power MOSFETs from Vishay Intertechnology includes several devices rated from 8 V to 30 V that are industry-firsts for their voltage ratings in their package type. Among the devices being released are the industry's first -12-V (SiB419DK), and -30-V (SiB415DK) single p-channel power MOSFETs in the PowerPAK SC-75 package. The previously announced … [Read more...]
New ESD Simulator Features Reduced Feature Set and Full Compliance Performance
The new NSF 437 30-kV ESD simulator from Teseq boasts a reduced feature set and economical pricing while maintaining full compliance performance to meet major global standards. The new simulator guarantees optimized reproducibility of a test by meeting the holding time of at least five seconds as required by global ESD standards. Accuracy of the simulators voltage tip is … [Read more...]
Another Australian Physician Weighs in on Cell Phone Safety Debate
Regular readers of the eNews will recall that earlier this year we carried an article on Australian neurosurgeon Vini Khurana and his report Mobile Phones and Brain Tumors—A Public Health Concern. In short, Dr. Khurana warned that exposure to electromagnetic fields could be just as harmful as smoking and that there’s the possibility for dire health consequences for long term … [Read more...]
IEEE EMC Society UKRI Slates Additional Demonstrations for EMC UK 2008 at Newbury
The IEEE EMC Society of the United Kingdom/Republic of Ireland has announced that it will be holding EMC-related demonstrations on October 14, and 15, 2008 during EMC UK 2008 at Newbury. There will be five demonstrations each day, and topics will include Static Electricity and Real ESD Sources, Live Demonstrations of Filter Topologies, Measuring Transfer Impedance to IEC … [Read more...]
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