The Federal Communication Commission’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) announced that it will begin field testing the performance of prototype television white space devices (WSDs), commencing the week of July 14, 2008.The commission is conducting tests of prototype white spaces devices as part of its rule making to consider authorizing the operation of new low power … [Read more...]
ON Semiconductor Opens R&D Facility in Limerick, Ireland
Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) and Minister for Enterprise, Trade, and Employment Mary Coughlan and ON Semiconductor, known for its ESD and EMI protection chips and other silicon solutions, have announced the establishment of a new Research and Development Center at Raheen Business Park, Limerick. The new center will develop controller and driver integrated circuits for next … [Read more...]
AVX Corporation Pledges $140,000 to Earthquake Disaster Recovery
AVX Corporation and its employees have raised recovery funds for the earthquake victims in China’s Sichuan Province. The contributions have benefited the Chinese Embassy of Singapore for Sichuan Earthquake Relief, the China Red Cross, the Sichuan Emergency Relief Fund, the Tsinghua Emergency Relief Fund, and UNICEF. On June 27, AVX Corporate Vice President for Asia, S.M. Chan, … [Read more...]
Two CISPR EMC Drafts Issued
CISPR 15 Amd. 2 Ed. 7.0 (2008-06) and CISPR16-2-1 Ed. 2.0 (2008-06) are now available. Amendment 2 of CISPR 15 involves the “introduction of measurement instrumentation uncertainty and deletion of banning of sales.” Edition 2 of CISPR 16-2-1 involves the “specification for radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus and methods – Part 2-1: Methods of measurement of … [Read more...]
Alion Awarded $7-Million Contract to Provide RF Services to NOAA
Alion Science and Technology has won a $7-million contract to provide a wide range of radio frequency (RF) services to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This three-year contract was awarded through the Modeling and Simulation Information and Analysis Center (MSIAC). Under terms of the contract, any NOAA office can utilize Alion’s expertise in RF … [Read more...]
Oxlely to Provide New Custom Filter for Commercial Aircraft
UK-based Oxley Development Company Ltd. has partnered with Turbo Power Systems (TPS) to provide an EMC compliant filter system for a new commercial aircraft. In designing a rack-mounted liquid-cooled controller for the aircraft’s jettison fuel pump, TPS needed a high performance filter connector that would not only remove EMI from system and power lines but would also meet the … [Read more...]
Testing of the Global Hawk’s Electromagnetic Profile Completed at Edwards Air Force Base
The Global Vigilance Combined Test Force has concluded an electromagnetic profile study of Northrup Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk 20 aircraft at the Benefield Anechoic Facility at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The completed three-week study marked the first time the test force used an entire Global Hawk aircraft inside the anechoic facility. In the past, testers had used … [Read more...]
COTS Enclosure Boasts EMI Shielding & Light Weight for Avionics
The new 12R1 series of enclosures from Elma Electronics are up to 20 percent lighter than previous models and are available in RoHS compliant models. These lighter models are particularly well suited to avionics and other weight restricted applications. The 12R1 COTS line has complete EMC shielding integrity with braided gasketing, honeycomb filtering, and blind-riveting. The … [Read more...]
Lightweight Shielding Plastic Targets Aerospace Applications
PREMIER™ PEI-140 from Chomerics is a lightweight, electrically-conductive plastic for EMI shielding of high temperature electronics. This plastic maintains high temperature tolerance, chemical resistance, and UL 94V-0 flammability rating for a cost effective electronics solution up to 85 dB in aerospace applications. PEI-140 complies with avionics smoke density requirements in … [Read more...]
New Lockheed Martin Radar Facility to Include State-of-the-Art EM-Shielded Anechoic Chamber
Lockheed Martin has broken ground for a $15-million, 9600-foot radar test facility that will provide one of the world’s most advanced large antenna measurement systems. The 80-foot tall structure will be added on to the existing EP-6 building in Syracuse, NY. Slated for completion in summer 2009, this facility will house one of the world’s largest high-precision, spherical … [Read more...]
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