Apple has determined that, in very rare cases, the two prong Apple AC wall plug adapters designed for use in Continental Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Argentina and Brazil may break and create a risk of electrical shock if touched. These wall plug adapters shipped from 2003 to 2015 with Mac and certain iOS devices, and were also included in the Apple World Travel … [Read more...]
New Formats in Firmware Upgrade for Spectrum Analyzer
Jason Chonko, applications and support engineer for Rigol North America, announced a new firmware upgrade for the DSA815 spectrum analyzer. The new firmware adds JPG and PNG formats to the Quick Print Options. Prior to this, the only screen print format was BMP, which doesn’t import very well into Microsoft Word. To change the Quick Print format, press SYSTEM > Down Arrow … [Read more...]
New Broadband Preamplifier Announced
Langer EMV has announced a new broadband preamplifier, model PA 306, designed to boost the signal from near field probes. The frequency range is 100 kHz to 6 GHz with gain of 30 dB and noise figure of 3 dB, typical. The PA 306 amplifies weak signals from near-field probes or antennas. The preamplifier features a low noise figure performance in combination with a high dynamic … [Read more...]
How White Hat Hackers Stole Crypto Keys from an Offline Laptop in Another Room
In recent years, "air-gapped" computers, which are disconnected from the internet so hackers can not remotely access their contents, have become a regular target for security researchers. Now, researchers from Tel Aviv University and Technion have gone a step further than past efforts, and found a way to steal data from air-gapped machines while their equipment is in another … [Read more...]
Hackers Take Hospital Offline, Demand $3.6M Ransom
For more than a week, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center has been in a state of emergency after a malware attack shut down the network unless a ransom of $3.6 million was paid. The attack has compromised the hospital’s ability to care for patients as medical professionals have been unable to access patient records such as lab reports, X-rays and MRI results. Currently, the … [Read more...]
Swedish Transport Administration Leads Fight Against Mobile Interference
The International Railway Journal reports that 4G and 3G mobile networks are causing severe interference to safety-critical GSM-R radio communications. Sweden's railway sector is currently engaged in an intensive programme to combat the problem by a self-imposed deadline of July 1st. Kevin Smith, of Trafikverket, reports on the project's progress, "For mission-critical radio … [Read more...]
Additional Shielding Technology on New Smartphone
Korea IT News reports that Apple is applying a shielding technology that blocks EMI in the iPhone 7. It is a measure to increase performance while decreasing electromagnetic interference to major chips and to solve people's fear on electromagnetic waves from smartphones. The shielding is being applied to variety of digital chips, radio frequency (RF) connectivity (wireless … [Read more...]
Lee Hill Discusses Reason for 5-City Tour and What Engineers Can Learn By Attending
Top industry expert Lee Hill's free live seminar hosted by Rhode and Schwarz and Interference Technology is hitting 5 cities this March and will cover new real-time tools, probing solutions, EMC pre-compliance tests, and much more. Join this highly focused one-day Seminar and learn how to uncover, characterize, and solve the most elusive EMI problems. Understand test setups … [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...]
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