The Global EMC University was first offered at the 2007 IEEE EMC Symposium in Honolulu, Hawaii as a means of helping engineers who were new to EMC to get up to speed on a variety of topics that are an important part of EMC engineering. The overwhelming response to this program caused the Symposium Committee to add it to the Technical Program for the 2008 Symposium in Detroit where it again received high praise from those who were in attendance. We are pleased to be able to offer the Global EMC University once again at the 2009 IEEE International EMC Symposium in Austin, Texas.Global EMC University is 20 hours of instruction on basic EMC-related topics that is run in parallel with the traditional technical sessions at the symposium. Students are encouraged to participate in symposium workshops, exhibits, and social activities when they are not in class. Classes are taught by an international panel of educators, who are selected for this program based on their reputation for excellence in areas of practical importance to EMC engineers and their demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with students who are new to the field.The targeted audience is EMC engineers who have been in the EMC profession less than five years; however, past classes have included many individuals who were EMC veterans wanting to improve their understanding of basic concepts. The overall objective of this sequence of lectures is to provide a comprehensive introduction to the basic concepts and skills that are necessary to be successful in the EMC profession.Learning Objectives/Outcomes: At the end of this sequence of lectures, the participant will:
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Understand and be able to use basic circuit analysis to understand and to solve EMC problems.
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Understand the basic principles of numerical electromagnetic field solvers and their application to modeling and simulation of EMC problems.
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Understand how to apply power supply filtering to reduce the conducted emissions.
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Understand the basic properties of intentional and unintentional antennas.
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Understand how radiated electromagnetic fields are produced in an electronic product and how design methods can reduce those emissions.
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Understand how electromagnetic shielding is accomplished and the factors that affect those properties.
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Understand how to design high-speed digital circuits to preserve signal integrity.
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Understand crosstalk and the options that the designer has to control crosstalk.
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Understand the basic principles of proper PCB layout that controls radiated and conducted emissions.
A certificate of completion will be provided to students who have signed in and signed out each day thereby confirming 100% attendance at all lectures. CEUs will be assigned to this course.
