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CDM discharges exhibit a fast initial current step when the stray capacitance of the pogo pin is charged. It is demonstrated that the high slew rate can damage sensitive gate oxides. The miscorrelation of CDM and CC-TLP methodologies is addressed by applying pulses with 20 ps rise time.

This article discusses the common-mode and differential-mode radiation from cables and presents the measurement results from the SMPS connecting wires.

The regular “Banana Skins” column was published in the EMC Journal, starting in January 1998.

Answering the needs of managing EMI in actual use, this article provides hands-on guidance to specialists at the factories and elsewhere on measuring conducted EMI where it matters – in their environment. Anyone who knows how to use an oscilloscope can perform such measurements.

Optical communication can dramatically increase the bandwidth between servers while reducing complexity, power consumption, and cost.