In Compliance News

IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) has formed two working groups that focus on mixed-signal language extensions and interoperability of large scale integration, package and board design. The goal of these two working groups is to standardize the stages of electronic design automation.

A new battery material has been developed that can store ten times the amount of energy that lithium-ion batteries can store. The new material has the potential to increase the battery life of portable electronics and electronic vehicles.

The Federal Communications Commission has proposed $1.93 million in fines against Viacom, ESPN and NBCUniversal for showing an advertisement numerous times that misuses the warning sounds of the Emergency Alert System (EAS).

The Federal Communications Commission is seeking comments from the public on a variety of experiments and data collection initiatives that will review how customers are affected by technology transitions. These transitions are being used to update the nation’s communications networks.

MarketsandMarkets has released a market research report that states the global electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) shielding market is expected to grow to $3.79 million in 2016 from $2.35 million in 2009. The market segment with the highest growth potential is conductive coatings and paint with an estimated CAGR of 8% from 2011 to 2016.