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October 2020

RF Absorber Power Handling and Safety Considerations

The safety performance specifications of RF absorbers are just as important as the other attributes of RF absorber performance.

Measuring Differential- and Common-Mode Current Radiation from Cables

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

EMC and Safety for Installations: Part 1

In Part 1 of this two-part article, we’ll discuss the development of “grounding networks” and the shift to meshed structures to reduce damage from overvoltages. Part 2 will appear in our November 2020 issue.

Non-IP Networking: Why the Industry Needs a Framework

The last thirty years have seen great strides in the deployment of communication network infrastructure. With an increasing emphasis on power-efficient communication for a growing variety of applications, there is a rising awareness that an alternative to IP might need investigation.
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Firmware: The Inexpensive Way to Address EMC Issues

Firmware is integral to the operation of most devices, and may represent an easier and less expensive pathway for addressing EMC issues. This article presents different approaches to modifying firmware as well as case studies illustrating the potential effectiveness of this approach.

Safety Outside the Box

This article discusses additional requirements that designers and safety professionals may want to consider beyond the base standard for their product based on the environment and user exposure.

FinFETs and Their Impact on ESD Protection Design

This article reviews some of the ESD protection design challenges when designing in a FinFET technology and give an outlook on the successors of FinFET.

ISO/TS 20559: A Systems Approach to Safety Communication

This new international specification focuses on workplace safety sign systems. Yet many of its underlying concepts speak to various forms of safety communication meant to reduce risk in today’s world – including product safety labeling.
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Banana Skins – October 2020 (#291-294)

Numbers 291 - 294 are taken from the Appendix to MIL-STD-464A dated 18 March...

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