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June 2014
Reality Engineering: Millibels in the Wind
Mike Violette
Technically Speaking: Resistor Value for Measuring Leakage Current
Richard Nute
Mr. Static: Environmental ESD: Part 1 – The Atmospheric Electric Circuit
Niels Jonassen
Things You May Not Have Heard About Shielding
Al Martin
EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Stephan Schmitt
Differential Mode to Common Mode Conversion on Differential Signal Vias Due to Asymmetric GND Via Configurations
Alma Jaze, Bruce Archambeault, and Sam Connor
The “Real” Cost of ESD Damage
Terry Welsher
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Reality Engineering: The Linoleum Press Job and the Meatball
Mike Violette
Technically Speaking: Behavior of Air and Solid Insulations in Series
Richard Nute
Mr. Static: Charges Are Forever
Niels Jonassen
EMC Education: The View from the Chalkboard
Geoffrey Peckham
A Challenge of Portable Radio Transmitters Used in Close Proximity
John Maas
Efficient Suppression of Interference in Modules at the Developer’s Workplace
Gunter Langer
Electromagnetic Analysis of Cable Harnesses in an Automotive Environment
Martin Vogel
Fundamentals of Electrostatic Discharge
Part Three: Basic ESD Control Procedures and Materials
The ESD Association
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April 2014
Reality Engineering: A Wreck of a Story
Mike Violette
Technically Speaking: “Energy Hazard” – A History and Analysis
Richard Nute
Mr. Static: Static Electricity and People
Niels Jonassen
On Your Mark: Effective Product Safety Labels
Geoffrey Peckham
How and Why to Green-Light Sustainability in Your Electronics Engineering
William F. Hoffman III, Ph.D.
The Power of IEC 62474 for Product Compliance and Eco-design
Walter Jager, Robert Friedman and Linda Young
Fundamentals of Electrostatic Discharge
Part Two: Priniples of ESD Control – ESD Control Program Development
The ESD Association
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2014 Annual Reference Guide
EMC | Product Safety | ESD | Telecom/Wireless
Letter from the Editor: Welcome to the 2014 Annual Reference Guide
Reality Engineering: The Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers
Mr. Static: From Electrostatics to ESD
EMC
So you are a new EMC Engineer…… Now what?
William D. Kimmel, PE and Daryl D. Gerke, PE
Why Didn’t I See This Coming?
Patrick G. Andre
Basics of EMI Troubleshooting
William D. Kimmel, PE and Daryl D. Gerke, PE
The Basic Principles of Shielding
Gary Fenical
Lessons Learned from the Design and Construction of an Open Area Test Site (OATS) and Sound Measurement Building
James K. Martin, Scott Pansing, and Andrew Bellamy
EMC Lab Selection – Revisited
Daniel D. Hoolihan
Problems That Can Arise in a Working EMC Laboratory, and How Pre-test Verifications Can Help
M. Anslow and D. R. Cullen
As-Found: Out-of-Tolerance – What to do next?
Phil Mistretta
South of the Border: Compliance in Mexico, Central America, and South America
Mark Maynard
Heading to the EU? Get Your EMC Compliance Passport Ready!
Ozgur Ozturk
Are You Ready for Entry to China?
Paul Wang
A Primer on Automotive EMC for Non-EMC Engineers
Gary Fenical
A Primer on Global Regulatory Requirements for ITE
John Maas
Designing Automotive Components for Guaranteed Compliance with Electromagnetic Compatibility Requirements
Todd Hubing
Systems EMC in Medical Electronics
William D Kimmel and Daryl D. Gerke
Product Safety
Product Design: How to Get the Design Right the First Time
Cherie Forbes
Marking and Labeling
Homi Ahmadi
Safety Considerations for Smart Grid Technology Equipment
Don Gies
Occupational Hazards of the Safety Engineer: OSHA Meets UL
Ted Eckert
ESD
Things You May Not Have Heard About Lightning and Grounds
Al Martin
The Value of Certification
Carl Newberg for the EOS/ESD Association, Inc.
A Brief History of Electrostatic Discharge Testing of Electronic Products
Dan Hoolihan
EMC Properties of ESD Generators
Gunter Langer
ESD Standards: An Annual Progress Report
The ESD Association
Telecom/Wireless
Market-Driven Standardization and IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Innovation
David Law
Wireless Certification in the Land of the Rising Sun
Mike Violette
The Role of NEBS Requirements in the Telecom Marketplace
Matt Marotto and Randy Ivans
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February 2014
Reality Engineering: Frying the Flight Data Recorder: How Not to Impress
Mike Violette
Technically Speaking: Double Fusing
Richard Nute
Mr. Static: Ions
Niels Jonassen
The View from the Chalkboard
Mark Steffka
EMI vs. EMC: What’s in an Acronym?
Ken Javor
Design Practices for Military EMC and Environmental Compliance
Military EMC Staff, Intertek
Usability Engineering: Observe Users, Improve Product Safety
Frank O’Brien
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January 2014
Technically Speaking: Understanding Creepage Distances
RIchard Nute
Mr. Static: Static Hocus Pocus
Niels Jonassen
On Your Mark: Your Guide to Effective Product Safety Labels
Goeffrey Peckham
Growing the Engineer’s Toolkit: Project Management Tips and Techniques
Mark Maynard
Furthering Your Professional Development in 2014
The Editors of In Compliance
Fundamentals of Electrostatic Discharge – Part One: An Introduction to ESD
The ESD Association
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December 2013
Mr. Static: Induction: What it means to ESD
Niels Jonassen
Reality Engineering: A Jungle Survival Story
Mike Violette
More Speed, More Insight: Use of FFT-based EMI Test Receivers for EMI Compliance Measurements
Jens Medler
Problems That Can Arise in a Working EMC Laboratory, and How Pre-test Verifications Can Help
M. Anslow and D. R. Cullen
A Wide-band Hybrid Antenna for Use in Reverberation Chambers
Andrew C. Marvin, Giuseppe Esposito, John F. Dawson, Ian D. Flintoft, Linda Dawson, Jeremy K. A. Everard and Gregory C. R. Melia
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November 2013
Mr. Static: How Is Static Electricity Generated?
Niels Jonassen
EMC Education: The View from the Chalkboard
Mark Steffka
Wireless Certification in the Land of the Rising Sun
Mike Violette
A 1kV Discharge Directly onto a Staple Leads to Increased Energy Penetration Inside Metallized Static Shielding Bags
Bob Vermillion
Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Effects in Wireless Power Transfer Using Magnetic Resonance Coupling for Board-to-Board Level Interconnection
Sukjin Kim, Hongseok Kim, Jonghoon J. Kim, Bumhee Bae, Sunkyu Kong and Joungho Kim
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October 2013
Mr. Static: Charging by Walking
Niels Jonassen
On Your Mark: OSHA’s New Safety Sign Ruling and Its Impact on Workplace Safety
Geoffrey Peckham
Reality Engineering: The Ringing Rocket
Mike Violette
EMC Lab Selection – Revisited
Daniel D. Hoolihan
Lessons Learned from the Design and Construction of an Open Area Test Site (OATS) and Sound Measurement Building
James K. Martin, Scott Pansing, and Andrew Bellamy
EMC Test Laboratory Software Program Development: A Proven Process
Jack McFadden
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September 2013
Mr. Static: Is Static Electricity Static?
Niels Jonassen
Technical Tidbits: Measuring Breakdown Voltage with an ESD Simulator
Douglas C. Smith
Systems EMC in Medical Electronics
William D Kimmel and Daryl D. Gerke
Marking and Labeling
Homi Ahmadi
Facility Power Filters: Symmetric vs. Asymmetric Performance
Sergio N. Longoria
Pin Holes & Staples Lead to Diminished Performance in Metallized Static Shielding Bags
Bob Vermillion
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August 2013
Letter from the Editor
Mr. Static: Are Ions Good for You?
Niels Jonassen
EMC Education: The View from the Chalkboard
Mark Steffka
Reality Engineering: Timbuktu (or Bust)
Mike Violette
Reaching for the Stars from the Lens of a Telescope
Eddie Pavlu
Diamond Jubilee: The 60th Anniversary of the Use of the 41 Inch Rod Antenna in Military EMI Testing
Ken Javor
Are You Ready for Entry to China?
Paul Wang
Filter Connectors from a 2013 Perspective
Fred Kozlof
The Value of Certification
Carl Newberg for the EOS/ESD Association, Inc.
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July 2013
The iNARTE Informer
Mr. Static: Abatement of Static Electricity – Part II: Insulators
Niels Jonassen
On Your Mark: OSHA Validates ANSI Product Safety Labeling Formats Through Update to Facility Safety Sign and Tag Regulations
Geoffrey Peckham
EMI in Components
Daryl Gerke and Bill Kimmell
Experiments In EMC: How Common Mode Currents Are Created
Glen Dash
Why Didn’t I See This Coming?
Patrick G. André
A Broadband, Low-Noise Time-Domain System for EMI Measurements through Ka-Band up to 40 GHz
Christian Hoffmann, Ayoub Sidhom, Stephan Braun and Peter Russer
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June 2013
The iNARTE Informer
Mr. Static
Niels Jonassen
Reality Engineering: The Scale of Shaky Things
Mike Violette
A Primer on Automotive EMC for Non-EMC Engineers
Gary Fenical
Electromagnetic Compatibility Assessment of Wireless Emissions in Shipboard Spaces
Gregory Tait and Paul Opperman
Corona Noise Considerations for Smart Grid Wireless Communication and Control Network Planning
Dheena Moongilan
ESD Standards: An Annual Progress Report
The ESD Association
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May 2013
The iNARTE Informer
Mr. Static
Niels Jonassen
EMC Education: The View from the Chalkboard
Mark Steffka
Designing Automotive Components for Guaranteed Compliance with Electromagnetic Compatibility Requirements
Todd Hubing
Heading to the EU? Get Your EMC Compliance Passport Ready!
Ozgur Ozturk
Engineering Our Future: A View of Changes Facing Engineers – Part 3
Gregg Kervill
A Sunny Day in Tennessee
Mary Ann Kahl
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April 2013
The iNARTE Informer
Mr. Static
Niels Jonassen
On Your Mark
Geoffrey Peckham
The Role of NEBS Requirements in the Telecom Marketplace
Matt Marotto and Randy Ivans
What Do You Mean, Environmental Test… and “Don’t Stack Your Resonances”?
Wayne Tustin
Things You May Not Have Heard About Lightning and Grounds
Al Martin
Engineering Our Future: A View of Changes Facing Engineers – Part 2
Gregg Kervill
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2013 Annual Reference Guide
EMC | Product Safety | ESD | Telecom/Wireless
Letter from the Editor: Welcome to the 2013 Annual Reference Guide
EMC
The Basic Principles of Shielding
Gary Fenical
So you are a new EMC Engineer…… Now what?
William D. Kimmel, PE and Daryl D. Gerke, PE
A Primer on Global Regulatory Requirements for ITE
John Maas
Administrative Compliance: Your Achilles Heel?
Nick Wainwright
Conductors and “Conductive Paths” – What Is Really Happening (And why should anyone care?)
Mark Steffka
Inductance: The Misconceptions, Myths, and Truth (Size Matters)
Bruce Archambeault, Sam Connor, and Mark Steffka
Low-level, Audio Frequency Conducted Emission Measurements: Motivation and Method
Ken Javor
Low Frequency EMC and Power Quality
Dr. Magnus Olofsson
Technology Advancements in Board Level Shields for EMI Mitigation: Not Your Daddy’s Metal Can
Gary Fenical and Paul Crotty
The Evolution of EMC Testing for Electrified Powertrains in Automotive Vehicles
Rob Kado, Jim Muccioli, Dale Sanders and Terry North
As-Found: Out-of-Tolerance – What to do next?
Phil Mistretta
EMC in Military Equipment
William D. Kimmel, PE and Daryl D. Gerke, PE
Product Safety
Product Design: How to Get the Design Right the First Time
Cherie Forbes
Occupational Hazards of the Safety Engineer: OSHA Meets UL
Ted Eckert
Safety Considerations for Smart Grid Technology Equipment
Don Gies
Thermal Testing: A Primer
Homi Ahmadi
Applied Safety Science and Engineering Techniques (ASSET™): Taking HBSE to the Next Level
Thomas Lanzisero
Applied Safety Science and Engineering Techniques (ASSET™): The Evolution of Hazard Based Safety Engineering into the Framework of a Safety Management Process
Thomas Lanzisero
ESD
ESD Electronic Design Automation Checks: Outlining the Essential Requirements of the ESD Verification Flow
Michael G. Khazhinsky
ESD Electronic Design Automation Checks: Implementing ESD EDA Checks in Commercial Tools
Matthew Hogan
Discontinuing Use of the Machine Model for Device ESD Qualification
Charvaka Duvvury, Robert Ashton, Alan Righter, David Eppes, Harald Gossner, Terry Welsher and Masaki Tanaka
Effectiveness of Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors for Electrostatic Discharge Protection
Cyrous Rostamzadeh, Flavio Canavero, Feraydune Kashefi and Mehdi Darbandi
Telecom/Wireless
International Wireless Registrations: Overview for Medical Manufacturers
Michael Cassidy
Recent Changes to GR-63-CORE
Clayton Forbes
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Mr. Static
Niels Jonassen
Reality Engineering: The Big Inch
Mike Violette
Technical Tidbits
Doug Smith
EMC Education
Mark Steffka
Current Harmonics Testing
MIL-STD-1399 Section 300B versus MIL-STD-461F
Jeffrey Viel
Military Shielding
William D. Kimmel, PE and Daryl D. Gerke, PE
Time Domain Measurement: TDR or VNA?
Vittorio Ricchiuti
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Letter from the Editor
The iNARTE Informer
Mr. Static
Niels Jonassen
On Your Mark
Geoffrey Peckham
Speaking Out
Andy Martwick
Engineering Our Future:
A View of Changes Facing Engineers
Gregg Kervill
Training the Engineering Brain
Mike Violette
Career Pathways
Mary Ann Kahl
Furthering Your Professional Development in 2013
The Editors of In Compliance
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Mr. Static
Niels Jonassen
On Your Mark
Geoffrey Peckham
As-Found: Out-of-Tolerance
What to do next?
Phil Mistretta
Emerging Scanning Technologies for EMC
Michael Hopkins
Applied Safety Science and Engineering Techniques (ASSETTM)
Thomas Lanzisero
Phase Stability, Loss Stability, and Shielding Effectiveness
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The iNARTE Informer
Mr. Static
Niels Jonassen
On Your Mark
Geoffrey Peckham
EMC Education
Mark Steffka
Technical Tidbits
Douglas C. Smith
Applied Safety Science and Engineering Techniques (ASSETTM)
Thomas Lanzisero
Occupational Hazards of the Safety Engineer
Ted Eckert
Inductance: The Misconceptions, Myths, and Truth (Size Matters)
Bruce Archambeault, Sam Connor, and Mark Steffka
Administrative Compliance: Your Achilles Heel?
Nick Wainwright
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The iNARTE Informer
Mr. Static
Niels Jonassen
On Your Mark
Geoffrey Peckham
Technical Tidbits
Douglas C. Smith
Accreditation of EMC Labs in the U.S.
Werner Schaefer
ANSI ASC C63®: Status of the Committee’s EMC Standards
Daniel D. Hoolihan
Utilization of Skin Effects for Intra-plan Z-axis Partitioning in Circuit Boards
W. Michael King
International Wireless Registrations: Overview for Medical Manufacturers
Michael Cassidy
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The iNARTE Informer
Mr. Static
Niels Jonassen
On Your Mark
Geoffrey Peckham
Technical Tidbits
Douglas C. Smith
Now Is the Time for ESD Control Programs to be Improved
Fred Tenzer and Gene Felder
Investigation into the Errors Introduced by Performing EN 61000-4-3 Test Set-up Verification Using Multiple E Field Probes
Dave Cullen, Gerard Edwards and Andy Marvin
ESD Electronic Design Automation Checks: Part 2
Matthew Hogan
The Art of Spraying Electrically Conductive Paints
Jesse Hagar
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August 2012
Letter from the Editor
The iNARTE Informer
Mr. Static
Niels Jonassen
On Your Mark
Geoffrey Peckham
Myth vs. Reality
W. Michael King
The Evolution of EMC Testing for Electrified Powertrains in Automotive Vehicles
Rob Kado, Jim Muccioli, Dale Sanders and Terry North
Conductors and “Conductive Paths” – What Is Really Happening
Mark Steffka
Site Attenuation Measurements Using External Source Control
Dennis Handlon
Thermal Testing: A Primer
Homi Ahmadi
ESD Electronic Design Automation Checks: Part 1
Michael G. Khazhinsky
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The iNARTE Informer
MR. STATIC
How Fast Does a Charge Decay?
Niels Jonassen
ON YOUR MARK
GHS and Global Consistency
Geoffrey Peckham
THE FUTURE OF EMC ENGINEERING
Signal Integrity Versus EMC During Printed Circuit Board Design
Mark Montrose
Components Variables
Dennis W. Bartelt and Peter S. Merguerian
Developing a Transfer Function for FM Band Transmitters
Tom O’Brien, Jean Tezil and Syed Murad
New Voltage Sag Testing Requirements for Industrial Equipment
Andreas Eberhard
Discontinuing Use of the Machine Model for Devise ESD Qualification
Charvaka Duvvury, Robert Ashton, Alan Righter, David Eppes, Harald Gossner, Terry Welsher and Masaki Tanaka
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MR. STATIC
Polarization – For Better or Worse
Niels Jonassen
ON YOUR MARK
From IEC to ISO
Geoffrey Peckham
Myth vs. Reality:
Common-mode Field Transfer
W. Michael King
Technology Advancements in Board Level Shields for EMI Mitigation: Not Your Daddy’s Metal Can
Gary Fenical and Paul Crotty
Single Antenna Measurement Using Gated Time Domain and The Mirror Method
Michael Hillbun, James Martin and David Seabury
Recent Changes to GR-63-CORE
Clayton Forbes
Fifty-Year Old EMI Testing Problems Solved!
Ken Javor
Lightning Induced GPR
Al Martin
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May 2012
The iNARTE Informer
MR. STATIC
Environmental ESD: Part 2
Niels Jonassen
ON YOUR MARK
Tornados and Product Safety
Geoffrey Peckham
The Future of EMC Engineering:
Robotics and EMC Engineering
Mark Montrose
Impact on EMC for Electrical Powertrains with Respect to Functional Safety: ISO 26262
Jody J. Nelson, William Taylor and Robert Kado
Software as a Medical Device – Part II
Brian McAuliffe
Effectiveness of Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors for Electrostatic Discharge Protection
Cyrous Rostamzadeh, Flavio Canavero, Feraydune Kashefi and Mehdi Darbandi
Early Life Failure of Dissipative Workstation Mats
Sam Theabo and Brian Retzlaff
Founders of the EMC Society: The 1960s
Daniel D. Hoolihan
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The iNARTE Informer
MR. STATIC
Environmental ESD: Part 1
Niels Jonassen
ON YOUR MARK
Who, What and Where
Geoffrey Peckham
MYTH VS. REALITY
The First Axiom of System-Product Design
W. Michael King
TECHNICAL TIDBITS
Measuring Capacitor Self-inductance and ESR
Douglas C. Smith
Low Frequency EMC and Power Quality
Dr. Magnus Olofsson
Data Centers are Going Green
John Maas
Power Quality and EMC
D W P Thomas
ITE Requirements Around the Globe
John Maas
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2012 Annual Reference Guide
EMC Product Safety ESD Telecom Environmental
Letter from the Editor: Innovation for a Better World
EMC
So You Are a New EMC Engineer… Now What?
Daryl Gerke, PE, and Bill Kimmel, PE
A Regulatory Roadmap: That’s just regulations… Right?
Peter S. Merguerian and Dennis W. Bartelt
EMI Risk Analysis
Keith Armstrong
ITE Requirements Around the Globe
John Maas
Assessing the EMC Performance of PCB Shields Electromagnetic Modeling
Daryl Gerke, PE, and Bill Kimmel, PE
Narrowband and Broadband Discrimination with a Spectrum Analyzer or EMI Receiver
Werner Schaefer
EMC in Military Equipment
Daryl Gerke, PE, and Bill Kimmel, PE
Testing for Immunity to EMP
Jeffrey Viel
EMC Archaeology: Uncovering a Lost Audio Frequency Injection Technique
Ken Javor
The Basic Principles of Shielding
Gary Fenical
Using Ferrites to Suppress EMI
Carole U. Parker
EMI Shielding Thermoplastic Compounds: Dramatic Cost Reductions for Electronic Device Protection
Neil Hardwick
Product Safety
Product Design: How to Get the Design Right the First Time
Cherie Forbes
How to Prepare for Possible Product Recalls
Kenneth Ross
Discovering EMC’s Role in Functional Safety
David Schramm
Safety Considerations for Smart Grid Technology Equipment
Don Gies
Compliance with Product Safety Standards as a Defense to Product Liability Litigation
Kenneth Ross
ESD
ESD Standards: An Annual Progress Report
The ESD Association
Electrostatic Discharge Technology Roadmap
The ESD Association
Systems Response to Electrostatic Discharge
W. Michael King
Lightning Damage to Equipment without a Metallic Connection to an External Communications Service
Al Martin
Telecom
The “Core” of Designing for NEBS Compliance
Dave Lorusso
Managing the Use of Wireless Devices in Nuclear Power Plants
Philip Keebler and Stephen Berger
Environmental
The Future of Battery Technologies: A General Overview & Focus on Lithium Ion
Dr. Maria Wesselmark and Tom O’Hara
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Letter from the Editor: The Pioneer of Spread Spectrum Technology
The iNARTE Informer
MR. STATIC
Charges are Forever
Niels Jonassen
ON YOUR MARK
Refer to Your Manual
Geoffrey Peckham
FUTURE OF EMC ENGINEERING
Obsolescence of Technology
Mark Montrose
REALITY ENGINEERING
Clash of the Titans
Ken Javor
BY MY CALCULATIONS
The Magic of Impedance Paper
Mark Nave
Low-level, Audio Frequency Conducted Emission Measurements
Ken Javor
The Early Pioneers of the EMC Society
Daniel D. Hoolihan
Today’s Pioneers of EMC
Gene Taylor
A Historical Look Back: The 1977 CBEMA Paper on Electromagnetic Emanations – Part 3
Daniel D. Hoolihan
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January 2012
Letter from the Editor: Investing in the Future
The iNARTE Informer
REALITY ENGINEERING
Keep Looking
Mike Violette
ON YOUR MARK
The Grounding Symbols
Geoffrey Peckham
MYTH VS. REALITY
System-Product Response to Electrostatic Discharge Events
W. Michael King
SPEAKING OUT
Quality and Safety for Everyone
Hermes Magnus
So You Are a New EMC Engineer… Now What?
Daryl Gerke, PE and Bill Kimmel, PE
Meet the Educators
The Editor of In Compliance
Furthering Your Professional Development in 2012
The Editor of In Compliance
System Response to Electrostatic Discharge: Part 2
W. Michael King
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December 2011
Letter from the Editor: And the Survey Says…
The iNARTE Informer
MR. STATIC
Static Electricity and People
Niels Jonassen
ON YOUR MARK
The Grounding Symbols
Geoffrey Peckham
FUTURE OF EMC ENGINEERING
The Future as Compliance Engineers
Mark Montrose
Software as a Medical Device
Brian McAuliffe
GR-1089 Fault Testing Changes for Issue 6
Jeff Lind and José Cabanillas
System Response to Electrostatic Discharge
W. Michael King
A Historical Look Back: The 1977 CBEMA Paper on Electromagnetic Emanations – Part 2
Daniel D. Hoolihan
ESD Standards: An Annual Progress Report
The ESD Association
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November 2011
Letter from the Editor: Bridging the Generation Gap
The iNARTE Informer
MR. STATIC
Ions
Niels Jonassen
ON YOUR MARK
ISO 7010 Symbols
Geoffrey Peckham
MYTH VS. REALITY
Power Line Common-mode Conducted EMI Emissions
W. Michael King
How to Prepare for Possible Product Recalls
Kenneth Ross
Product Design: How to Get the Design Right the First Time
Cherie Forbes
Managing the Use of Wireless Devices in Nuclear Power Plants
Philip Keebler and Stephen Berger
A Historical Look Back: The 1977 CBEMA Paper on Electromagnetic Emanations
Daniel D. Hoolihan
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Letter from the Editor: Do Share!
The iNARTE Informer
MR. STATIC
Static Hocus Pocus
Niels Jonassen
REALITY ENGINEERING
Smoking or Non-smoking
Dave Lorusso
THE FUTURE OF EMC ENGINEERING
EMC and the Smart Grid
Mark Montrose
Failure Analysis: A Road Map
Keith Sellers
Troubleshooting Radiated Emissions
Kenneth Wyatt
The “Core” of Designing for NEBS Compliance
Dave Lorusso
Guide to Testing Conducted Emissions – Part 2
Keith Armstrong
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Letter from the Editor: Hats Off
The iNARTE Informer
MR. STATIC
Induction: What it means to ESD
Niels Jonassen
REALITY ENGINEERING
Celestial Dancer Certification
Mike Violette
Digital “Noise” Common-mode Coupling Mechanisms in the Z-Axis (*)
W. Michael King
ESD Target Levels: The Industry Council
The ESD Association
Electrostatic Discharge Technology Roadmap
The ESD Association
Lightning Damage to Equipment without a Metallic Connection to an External Communications Service
Al Martin
The Future of Battery Technologies – Part 2: Focus on Lithium-Ion Batteries
Rich Byczek
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Letter from the Editor: California Dreamin’
The iNARTE Informer
The Future of EMC Engineering: Printed Circuit Boards of the Future
Mark Montrose
REALITY ENGINEERING
Automating EMC Testing
Joe Tannehill
MR. STATIC
How is Static Electricity Generated?
Niels Jonassen
Recent Changes to GR-1089-CORE
Jeffrey Viel
EMI Risk Analysis
Keith Armstrong
Making Real Boards
Patrick Carrier
An Equivalent Three-Dipole Model for IC Radiated Emissions Based on TEM Cell Measurements
Siming Pan, Jingook Kim, Sungnam Kim, Jaesu Park, Heoncheol Oh, and Jun Fan
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REALITY ENGINEERING
Engineering a New China Reality: My Dinner (With The) Party
Mike Violette
Guide to Testing Conducted Emissions (Based on the Methods in EN 55022 and EN 55011)
Keith Armstrong
Eliminating the Need for Exclusion Zones in Nuclear Power Plants: Part 2
Philip F. Keebler
Experimental Validation of Common-Mode Filtering Performances of Planar Electromagnetic Band-gap Structures
F. De Paulis, L. Raimondo, D. Di Febo, A. Orlandi, B. Archambeault and S. Connor
Using Ferrites to Suppress EMI
Carole U. Parker
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The iNARTE Informer
EMI Shielding Thermoplastic Compounds: Dramatic Cost Reductions for Electronic Device Protection
Neil Hardwick
Eliminating the Need for Exclusion Zones in Nuclear Power Plants
Philip F. Keebler
Rethinking the Role of Power and Return Planes
Glen Dash
Effects of a Wire Beneath the Ground Plane on Antenna Coupling through a Slot
Takehiro Morioka and Kazuhiro Hirasawa
The Future of EMC Engineering: The Need for Energy Conservation
Mark Montrose
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May 2011
The iNARTE Informer
REALITY ENGINEERING
Days in Turkiye: Part 2
Mike Violette
Special Report: Electric Vehicle Battle Moves Beyond Cars
Dr. Peter Harrop
Noise Mitigation Analysis of a π-filter for an Automotive Control Module
Cyrous Rostamzadeh, Flavio Canavero and Feraydune Kashefi
Automotive EMC Case Study: HMI Graphics Influence on Radiated Emissions
Steve Mainville
ETSI EN 300 132‑2 Compliance Testing
Zijun Tong
A Regulatory Roadmap
That’s just regulations… Right?
Peter S. Merguerian and Dennis W. Bartelt
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Letter to the Editor: What’s Luck Got To Do With It? from Ken Javor
Letter to the Editor: What’s Luck Got To Do With It? from Ed French
The iNARTE Informer
REALITY ENGINEERING
Travels with Frosty: Days in Turkiye
Mike Violette
Ready for the RoHS Recast?
Krista Crotty
The Future of Battery Technologies: Testing & Evaluating Lithium Batteries
Rich Byczek
EMC Archaeology: Uncovering a Lost Audio Frequency Injection Technique
Ken Javor
New Test Methods to Determine the Shielding Effectiveness of Small Enclosures Defined in IEEE P299.1
Philip F. Keebler
No Sleeping in Seattle: Part 2
Recap of CISPR Projects from the 74th IEC General Meeting
Martin Wiles
The Future of EMC Engineering: EMC and Functional Safety
Mark Montrose
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2011 Annual Guide
ENGINEERING BASICS
A Dash of Maxwell’s: A Maxwell’s Equations Primer – Part 1
Glen Dash
A Dash of Maxwell’s: A Maxwell’s Equations Primer – Part 2
Glen Dash
A Dash of Maxwell’s: A Maxwell’s Equations Primer – Part 3
Glen Dash
A Dash of Maxwell’s: A Maxwell’s Equations Primer – Part 4
Glen Dash
A Dash of Maxwell’s: A Maxwell’s Equations Primer – Part 5
Glen Dash
A Dash of Maxwell’s: A Maxwell’s Equations Primer – Part 6
Glen Dash
EMC
The Basic Principles of Shielding
Gary Fenical
All Ferrite Beads Are Not Created Equal
Chris Burket
Narrowband and Broadband Discrimination with a Spectrum Analyzer or EMI Receiver
Werner Schaefer
Design and Selection of Shielding Gaskets for Medical Devices and the Effect of Cleaning Solutions on Material Performance
Anjali Khosla, Jim Kline, Claudine Lumibao-Arm,and Douglas S. McBain
Assessing the EMC Performance of PCB Shields by Electromagnetic Modeling
David P. Johns and Scott Mee
Testing for Immunity to EMP
Jeffrey Viel
The History of CISPR
Don Heirman and Manfred Stecher
The Requirements of the Automotive EMC Laboratory Recognition Program
Werner Schaefer
EMC and Railway Safety
Chris Marshman and Nick Wainwright
ITE Requirements Around the Globe
John Maas
PRODUCT SAFETY
Discovering EMC’s Role in Functional Safety
David Schramm
Ensuring Connectivity During Product Safety Testing
Shari Richardson
Compliance with Product Safety Standards as a Defense to Product Liability Litigation
Kenneth Ross
Safety Considerations for Smart Grid Technology Equipment
Don Gies
ESD
Fundamentals of Electrostatic Discharge – Part 1: An Introduction to ESD
The ESD Association
Fundamentals of Electrostatic Discharge – Part 2: Principles of ESD Control
The ESD Association
Fundamentals of Electrostatic Discharge – Part 3: Basic ESD Control Procedures and Materials
The ESD Association
Fundamentals of Electrostatic Discharge – Part 4: Training and Auditing
The ESD Association
Fundamentals of Electrostatic Discharge – Part 5: Device Sensitivity and Testing
The ESD Association
Fundamentals of Electrostatic Discharge – Part 6: ESD Standards
The ESD Association
ENVIRONMENTAL
Basic Understanding of IEC Standard Testing for Photovoltaic Panels
Regan Arndt and Dr. Ing. Robert Puto
Electronic Waste: How Waste Leads to Design Challenges
James Calder
Best Practices for REACH Compliance Management for Electronics OEMs
Larry Yen
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February 2011
The iNARTE Informer
EMC in Military Equipment
Daryl Gerke and William Kimmel
MIL-STD-464C – A Review of the Latest Revisions to the Standard: Part 3
Ken Javor
No Sleeping in Seattle: A Recap of CISPR Projects from the 74th IEC General Meeting
Martin Wiles
Effects of High-Power and Transient Disturbances on Wireless Communication Systems Operating Inside the 2.4 GHz ISM Band
Christian Klünder and Jan Luiken ter Haseborg
REALITY ENGINEERING
A Tall Tale: What’s Luck Got to Do With It?
Mike Violette
Standards Update: North American Low-Voltage Surge Protective Devices
Matthew Wakeham
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January 2011
The iNARTE Informer
Furthering Your Professional Development in 2011
The Editors of IN Compliance
Navigating the New World of ENERGY STAR
John Sabelli
Fundamentals of Electrostatic Discharge – Part 6: ESD Standards
The ESD Association
MIL-STD-464C – A Review of the Latest Revisions to the Standard: Part 2
Ken Javor
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December 2010
Letter from the Editor
The iNARTE Informer
Narrowband and Broadband Discrimination with a Spectrum Analyzer or EMI Receiver
Werner Schaefer
Harmonic Measurement for IEC 61000-4-3 and Other Radiated Immunity Standards
Jason Smith and Pat Malloy
MIL-STD-464B: A Review of the Latest Revisions to the Standard – Part 1
Ken Javor
Fundamentals of Electrostatic Discharge – Part 5: Device Sensitivity and Testing
The ESD Association
Are Standards Still Important? Even More So in the Global Economy
Fred Tenzer
The Future of EMC Engineering: EMC versus Compliance Engineering
Mark Montrose
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November 2010
Letter to the Editor: The Truth about ESD Class 0 (September 2010)
Ted Dangelmayer
RoHS Update: Exemptions Expiring, Recast Vote Delayed
Krista Botsford
The iNARTE Informer
An Open Letter: The Poor Quality of Functional Safety Engineering in the Automobile Industry
Dr. Antony Anderson, Dr. Brian Kirk and EurIng Keith Armstrong
A Brief History of Horns: From Early History to Latest Developments
Dr. Vicente Rodriguez
ITE Requirements Around the Globe
John Maas
Fundamentals of Electrostatic Discharge – Part 4: Training and Auditing
The ESD Association
Is Your Wireless Network Slowing Down or Hanging?
Dr. Farouk Zanaty
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October 2010
Letter to the Editor: Lightning and Miss Liberty (September 2010)
Jonathan Allen
Letter to the Editor: Lightning and Miss Liberty (September 2010) – A response to Dr. Allen
Mike Violette
Letter to the Editor: Lightning and Miss Liberty (September 2010) – Lightning only strikes once?
Steven R. Levesque
The iNARTE Informer
Use of Third Party EMC or Radio Test Laboratories
Werner Schaefer
What Every Company Should Gather as Part of Their Global Regulatory Compliance Management Program
Peter S. Merguerian
Novel Approaches for the Detection of Counterfeit Electronic Components
John M. Radman and Daniel D. Phillips
Compliance with Product Safety Standards as a Defense to Product Liability Litigation
Kenneth Ross
The Future of EMC Engineering: Simulation versus Experience – Which is Better?
Mark Montrose
Fundamentals of Electrostatic Discharge – Part 3: Basic ESD Control Procedures and Materials
The ESD Association
Speed Dating 22 Airplanes from the Propeller Era
Dr. Brian Kent
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September 2010
News from the EU: European Commission Asks CENELEC to Produce a European Standard for Powerline Modems
Brian Jones
News from the EU: Work Starts to Amend CENELEC Standards Affected by the Digital Dividend in Europe
Brian Jones
Letter to the Editor: EMC and Aerospace (July 2010)
Ken Javor
Letter to the Editor: EMC and Aerospace (July 2010) – A Clarification
Jack Black
The iNARTE Informer
Lightning and Miss Liberty
Mike Violette
Fundamentals of Electrostatic Discharge – Part 2: Principles of ESD Control
The ESD Association
Equivalent Transmission-Line Model for Vias Connected to Striplines in Multilayer Print Circuit Boards
Siming Pan, Jianmin Zhang, Qinghua B. Chen and Jun Fan
Decreased CDM Ratings for ESD-Sensitive Devices in Printed Circuit Boards
Jim Colnar, John Trotman and Roger Peirce
The Truth About ESD Class 0
Stephen Halperin, David E Swenson and Craig Zander
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August 2010
CISPR 11: A Historical and Evolutionary Review
Daniel D. Hoolihan
All Ferrite Beads Are Not Created Equal Understanding the Importance of Ferrite Bead Material Behavior
Chris Burket
Lack of Global Standardization Directly Impacts Market Access
Bill Holz
Simulating Small Device CDM Using Spice
Robert Ashton, Marty Johnson and Scott Ward
The Future of EMC Engineering: Compliance Engineering in the Future
Mark Montrose
Fundamentals of Electrostatic Discharge – Part 1: An Introduction to ESD
The ESD Association
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July 2010
The iNARTE Informer
SPECIAL REPORT: Regulatory Compliance Program for a Manufacturer’s Product Development Program and the Role of the Compliance Specialist
Anthony A DiBiase
Testing for Immunity to EMP
Jeffrey Viel
EMC and Aerospace
Jack Black
Discovering EMC’s Role in Functional Safety
David Schramm
Design and Selection of Shielding Gaskets for Medical Devices and the Effect of Cleaning Solutions on Material Performance
Anjali Khosla, Jim Kline, Claudine Lumibao-Arm,and Douglas S. McBain
Necessity But Insufficiency of Interoperability Measures to Assure Smooth Operation of the Wireless Networks
Dr. Farouk Zanaty
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June 2010
SPECIAL Report: Another Opinion on Automobile Sudden Unexpected Acceleration EMI Connection
William D. Webb
The Basic Principles of Shielding
Gary Fenical
A Dash of Maxwell’s: A Maxwell’s Equations Primer – Part 6
Glen Dash
Assessing the EMC Performance of PCB Shields by Electromagnetic Modeling
David P. Johns and Scott Mee
The History of CISPR
Don Heirman and Manfred Stecher
CDM Testing of Small Integrated Circuits
Robert Ashton, Marty Johnson and Scott Ward
The Future of EMC Engineering: Why FR-4 is Obsolete for Tomorrow’s Technology
Mark Montrose
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May 2010
The INARTE Informer
The Requirements of the Automotive EMC Laboratory Recognition Program
Werner Schaefer
EMC and Railway Safety
Chris Marshman and Nick Wainwright
A Dash of Maxwell’s: A Maxwell’s Equations Primer – Part 5
Glen Dash
CDM Currents for Small Integrated CIrcuits
Robert Ashton, Marty Johnson and Scott Ward
The “Real” Cost of ESD Damage
Terry Welsher
Special Report: A Cost Effective Approach to EMC and Product Safety Regulatory Compliance Requirements
Anthony A. DiBiase
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April 2010
Letter to the Editor: EMC Standards from a European Perspective (January 2010): A Clarification
Keith Armstrong
Basic Understanding of IEC Standard Testing for Photovoltaic Panels
Regan Arndt and Dr. Ing. Robert Puto
Latest Developments in the European Regulations on Eco Design
Vic Clements
A Dash of Maxwell’s: A Maxwell’s Equations Primer – Part 4
Glen Dash
The Future of EMC Engineering: Emissions versus Immunity – The Real Concern
Mark Montrose
Electronic Waste: How Waste Leads to Design Challenges
James Calder
Fostering International Trade: Ten Years of MRA Success
The APEC TEL MRA Task Force
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2010 Annual Guide
EMC/EMI
EMC and Measurement Uncertainty – LAB 34 and CISPR 16-4-2
Daniel D. Hoolihan
Common Mode Filtering Performances of Planar EBG Structures
F. De Paulis, A. Orlandi, L. Raimondo, B. Archambeault and S. Connor
EMI: Why Digital Devices Radiate
Glen Dash
Know the Theory of Partial Inductance to Control Emissions
Glen Dash
Circuit Models Make Shield Design Simple
Glen Dash
Minimizing Ringing and Crosstalk
Glen Dash
EMC Standards from a European Perspective
Brian Jones
List of EMC Directive Standards
ESD
ESD Standards: An Annual Progress Report
The ESD Association
In God We Trust… All Others Bring Data
Craig Zander
Product Safety
Is there anything optional about safety?
Kenneth Ross
Leveraging Safety and EMC Skills in Energy Regulatory Compliance
Tim Calland
“It keeps going and going and going…”
Krista Botsford
Best Practices for REACH Compliance Management for Electronics OEMs
Larry Yen
EU REACH: The Continued March of Candidate SVHC Lists and the Authorization Process – What’s Next?
Michael Kirschner
More
The iNARTE Informer
The Future of Battery Technologies
Dr. Annika Ahlberg Tidblad
Internal Audits: Auditing a Process Based QMS
Andy Nichols
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February 2010
Training For Your Compliance Career in 2010
The Editors of IN Compliance
A Dash of Maxwell’s: A Maxwell’s Equations Primer – Part 3
Glen Dash
The ESD Association and JEDEC Collaborate on Standards Development for Harmonized Electrostatic Discharge Test Methods
Tim Jarrett and Terry Welsher
Ensuring Connectivity During Product Safety Testing
Shari Richardson
Independent Labs Provide Value-Added Services
Jack Black
European Update: CE Labeling Directive Formalizes Requirements
Dennis Ward and Michael Derby
The Future of EMC Engineering: Locating RF Energy on a Printed Circuit Board
Mark Montrose
ESD Diagnostics Tools and Methodology
Vladimir Kraz
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January 2010
Fundamentals of DO-160F, Section 22: Lightning Induced Transient Susceptibility
Louis A. Feudi and Robert Given
A Dash of Maxwell’s: A Maxwell’s Equations Primer – Part 2
Glen Dash
The iNARTE Informer
EMC Standards from a European Perspective
Brian Jones
Time-Saving Effects of FFT-Based EMI Measurements
Vic Hudson
EMC Test Site Qualifications: Site Voltage Standing Wave Ratio versus Time Domain Reflectometry
Michael J. Windler and Zhong Chen
S-parameter Data Correction Using Time Domain Gating for PCB and Cable Applications
Bruce Archambeault, Samuel Connor and Joseph C. (Jay) Diepenbrock
The Future of EMC Engineering: Defining Who We Are
Mark Montrose
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Premiere Issue
Update on CISPR Standards: What’s New Above 9 kHz
Martin Wiles
WHAT IT TAKES: Considering Refurbishing an Anechoic Chamber? Guidelines for a Successful Upgrade
Eric Schumann
SPECIAL REPORT: Site Attenuation Prediction for Refurbishing an Older EMC Chamber
Bruce Archambeault, Sam Connor and Eric Schumann
US vs Recent Canadian Rules for Ultra-Wideband Radio Operations
Roland Gubisch
Certification: A Panacea for a Paranoid Society?
Mike Violette
A Dash of Maxwell’s: A Maxwell’s Equations Primer – Part 1
Glen Dash
The Value of Certification
The ESD Association
The Lost Technology (almost) of the Edison Cell
Walt Noon
The iNARTE Informer
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