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Faulty Electrical System Could Make Mercedes SLK300 Roll Away

Mercedes-Benz USA is recalling certain model year 2016 SLK300 vehicles because of a problem with the electrical system that could cause the cars to roll away. The vehicles are equipped with a nine-speed automat... Read More...

Forest River Recalls RVs for Problems with Electrical System

Forest River is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Dynamax Rev recreational vehicles (RVs) and 2016-2017 Coachman Orion RVs. These vehicles, built on RAM ProMaster chassis, have an ignition switch that may ... Read More...

Winnebego Recalls Motor Homes Because of Defective Ignition Switches

Winnebago Industries, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Winnebago Travato, Trend, and Itasca Viva! motor homes because they have an ignition switch that may experience an intermittent loss of elect... Read More...

Fiat Chrysler Recalls 700,000 Vehicles for Defective Ignition Switches

Fiat Chrysler has issued a recall for more than 700,000 SUVs and minivans due to an ignition switch defect. There is significant risk of injury and death because, like the previous General Motor recalls, the fa... Read More...

2014 Was the Worst Year for Auto Recalls

Automakers recalled more cars last year than ever before, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The previous record from 2004 was surpassed in just the first six months of 2014, and t... Read More...

Criminal Investigation Opened to Probe GM’s Actions in Safety Issues

The Justice Department is reviewing General Motors’ actions in the handling of faulty ignition switches in Chevrolet Cobalt and other models after the company reported 31 accidents and 13 deaths linked with this safety issue. A recall of the affected vehicles was issued in February 2014.

U.S. DoE to Provide Nearly $3 Billion for EV Battery Development, Manufacturing

Wirelessly Powering IoT With 5G Network

Polymer Film Can Limit Electromagnetic Interference

Using Nanomaterials to Create a Passive Dual-Mode Heating and Cooling Device

Scientists Develop Highly Efficient Supercapacitor That Could Rival Batteries

Team Develops Faster Charging and Longer Lasting Battery Material for Electric Vehicles

FCC Orders Blocking of Calls from Robocall Gateway Facilitator

FCC Proposes Expansion of Short-Range Radar Operation

FCC Threatens Fines for Illegal Use of Mobile Frequencies

Digital Hearing Aids: Designing for EMC Compliance

ESD Designers’ Headache with Multiple Automotive Test Requirements, Part I

Troubleshooting EMI Issues Caused by Structural Resonances

Energy Release Quantification for Li-Ion Battery Failures

EMC Management in Charging Applications

Common Mode Filter Design Guide

SCIF and Radio Frequency Secured Facility Design, Part 2

Discovering EMC’s Role in Functional Safety

Line Impedance Stabilization is in its Seventieth Year and Still Going Strong

Seventy Years of Electromagnetic Interference Control in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (and Ships and Spaceships, as well)

ESD Designers’ Headache with Multiple Automotive Test Requirements, Part I

Top 10 ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Deficiencies Found in Electronics Testing Laboratories

Automotive EMC Testing: CISPR 25, ISO 11452-2 and Equivalent Standards, Part 2

9 Steps to Select a Test Cable for Millimeter Wave Applications

ANSI Publishes SAE J1113-27-2012, EMC Measurements Procedure for Vehicle Components

An Overview of Aerospace Battery Compliance

The Future of Wi-Fi

Top 10 ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Deficiencies Found in Electronics Testing Laboratories

Fundamentals of Electrostatic Discharge Part 3: Basic ESD Control Procedures and Materials

NASA Space Shuttle’s Return to Flight: The Untold Electromagnetic Backstory

Continuing Your Professional Education in 2022

A Recipe for Success: How to Grow from EMC Novice to EMC Expert

Capacitors: Theory and Application

Ohm’s Law Also Applies to ESD‑Induced Heat Pulses

RF Tech Tip: BNC Versus Threaded Connectors