printed circuit boards

There are many books and other reference materials available that describe proper printed circuit...

Should the reference (i.e., ground) plane be split into two separate sections and a ferrite bead installed between them to prevent unwanted radio frequency emissions? Let’s examine why this practice is not a good idea and should be avoided at all costs.

This article provides insight into how shielding is used in product development, in particular the effectiveness of shielding when it is applied at the PCB level. 

Low-cost designs are often an underserved and challenging part of a layout engineer’s career and getting increasingly complicated.

The mirror technique is a very old technique to be used with PCBs when failing in radiated EMC tests. An easy solution to avoid changes in layout if the technique can be applied to your product.

Software tools can give the EMC engineer a better chance to pass EMC requirements the first time.

It is very common for people doing simulations to make a measurement of a similar set up to validate the simulation. This is a reasonable precaution since modern simulation tools will give a very accurate answer to whatever question it is asked.

Discover the eye diagram, a very useful visual tool to analyze the quality of your connections in digital and high frequency applications.

There are several scenarios where integrated circuits (ICs) are mounted on printed circuit boards (PCBs) which might be charged-up and experience CDM-like events.

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has released IEC 61249-2-43:2016. This standard describes "Materials for printed...