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In this article, the author will identify two major types of single-conductor structure resonances and describe some case studies for both. He will then describe how design projects can quickly and easily be ‘de-risked’ from the possibilities of suffering either type of resonance by the use of low-cost field and circuit simulators and/or low-cost bench testing on physical ‘mock-ups’.

This article provides practical guidance on the implementation of the SEMI E176 standard for managing EMI in a semiconductor manufacturing environment and device handling such as printed circuit board assembly.

The Banana Skin columns were compiled by Keith Armstrong, of Cherry Clough Consultants Ltd.

The regular “Banana Skins” column was published in the EMC Journal, starting in January 1998.

This article presents the results of experiments to measure the effectiveness of lossy material in reducing RF emissions from perforated air vents such as those commonly used on computer enclosures. The results show good performance compared to those with conventional metal vents.