The Future of EMC Engineering Archives

Signal Integrity Versus EMC During Printed Circuit Board Design

Engineers are beginning to face new challenges related to the design of printed circuit boards (PCBs) and their integration into an enclosure, either metal or plastic. These challenges will increase in the futu... Read More...

Robotics and EMC Engineering

I learned about a new robot from Boston Dynamics through IEEE Spectrum called Petman1. Is this the future of humanity? It got me thinking about how both EMC and product safety is a critical aspect of robotic... Read More...

Obsolescence of Technology

In our continuing series on what the future of engineering may be like, we examine our environment and the needs or desires of humanity. Advances in technology are outpacing the ability of users to integrate ne... Read More...

The Future as Compliance Engineers

For most with an affinity to compliance engineering, little time is spent on thinking about our future. Too often we get caught up in details of our daily work without considering exciting opportunities on the ... Read More...

EMC and the Smart Grid

The smart grid is a rapidly emerging topic in the field of electrical and power engineering that affects everyone worldwide. The IEEE is actively engaged in the Smart Grid Form (http://smartgrid.ieee.org). T... Read More...

The Future of EMC Engineering: The Need for Energy Conservation

Most of the time we only think about our daily work, either research or applied engineering with a focus on immediate revenue generation or publishing the results of outstanding research. Insufficient time is g... Read More...

The Future of EMC Engineering: Printed Circuit Boards of the Future

Almost every electrical device has a physical structure that contains transmission lines. We call this structure a printed circuit board (PCB). There are three basic structures-rigid, flex and rigid-flex. Advan... Read More...

The Future of EMC Engineering: EMC and Functional Safety

Certain types of electronic products generate electromagnetic interference (EMI). Digital devices may emit EMI that could interfere with the operation of other electrical devices and systems. Newer technologies... Read More...

The Future of EMC Engineering: EMC versus Compliance Engineering

When we mention the acronym EMC, or electromagnetic compatibility, we generally think about how to ensure products comply with regulatory requirements mandated by an entity, be it a government agency, a private... Read More...

The Future of EMC Engineering: Simulation versus Experience – Which is Better?

As a contributing author to present a series of controversial articles with the intent of raising awareness and discussion, I present a topic that is controversial–whether we should perform simulation analysis ... Read More...