Design

A new discharge current sensor installed directly inside an assembly machine captures real ESD events during pick and place operations for the first time. Award winning research reveals how tool speed and moving path change discharge current, giving MCM and SiP designers data to target protection precisely.

A PMIC that powers every rail correctly on the bench can still fail in the field: brownouts, ignored monitoring features, and broken power-up ordering are common late-stage surprises. Here's the framework for catching them before schematic capture, not after.

Most EMI filter manufacturers validate performance in a clean 50-ohm environment, but real converters rarely operate that way. See what happens to insertion loss when source and load impedance reflect actual operating conditions, and why the gap matters.

Shielding and coating fix MIPI-driven RFI in smartphones, but they come at a cost. This award-winning approach skips the hardware entirely, using firmware alone to steer noise away from sensitive bands, with no added component cost.

A power cord might look like a commodity part, but it's one of the most heavily regulated subsystems in any globally distributed device. Five-country certification rules — covering plugs, cables, connectors, and cord sets — can quietly stall shipments if engineering teams get the documentation wrong.

A common ESD flooring assumption gets the physics backwards — and it could be steering facilities toward the wrong resistance category entirely. Drawing on decades-old Bell Labs research, this piece traces exactly where a CDM event actually begins, and why flooring resistance alone won't protect against it.

Dropping a pre-certified radio module into your product sounds like a compliance shortcut — but integration choices can still land you back at the test lab. Cory Bradshaw and Craig Brandt explain what manufacturers need to get right before and after the module goes in.

Fault-managed power systems transmit higher voltages safely by detecting faults and halting power within milliseconds. This ISPCE 2025 Best Paper Award winner introduces the technology's origins, infrastructure applications, compliance standards, and advantages over traditional AC distribution.

Discover how PCB layout choices can dramatically alter S‑parameter measurements of high‑speed ESD protection devices—especially in the femtofarad range. Through 3D EM simulations and real‑world testing, this article reveals why accurate modeling and optimized test boards are essential for reliable high‑speed performance.

When your circuit misbehaves with unexplained noise and jitter, you're facing electromagnetic coupling. This practical guide walks engineers through identifying whether problems stem from differential or common mode issues, near-field or far-field effects, and provides a systematic debugging workflow to isolate sources, paths, and receivers—getting your design back on track.