Design

Robust ESD protection does not ensure that IC designs are protected from unintended EOS effects. This article identifies areas of risk in some ESD design methods.

OEMs are moving toward the digitalization of the design and integration of electrical and electronic systems in aerospace applications. This approach to design development may help aerospace OEMs avoid possible calamities in the future.

This article outlines the instrumentation and calculations performed to evaluate the severity of the exposure risk to unfiltered artificial light.

ESD protection from epoxy-based floor coatings often falls short of applicable static control standards. A better understanding of the strengths and shortcomings of different epoxy materials is essential to minimize risks.

Let’s look at how a static control flooring system is intended to function. The flooring systems’ purpose is to provide an electrical path, typically to ground, for personnel when used in conjunction with static control footwear, for removal (equalization) of electrostatic charge.

This article highlights key concepts to designing electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuits for radio frequency (RF) and millimeter wave applications. Needed RF concepts are discussed and some popular protection schemes are illustrated.

A team of engineers from the University of Porto in Portugal and the University of Texas at Austin have designed a simple battery capable of self-charging.

A more thorough “in-between calibration cycle” check of the ESD simulator’s output waveform is something every EMC engineer and technician should consider.

Electric vehicle batteries may have as much as 80% usable capacity when they are no longer suitable for powering motor vehicles. This article explores the post automotive options for these components, and discusses important considerations regarding their use.

This column discusses the second- and third-order low-pass EMC filters.