Modernizing the RJ45 Jack and Plug
This article will discuss one of the most prolific connectors in the electrical communication field, the RJ45 connector. Most LAN cables use these connectors, so this connector touches most of our lives every day.
Digital Hearing Aids: Designing for EMC Compliance
To protect the hearing health of hearing aid users, researchers in the relevant areas have been studying the effects of EMI on hearing aids.
Failure Analysis: A Road Map
Although the foundation of a failure analysis is rooted in science, there is also an art to completing one, successfully. The path from “problem discovery” to “problem solution” has many bumps and twists along the way and this article will hopefully help guide you on your journey.
Exploring the Characteristics of Field Coupled Crosstalk
Interference between circuits is a common occurrence, which is increasingly problematic with our ever condensing technology operating in a wide range of operating frequencies. This interference, known as crosstalk, can be conducted or radiated, and we refer to the circuits generating and receiving this interference as either the source or receptor.
High Temperature Thermoplastic Microwave Absorbers for Control of Electromagnetic Interference
For decades, the power of computers has grown rapidly as designers have managed to place more and smaller transistors onto a silicon chip, doubling th... Read More...
Power Feeds to Remote Radio Heads
This article will discuss the factors that affect the design of surge protectors for Remote Radio Head (RRH) equipment.
Achieving Compliance to Small Format Battery Pack Standards
From my days as a young Marine Corps officer, it was stressed that “safety is paramount.” The same is very much the case when it comes to the design o... Read More...
Increasing EMI Shielding Performance of Air Vents
Many systems are currently using very high data rates in the 1-10 Gb/s range, and planning for systems with even higher data rates is on-going. These ... Read More...
EMC Design Reviews: Some Lessons from Our Design Review Career (to date!)
One of our favorite EMC sayings is “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of shielding.” Like vaccinations for children, an EMC design review can pr... Read More...
Book Review: Power Integrity by Steven Sandler
I’ve often wondered why some harmonic emissions were unrelated to obvious clock oscillators, system clock frequencies, or even SMPS frequencies. The a... Read More...