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We are pleased to bring you Banana Skins, a new monthly column in In Compliance, and a 20-year tradition that began in the pages of the EMC Journal.

This article explains the creation of a bounce diagram for a transmission line circuit (see [1] for transmission line reflections).

ESD sensitivity data is not readily available to the public from IC suppliers to determine if a company’s ESD control program can handle its components.

Considerations for safety labels that are visible throughout the lifecycle of your equipment and products

We are proud to carry on the tradition of sharing Banana Skins for the purpose of promoting education for EMI/EMC engineers.

This part II of the s-parameter tutorial presents several examples of the s-parameter use in EMC measurements and testing.

Updates to Past CDM Open Forum Questions

The Banana Skin columns were compiled by Keith Armstrong, of Cherry Clough Consultants Ltd, from items he found in various publications, and anecdotes and links sent in by the many fans of the column.

This s-parameters tutorial consists of two parts: Part I discusses the fundamental background needed to understand the concept of s-parameters; Part II explains the s-parameters use in EMC measurements and testing

S-parameters are very useful to evaluate, understand, and optimize the response of your filters. If you are unfamiliar with this typical tool for RF engineers, this column is for you.