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Banana Skins – November 2020 (#295-301)

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

RF Absorber Power Handling and Safety Considerations

The safety performance specifications of RF absorbers are just as important as the other attributes of RF absorber performance.

Measuring Differential- and Common-Mode Current Radiation from Cables

This article discusses the common-mode and differential-mode radiation from cables and presents the measurement results from the SMPS connecting wires.

FinFETs and Their Impact on ESD Protection Design

This article reviews some of the ESD protection design challenges when designing in a FinFET technology and give an outlook on the successors of FinFET.

ISO/TS 20559: A Systems Approach to Safety Communication

This new international specification focuses on workplace safety sign systems. Yet many of its underlying concepts speak to various forms of safety communication meant to reduce risk in today’s world – including product safety labeling.
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Banana Skins – October 2020 (#291-294)

Numbers 291 - 294 are taken from the Appendix to MIL-STD-464A dated 18 March...

Principles of Switched-Mode Power Supply Design for EMC Performance

This article discusses the basics of a step-down (buck) DC Switched-Mode Power Supply (SMPS). It should serve at an entry-level tutorial and a building step towards the more advanced designs.

Even Optical Communication Needs ESD Protection

Optical communication can dramatically increase the bandwidth between servers while reducing complexity, power consumption, and cost.

EMI Measurement Receiver Requirements (CISPR 16-1-1)

If you’re performing commercial radiated and conducted emissions measurements strictly by the book, you will want to utilize a measurement receiver or spectrum analyzer that fully complies with CISPR 16-1-1.

Newly Released ESD Standards

In the past six months, EOS/ESD Association, Inc. released eight new or revised documents on electrical overstress (EOS), grounding, packaging materials, seating (chairs), footwear, hand tools, gloves, and human metal model.
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