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Basic EMC Rules

This article discusses the origins, justification, and interrelations between some of basic EMC rules regarding the highest significant frequency (bandwidth) present in digital signals, definition of the electrically short structures, and the transmission line criterion.

Static Control Flooring – Conductive or Dissipative?

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.

Banana Skins – May 2020 (#269-277)

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

Let’s Talk About… The Value of Pre-compliance Testing

Without much effort and expense, it is possible to perform pre-compliance testing in a manner that saves considerable time and money without commercial or financial risks associated with purchasing a full-compliance test facility.

Impact of Decoupling Capacitors and Embedded Capacitance on Impedance of Power and Ground Planes: Part II

We investigate two four-layer PCBs with power and ground plane pairs spaced 3 mils and 30 mils apart.
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2019 ESD Symposium Year-In-Review: ESD and EMC Commonalities

A featured Year-In-Review (YIR) presentation was given at the recent 2019 EOS/ESD Symposium by Alan...

The Making of an ISO 7010 Symbol

Understanding the Process to Create Standardized Symbols and How It Effects Your On-product Warnings The...

Banana Skins – April 2020 (#265-268)

The regular “Banana Skins” column was published in the EMC Journal, starting in January...

Impact of Decoupling Capacitors and Embedded Capacitance on Impedance of Power and Ground Planes: Part I

We investigate two four-layer PCBs with power and ground plane pairs spaced 3 mils and 30 mils apart.

Standards Development Process

The standards development and revision process can appear to be a lot like consulting some hallowed oracle with edicts or directives that cannot be questioned.
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