Expert Insights

Don MacArthur explores essential EMC test chambers—from anechoic to reverberation types—used across industries like automotive, aerospace, and consumer electronics. Learn key design considerations including material selection, shielding effectiveness, and applications ensuring electromagnetic compatibility compliance.

Field failures traced to ESD-induced USB hub damage in deployed POS terminals. Through systematic H-field probe analysis, we identified poor connector-to-chassis bonding as the root cause—a preventable design oversight with expensive retrofit implications.

When equipment designs change or standards update, companies face a dilemma: perform expensive full EMC requalification or risk inadequate "Qualification by Similarity" analysis. Smart testing strategies can balance cost, time, and compliance requirements effectively.

Electronics compliance encompasses EMC, safety, and environmental standards essential for device success. This article covers critical design considerations including component selection, PCB layout and placement, and thermal management strategies for achieving regulatory compliance.

Discover the exact mathematical solution for far-field shielding effectiveness of solid conducting shields. Learn how reflection, absorption, and multiple-reflection losses combine to determine a shield's ability to block electromagnetic radiation in real-world applications.

USB-C's high-speed data lines need robust ESD protection, but TVS device placement matters critically. New research reveals why positioning protection behind AC coupling capacitors—not in front—delivers superior IC protection for sensitive SuperSpeed applications.

Expensive EMC simulation software isn't always necessary for practical troubleshooting. Discover how free SPICE tools can effectively tackle filter design, validate test setups, and solve real-world EMI problems—without the steep learning curve.

Modern electronics are too complex for traditional EMC testing approaches. IEEE 1848 offers a revolutionary framework for systematic electromagnetic risk management throughout product lifecycles—transforming reactive compliance into proactive design strategy.

EMC is vital for industrial equipment reliability. With numerous electronic systems in industrial environments, EMI risks are high. Achieving EMC compliance prevents disruptions, maintains productivity, and ensures safe operation in complex industrial settings.

ESD failures are increasing as products shrink and use lower voltages with smaller noise margins. Learn how to trace ESD current paths using H-field probes and oscilloscopes to quickly identify where discharge energy flows, enabling targeted fixes like bonding and shielding to solve immunity problems efficiently.