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Electrostatic Discharge Protection Design Wins IEEE Awards

 

The International Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) Conference of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), held this year in San Diego, has awarded both its annual “Best Paper Award” and its “Best Student Paper Award” to the same recipient: Shuqing (Victor) Cao of Stanford University. “Field Effect Resistor, a Single-Device-At-Pad Solution for ESD Protection in … [Read more...]

Public School Board to Test EM Safety of Wi-Fi in Schools

 

A local school board in Ontario approved the purchase of two electromagnetic field monitoring units to test its schools for electromagnetic levels before and after it phases in the use of Wi-fi. The units will allow staff in the Kawartha Pine Ridge District, which serves Northumberland and Peterborough counties, to monitor electromagnetic levels to ensure they don’t exceed … [Read more...]

Navy Test Fires Electromagnetic Cannon

 

The US Navy successfully tested an electromagnetic cannon Friday at the Navy's Dahlgren Surface Warfare Center in Virginia. The latest test of the cannon capable of firing a projectile 110 nautical miles at five times the speed of sound involved a 33-megajoule shot, the most powerful ever attempted and three times that of the previous test in January 2008.Read more from Yahoo. … [Read more...]

Metamaterials Could Revolutionize Wireless Infrastructure

 

Concerns over how interference from the external electromagnetic environment can cause problems for the connectivity of wireless devices have become the focus of attention as those devices become more common in the home and workplace. The main reason for poor connectivity, says one security expert, is due to inadequate building management of wireless connectivity. Dr. Andrew … [Read more...]

Low Pass RF Filter with Weatherproof Housing

 

Pulse, a Technitrol Company, announces the immediate availability of its point of entry RF filter module for multimedia over coax (MoCA) applications. The standalone CX5060 filter passes cable television (CATV) Docsis 3.0 signals, blocks MoCA signals, and provides RFI shielding and surge protection within a weatherproof metal housing. It is used by CATV service providers to … [Read more...]

Conductive Plastics Company Meets Milestone for 2012 Automobile

 

Integral Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of electrically conductive plastics, recently announced that parts made from its ElectriPlast™ pellets have met the next testing milestones, toward final approval for use in a 2012 model year car, for a European automaker. The company says that in a related development, Underwriters Laboratories has approved ElectriPlast™ parts for … [Read more...]

Noise Reducing Ferrite Filter Option Added to Mini-Din Connector Line

 

Regal Electronic Inc. has added a filtering option to its line of mini-din connectors. The ferrite filter is for common mode noise rejection. The addition of common mode noise reduction provides design engineers a broad range of performance options available with Regal's mini-din connectors, such as shielding and gaskets for tough EMI environments, and now filtering to reduce … [Read more...]

New Clip-on Shield for Heavy Duty Applications

 

Holland Shielding Systems B.V. has developed a new clip-on shield 6600, a flexible rubber tube with an all metal cladding. The gasket can be easy clipped on to (stainless) steel or aluminium panels from 0.5 till 3mm thick, making it well-suited for EMI / EMC shielding, electrical conductivity, grounding / earthing, electrostatic discharge (ESD) and alternative for fingerstrips. … [Read more...]

IEC Releases New All-Parts Edition of CISPR Series Standards

 

The International Electrotechnical Commission has released a new all parts CISPR 16 standard, which includes the new edition 3.1 of the CISPR 16-1-1. CISPR 16-1-1:2010+A1:2010 specifies the characteristics and performance of equipment for the measurement of radio disturbance in the frequency range 9 kHz to 18 GHz. In addition, requirements are provided for specialized equipment … [Read more...]

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