Industry news, industry trends, and applications for engineers involved with compliance testing of electronics components, products, and systems.
Check ESD simulators first By Kenneth Wyatt, Wyatt Technical Services - 08/01/2008
Before running an immunity test, you should use a calibrated ESD target and a high-bandwidth oscilloscope to verify that your ESD simulator produces a current pulse with the proper shape and rise time. More
Trek's voltage sensor monitors electrostatic charge buildup 10/07/2008
Mounted on a 35-mm DIN rail, the Model 875 electrostatic voltage monitor from Trek performs inline monitoring of electrostatic charge buildup to help manufacturers improve production yields and product integrity.
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EMC in the Motor City 10/01/2008
At the 2008 EMC Symposium, EMC (electromagnetic compliance) consultant Doug Smith demonstrated how to use two current probes with a spectrum analyzer to find resonance in a cable, and he explained how using ferrite cores around the cable reduces the amplitude of the resonant current.
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Vote for the 2009 Test Engineer of the Year 10/01/2008
The six finalists work at St. Jude Medical, Ford Motor, Seagate Technology, Sanmina-SCI, Battelle Memorial Institute, and National Institute of Standards and Technology. Read all about them and then cast your ballot. The winner will designate a $10,000 donation to an engineering school.
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Vicor's MIL-COTS front-end module performs EMI filtering 09/10/2008
The M-FIAM9 28-V–input attenuator module from Vicor supplies EMI filtering and transient protection for the company’s Maxi, Mini, and Micro series of 24-V–input DC/DC converters, as well as Maxi 28-V–input DC/DC converters.
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ROWE'S AND COLUMNS Martin Rowe, Senior Technical Editor, Test & Measurement World October 10, 2008 Will your budget shrink?
With all that's going on in the financial sector, I imagine that you'll soon experien... More
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