Troubleshooting consists of trying to isolate a problem and the underlying causes, and then applying appropriate fixes. Often times, we are acting like a medical doctor to diagnose an EMI illness.
Unintended electromagnetic emissions can cause interference to nearby communications receivers —radio, TV, GPS, WiFi, and more. Many years ago, EMI problems were called RFI, or radio frequency ...
Though often used as synonyms, Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) is really the controlling of radiated and conducted Electromagnetic Interference (EMI); and poor EMC is one of the main reasons for ...
Electromagnetic far field impedance is about 377Ω = 120π or 29,9792458 × 4 × πΩ for the vacuum velocity of light. Any electromagnetic wave far enough from its source (rule of thumb >wavelength/2 × π) ...
Many designers think meeting the worldwide safety standards for power supplies in mains-powered products involves following a simple checklist to ensure their designs don’t run into distribution ...
There came a time when high-speed electronic circuits reached speeds that required engineers to analyze the design for signal ...