The FCC has proposed changes to its rule for certifying telecommunications equipment that would end testing lab certification for certain entities that pose a potential threat to U.S. national security.
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This month's blog is pulled from the product safety playbook. It highlights a potential issue to avoid when considering an optocoupler's creepage distance when placed onto a printed circuit board (PCB).
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The U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration issued a Geomagnetic Storm Watch on May 4th, predicting a geomagnetic storm in the earth’s atmosphere on May 5th and 6th.
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Rohde & Schwarz has inaugurated a new facility center in Bengaluru’s Manyata Tech Park, housing R&D, system integration as well as calibration and repair services.
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MVG is proud to announce the award of two contracts by the European Space Agency (ESA) to complement the new and improved radio frequency test facility, Hertz 2.0, at the ESTEC site in the Netherlands, with MVG antenna measurement technology.
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Würth Elektronik supplements its molded power inductors series with high-temperature versions.
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TDK Corporation announces the new EPCOS B43659 series of snap-in aluminum electrolytic capacitors.
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Teledyne LeCroy, the global leader in cutting-edge protocol test solutions, proudly announces the launch of the Frontline X500e wireless protocol analyzer with Wi-Fi 7.
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Wurth Electronics Midcom, a division of Würth Elektronik, has announced the planned construction of a new 70,000 square foot facility in Watertown, SD.
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The R&S SMB100B microwave signal generator delivers outstanding performance in the midrange-class.
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TDK RF Solutions has received the 2024 Silver IGUS Vector Award for developing a roller test rig to facilitate vehicle-in-the-loop testing for EMC.
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Most engineers are familiar with near-field probes and that they are sensitive to E- or H-fields emanating from circuit boards, cables or enclosure seams. They are really the first order of business when evaluating a circuit board or system.
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Built to address the needs of modern wireless systems, such as phased array antennas, next-gen RF transmitters, and mixed-signal ICs, Version 5.4 offers multi-channel digital modulation analysis when used with Tektronix 5 Series MSO, 6 Series MSO, or DPO70000 Oscilloscopes.
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Designed for fast EMC standards testing, this 110 MHz EMI-receiver/spectrum analyzer/scalar network analyzer provides the functionality to quickly carry out conducted emission measurements to international EMC standards.
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It is common for people doing simulations to make a measurement of a similar set up to validate the simulation. The real issue is whether the tool user understands the problem well enough to capture the important features, and whether the user understands the tool well enough to use it correctly.
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) rules requiring broadband service providers to display consumer-friendly labels are now in effect.
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Functional safety encompasses various standards and requirements for ensuring safe product operation. Functional safety evaluations are necessary whenever controls are employed to ensure safe product operation, with the process generally similar across projects despite differing nuances in standards and applications.
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Designing safe products powered by lithium-ion batteries requires an understanding of how the battery pack will behave while undergoing thermal runaway. In this work, fractional thermal runaway calorimetry is used to estimate the energy release from cells at different states of charge when undergoing a thermal runaway.
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Manufacturers, retailers, and regulators have been working to improve product safety and make recalls more effective. This has been especially important for online retailers who have additional ways to directly contact their customers.
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This article presents the derivation of the radiated far fields from a Hertzian dipole antenna above the ground plane using image theory.
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