EMC Consutancy & Design solutions

In one of my previous blogs, I discussed the importance of adding common mode filtering to power cables. Nevertheless, even the best...

The following tips may be helpful if you're designing a solution that uses a 10/100 LAN Ethernet port. Some very common Ethernet PHY...

Let's learn how to fix emissions due to clock lines. Over the course of my career, I have helped many companies resolve EMC issues. One...

Last year I worked with Cryptalab on the design of a quantum random number generator card. SSL/TSL experts know how important this is in...

In my previous post, I explained why there are emissions in DC-DC converters that are insulated and how to minimize them. I have also...

As I mentioned in two previous posts, I have discussed the emission path of an insulated DCDC converter below the frequency of 80 MHz. It...

Hello again! The previous post demonstrated how an insulated DCDC converter can generate unwanted emissions at frequencies below 80 MHz....

As a matter of fact, it is quite common these days that we need some amount of insulation between our electronics and the outside world....

Over the last ten years, I have seen so many PCBs fail conductive immunity that I could write a book about it. In most cases, the errors...

As part of my job, I have been analyzing PCB layouts that have been designed by third parties. Whenever I do this, it is interesting to...

PDN design is not an easy task, and it can be challenging. One of the most common mistakes is to follow so-called "rules of thumb" that...

In today's world, ribbon cables are widely used as a way to interconnect PCBs with each other. They are low-cost and very easy to...

My current client has four heatsinks in his design, so in my solution, I'm designing some precautions to minimize emissions in the final...

Back in the day, when testing was conducted for EMC, it was possible to perform tests, such as immunity tests, during which the device...

The CAN interface is the most common BUS inside a car. Some years back, I was introduced to the CAN bus by a good friend of mine from...

Radiated emissions from a product don't always turn out the way we want. And having a plan for troubleshooting emissions when they exceed...

In a previous article, I discussed the common mode coupling on the PoE (Power Over Ethernet) DCDC converter that I discussed a few months...

EMC is considered by many to be a "black magic" for a number of reasons. In some cases, it may be the case that you obtain unexpected...

Those of you who are reading my post know that there is not much 'black magic' behind EMC and that there is always an explanation for why...

As we have seen in parts 1, 2, and 3, the input current loop of a DCDC converter affects both conductive and radiated emissions....