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The basics: What is EMC? - Electrical Engineering News and Products
Jan 12, 2022 · EMC stands for Electromagnetic compatibility, which means that a device is compatible with (i.e., no interference is caused by) its electromagnetic (EM) environment. It does not emit levels of EM energy that generate electromagnetic interference (EMI) in other devices in the vicinity. Electromagnetic interference (EMI) is the interference caused by one electrical or electronic device […]
FAQ on pull-up/pull-down resistors: part 1
Sep 16, 2024 · Even this relatively simple circuit arrangement has subtleties that affect performance. In the crisp, clean, theoretical binary world, signals exist in only two unambiguous states, generally called 1 and 0 (one and zero). However, when engineering students, hobbyists, and digital-only professionals get into the hands-on …
IEEE Phased Array 2024: what we saw
Oct 25, 2024 · The IEEE Phased Array conference occurred in Boston on October 15-17, 2024. This specialized conference had a small exhibit floor. Here is some of what was on display.
EE Classroom - Industrial Connectors
In this classroom, we offer various tutorials to help you select the connector that meets your specific needs for your industrial and other high-power applications, such as the types of connectors used on autonomous vehicles to a comparison of EV charging connectors.
Understanding Voltage Sources: Principles and Applications
Oct 3, 2024 · Voltage and the lesser-known current sources provide critical IC, circuit, and system functions. Voltage sources and their complement to current sources are essential elements of many systems, circuits, and IC designs.
Electrical Heat Generation: Resistive, Inductive, and Dielectric ...
Jul 1, 2024 · Electrical energy is often used to generate heat via various basic principles of physics. Every engineer knows about heat, an omnipresent companion to nearly all electrical, mechanical, and chemical processes.
Mitigate reverse recovery overshoot in MOSFET body diodes
Nov 12, 2024 · These advantages stem from the unique electrical and material properties of SiC-based devices — snappy reverse recovery inherent to the structure of the MOSFET body diode
MIM/MOM capacitor extraction boosts analog and RF designs
Apr 29, 2020 · Metal-insulator-metal and metal-oxide-metal capacitors popular in analog/RF designs because of their desirable characteristics. By extracting parasitics from your models that are important in your design, you'll get a robust circuit.
Tech Toolbox: Test & Measurement - Electrical Engineering News …
Nov 8, 2024 · Everything needs testing and testing needs measurement. EE World’s 2024 Test & Measurement Toolbox Covers measurement fundamentals such as what’s a half digit, something you see on many multimeters. Closely related are accuracy, precision, and resolution. We explain their differences. We also take a look at the Smith chart, a handy tool for RF engineers. […]