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E N R
ELECTROMAGNETIC
ELECTROMAGNETIC NEWS
NEWS REPORT
REPORT
42
YEARS OF SERVICE
TO THE
EMC COMMUNITY
SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2014
A PUBLICATION OF SEVEN MOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC, INC.
Vol. 42, No. 5
Overlooking the exhibition at the 2014 IEEE EMC Symposium in North Carolina’s Raleigh Convention Center. See photo feature beginning
on page 12.
EMC SCAN
EMP GRID Teams with Armag Corporation
EMP GRID Services, LLC of Mt. Prospect, Illinois,
a premier enterprise-class design/build/manage service
provider of Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP), HighAltitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP), Intentional
Electromagnetic Interference (IEMI) and solar flare
protected data centers, reports the signing of a teaming
agreement with Armag Corp. of Bardstown, Kentucky.
The agreement expands the EMP GRID Services’
team and further enhances the consortium’s services
and solutions portfolio by providing clients with custom
manufactured, EMP shielded and ballistic resistant
modular Mechanical/Electrical Infrastructure (MEP) and
data center storage vaults.
The EMP GRID Services teaming agreement creates
a complete single source solution provider resource for
design, build, commissioning of turn-key EMP/HEMP/
IEMI and solar flare impact protected customer facility.
Retlif Honored With Prestigious Cogswell Award
Retlif Testing Lab has received the prestigious
Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement
Award. Presented at the annual National Center for
Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) training seminar
at National Harbor, Maryland, the Cogswell Award
recognizes industrial security excellence and outstanding
achievement in matters related exclusively to a facility’s
security program.
“The Cogswell award criteria focuses the
establishment and maintenance of security programs that
far exceed basic National Industrial Security Program
requirements,” comments Retlif president Walter Poggi.
“We are pleased to be so recognized by the Defense
Security Service.”
Established in 1966, the award honors the late Air Force
Colonel James S. Cogswell, the first Chief of Industrial
Security within the Department of Defense. Colonel
Cogswell developed the basic principles of the Industrial
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Static & Crosstalk
At the dark of the moon, when else, when the runes
said that the time was auspicious I was cleaning out the
old Astrology closet. I found under the Astrolabe covered
with the lamp black of ages ye-old crystal ball. I polished
off the lamp black with a cloth hoping that a little Ginn
would pop out, but no such luck. However, in the now
clean surface of the crystal one could see the billowing
and swirling clouds of gray and dirty white that generally
hide the future so that one can not actually figure out
what’s going on.
Having listened carefully to the
talking heads on (if you’ll excuse the
term) TV news – both bimbos and air
headed matinee idols tell me all they
know about what’s happening in Iran
concerning the Nuclear negotiations.
No. They try to tell me what they think
is happening and the conclusions I
should come to about the situation.
But, what really is happening does
shine through.
What’s happening is just what the Ayatollah
Cockamimi wants to happen: the dwarfs of the faithful are
busily singing Hi-Ho Hi-Ho while putting the finishing
touches on the Islamic bomb while the propaganda front
for the faithful at the negotiating table are emasculating
the dolts and buffoons such as our Secretary of State on
our side of the table.
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My crystal ball is clear. Iran will build an atomic
bomb soon.
The next step is simple. If the militants haven’t already
sent in their order to Target, they can order up a Terrorist
special – two for the price of one – Intercontinental
ballistic missile from the North Koreans or from the
French who will sell anything to anyone as long as they
don’t call any of the wine they make Champagne.
Once they have the thing, they will be in the catbird
seat and they know it. They only have to convince people
that they are crazy enough to use it. Any suicide bombing
does that handily. In fact, using it as a bomb is counter
productive. Once they blow it up, they no longer have
it and whatever it takes with it isn’t worth as much as
just having the bomb. But then they really are crazy. They
seem to believe that their mission in life is to remove as
many people who do not agree with them and damn the
torpedos full steam ahead.
And we are crazy too – remember Hiroshima and,
more importantly, remember the Maine? We didn’t figure
out that the infernal things are more valuable lurking in
silos with the sorghum than they could ever be in use,
until we sent our foes cowering because we had them and
were dumb enough to use them.
It will soon occur to all the voters in Los Angeles,
New York City and Hoboken that if Tel Aviv has an
Iron dome they need one. The politicians in DC – who
won’t have a clue about what’s going on – will in any
case feel the voters mood, count the votes and push
procurement of Over the Horizon Radars, command and
control complexes and radar guided missiles. Of course,
all will have to be EMP proof. It is, after all, a nuclear
(pronounced nuculur) defense system and everything –
including the 6-32 machine screws and bolts used – will
have to be tested to Military RFI Specs.
So, my friends, put the European Restriction of
Trade Specifications on the back shelf, forget that 3Meter
Anechoic Chamber you were going to have to buy and
haul out the old shielded chamber, mode stirrer, copperplated grounded table and RF power amplifier you’re
using to heat water for radiator steam heat of the office
complex across the street.
We’re back in the MIL-STD-461 testing business big
time.
Dr. E. Thomas Chesworth, P.E.
Technical Editor
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Security Program, which emphasize the industrygovernment partnership to protect classified information.
This partnership ensures the greatest protection for the
U.S. warfighter and classified information.
Walter Poggi, Retlif president; William Hayes, Retlif executive
VP-FSO; Stanley Sims Defense Security Service director; Donald
Dwyer, Retlif assisant FSO; and Rick Lawhorn, Defense Security
Service director of field operations.
September / October 2014
frequency range tests. Devices claiming conformance with
the Radio and Telecommunication Terminal Equipment
Directive need to be re-evaluated by December 31, 2014
if their test reports do not reference the 1.8.1 version.
The EN 301 893 standard applies to 5GHz RLAN
equipment used in wireless local area networks and
intended to operate at 5150MHz – 5350MHz and 5470
MHz – 5725MHz frequency ranges. The 1.7.1 version
outlines the relationship between Dynamic Frequency
Selection (DFS) and uniform spreading, or adaptivity,
which allows one RLAN device to detect another. The
1.7.1 version of the standard introduces changes to testing
procedures, including RF output power, power density and
unwanted emissions, as well as adds new requirements.
Manufacturers that need compliance with EN 301 893
must re-evaluate their equipment due to these changes.
DISA to Move Swiftly on Spectrum-Related Contracts
The Defense Information System Agency’s Defense
Spectrum Organization (DISA) plans to have a “very
active year” when it comes to its spectrum-related
missions, according to a presentation given by Stuart
Timerman, director of DISA’s DSO office, at the agency’s
recent forecast to industry.
Retlif, with two locations on Long Island, as well
as New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and
Washington DC, is celebrating its 35th anniversary.
ETSI Updates Standards, TÜV Urges Compliance
The European Telecommunications Standards
Institute (ETSI) issued the updated versions of the EN 300
328 and EN 301 893 standards, introducing changes to
testing procedures of applicable wireless equipment. TÜV
Rheinland, a leading global certification body, strongly
encourages manufacturers of wireless devices to comply
with the updated testing and certification requirements to
ensure they can sell in the European Union following the
standard after the January 1, 2015 deadline.
The EN 300 328 standard regulates wireless
transmitters in the 2.4GHz band and affects multiple
wireless technologies, including Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth®
and ZigBee®. The latest version (1.8.1) seeks to improve
the usage and quality of data transmission within the
2.4GHz band. It introduces significant changes to
testing procedures for RF output power, power spectral
density and medium access. Changes in procedures are
also implemented in transmitter spurious emissions and
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spectrum was a critical first step in the department’s long
term plans. The effort is part of a strategy from the current
U.S. administration that requires 500MHz of spectrum be
made available for commercial use by 2020.
API Receives New $3.6 Million Product Order
API Technologies Corp. of Orlando, Florida, a leading
provider of high performance RF/microwave, power, and
security solutions for high-reliability applications, has
received a new, $3.6 million order for microelectronics
modules to be used in a major commercial airplane
platform. The orders are scheduled for delivery throughout
2015.
“Growth in the commercial aviation market has
fueled new demand for sophisticated, high reliability
electronics. Given API’s differentiated product portfolio,
technical expertise, and aviation heritage, we have
emerged as a key technology partner in the commercial
aviation community. This order gives testament to our
product quality and ability to meet the most exacting
customer requirements,” says Bel Lazar, president and
chief executive officer, API Technologies.
API Technologies products are used by global
defense, industrial, and commercial customers in the
areas of commercial aerospace, wireless communications,
medical, oil and gas, electronic warfare, unmanned
systems, C4ISR, missile defense, harsh environments,
satellites, and space.
RFID Canada and AG Julia Europe Partner
Italy’s AG Julia, a world leader in the manufacturing
and printing of security products and tickets announces
that Ontario’s RFID Canada, a leading RFID and
NFC technology provider, is now the North American
distributor of AG Julia’s RFID products.
AG Julia designs, develops, and manufactures
security products and admission tickets with passive
RFID, HF and UHF, chips. AG Julia’s RFID products
are used in more than 28 countries. This RFID product
line will broaden RFID Canada’s capability to provide
comprehensive solutions across diverse markets and
applications.
“We are uniquely positioned to understand and provide
our clients the most complete RFID product offering and
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Timerman highlighted the need for DSO to strike a
balance between its mission to secure spectrum for the
Department of Defense and to also determine what can
be released to commercial wireless companies. DSO is
trying to move away from its reservation-based system –
which reserves certain frequencies for military branches
until they are no longer needed – and toward a sharedspectrum system.
The strategy furthers action put forth earlier this year
by former DOD CIO Terri Takai, who says releasing
September / October 2014
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welcome the addition of the AG Julia’s products to our
portfolio. The inclusion of AG Julia’s RFID contactless
cards, tickets and wristbands enables our partners to have
access to a single and most comprehensive source of
RFID tags and readers,” says Bob Moroz, president of
RFID Canada.
Hamada to Join Keysight Board
Keysight Technologies Inc., the spinoff electronic
measurement company of Agilent Technologies, plans to
appoint Rick Hamada to its board of directors.
Hamada is the chief executive
officer and member of the
board of directors of Avnet Inc.,
positions he has held since July
2011. As CEO of Avnet, Hamada
is responsible for the strategic
direction and oversight of day-today operations of one of the largest
global distributors of electronic
components, computer products
and embedded technology. Prior
to his current role, Hamada served
as chief operating officer of Avnet
since July 2006, and president and Rick Hamada
CEO since May 2010.
Keysight expects Hamada’s appointment to become
effective concurrently with, or shortly before, the
completion of the Keysight spinoff, currently targeted for
November 2014.
In September 2013, Agilent Technologies announced
plans to separate into two publicly traded companies
through a tax-free spinoff of its electronic measurement
business. The new company, Keysight Technologies,
began operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Agilent
on August 1, 2014.
Presto Expands Capacity for RF Test
Turnkey back-end production services firm Presto
Engineering Inc of San Jose, California, which provides
semiconductor product engineering & test services to
both integrated device manufacturer (IDM), fabless and
electronics companies, has tripled the capacity of its San
Jose engineering hub, and has added new radio-frequency
device testing equipment to its hub in Caen, France.
“The RF market is booming as a result of rapidly
increasing consumer demand for smart-phones and other
mobile devices, and the massive expansion of backhaul
and data centers worldwide,” says CEO Michel Villemain.
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“As a result, we are in full-expansion mode as we move
to support this growth with aggressive investments in
additional capacity.”
Presto’s hub in Caen, France will support all aspects
of RF, as well as analog and mixed-signal devices. The
Caen hub is the only back-end service house in Europe
with 12-inch wafer probe capabilities coupled with the
most advanced RF automated test equipment (ATE) in the
market, says the firm. Presto’s San Jose hub will focus on
high-frequency RF testing at millimeter wavelengths.
New ANSYS VP, Worldwide Sales and Support
Robert Kocis, a 16-year veteran of Needham,
Massachusetts-based PTC Inc., has recently been
appointed as ANSYS’s vice president, worldwide sales
and support. He is responsible for providing leadership
for the overall strategy and management of the activities
of ANSYS’s global sales and support organization, and
reports directly to Jim Cashman, president and CEO.
Kocis succeeds Joseph Fairbanks who, as previously
announced, decided to resign from the company to pursue
and achieve other career opportunities.
Kocis has more than 20 years
of experience in sales leadership
and business management. At
PTC, Kocis has served most
recently as senior divisional vice
president of Asia Pacific sales
and distribution, where he had
strategic sales leadership and
general management oversight
responsibilities
for
PTC’s
operations across Asia. He is
a graduate of the United States
Merchant Marine Academy with
a B.S. in marine engineering Robert Kocis
systems.
Founded in 1970, ANSYS of Canonsburg,
Pennsylvania, employs nearly 2,700 professionals, many
of them experts in engineering fields such as finite element
analysis, computational fluid dynamics, electronics and
electromagnetics, and design optimization.
Mouser Expands Distribution Accord with ADLINK
Mouser Electronics, Inc. of Dallas, Texas, a leading
authorized distributor for semiconductors and electronic
components, has greatly expanded its agreement with
ADLINK Technology to distribute ADLINK products
across Europe.
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Mouser’s international distribution agreement with
ADLINK now includes EMEA, China and the Americas.
Taipei, Taiwan-based ADLINK Technology is a
Premier Member of the Intel® IoT Solutions Alliance,
one of the world’s most recognized and trusted
technology ecosystems. Mouser stocks and delivers a
wide range of ADLINK Technology products, including
embedded computing products and services to the test
and measurement, automation and process control,
gaming, communications, medical, network security, and
transportation industries.
September / October 2014
CNO Tours Navy Electromagnetic Railgun
Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
(NSWCDD) leaders briefed Chief of Naval Operations
(CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert on technologies ranging
from the electromagnetic railgun to the laser weapon
system during his recent visit. The CNO spoke to
sailors and civilian technologists about the great impact
of emerging capabilities on the current and future fleet
during an All Hands call held after his tour.
SDA Signs Pentagon Data-Sharing Agreement
A space satellite association has signed a data-sharing
agreement with the Pentagon to avoid interference with
satellite signals. The Space Data Association (SDA)
will participate in the Department of Defense’s Space
Situational Awareness Data Sharing Program.
This is the first such agreement between the Pentagon
and an entity that doesn’t operate satellites, according
to the SDA. “Under the agreement, the U.S. DoD and
SDA will now be able to formally collaborate on matters
concerning space situational awareness, including
mitigation of electromagnetic interference and radio
frequency interference,” says an SDA announcement.
The SDA was established by satellite operators to
improve satellite safety and efficiency. It is seeking the
participation of all satellite operators worldwide.
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communications service without needing additional
hardware modules. Users can operate the radios on
multiple networks simultaneously.
firing – described the technology as “our future surface
weapon” during the All Hands event to be available
video on-demand via the NSWCDD internal website
to the command’s 6,000 plus personnel comprised of
government civilians, contractors, and military members.
The electromagnetic railgun launcher is a long-range
weapon that fires projectiles using electricity instead of
chemical propellants. Magnetic fields created by high
electrical currents accelerate a sliding metal conductor, or
armature, between two rails to launch projectiles at 4,500
mph to 5,600 miles per hour.
NSA Certifies Harris Corp.’s Manpack
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has
granted Type 1 certification for Melbourne, Florida-based
Harris Corp’s Falcon 3 RF-340M multi-channel manpack
radio. Harris is now able to field the radios for secure
communications reaching up to the top secret level of
information assurance. The company expects to make the
first delivery to the U.S. Navy this fall.
The Falcon 3 RF-340M supports all required U.S.
government wideband and narrowband waveforms,
and will deliver Mobile User Objective System satellite
“You are the test and evaluation national treasure that
makes the surface fleet more lethal and more survivable,”
Greenert told more than 400 military, government,
and contractor personnel from Naval Support Facility
Dahlgren, NSWCDD, Aegis Training and Readiness
Center, Center for Surface Combat Systems, Aegis
Ballistic Missile Defense, Joint Warfare and Analysis
Center, and the 614th Air and Space Operations Center.
The national treasure he observed included
NSWCDD facilities where real-time spectrum operations
and directed energy technologies such as the laser weapon
system and electromagnetic railgun are under a continual
state of research, development, test and evaluation.
“I am really excited – you are taking concepts and
putting it in the fleet for what is, up until now, record time,”
says Greenert, pointing out that NSWCDD scientists and
engineers are integrating the laser weapon system into
the USS Ponce (AFSB-I), an Austin-class amphibious
transport dock.
“We have to continue to turn this cycle faster and
faster,” says Greenert. “Technology gets proliferated and
other people have systems that we really don’t want them
to have. We have to figure out how to defeat and stay
ahead of that – and be where it matters, when it matters.”
The CNO – who observed an electromagnetic railgun
The radios also include an expansion slot for emerging
and unique mission needs. The extra space provides room
for potential upgrades such as higher speed wideband
networking, satellite communications, and intelligence,
surveillance and reconnaissance.
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was held in Raleigh, North Carolina, named
for Sir Walter Raleigh. Chaired by Bruce
Archembault, about 1,200 attendees and 125
exhibitors networked and visited with old
friends. Thank you to this year’s symposium
committee members, including
those pictured left, for their
many hours and efforts devoted
to make this year’s event a
success. Next year’s symposium
will be held March 15-21, 2015, ENR’s Brenda
in Santa Clara, California.
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Smiling are Todd Hubing, Xiaong Ye, Mark Maynard, Dale Becker,
John Lasalle, Colin Brench, Bonnie Brench and Bruce Archembault.
Explaining how the right gasket and joint surface avoids corrosion
are Spira’s William Wantz, George Kunkel and Mike Kunkel.
Sharing the Multi-Star Multi-tone test system’s capacity to
simultaneously test up to 10 tones is AR’s Don Shepherd.
Offering words of wisdom, EMI guru Bill Kimmel shares insights
with Nathaniel Bucek who attended this year’s youth program.
Developing cost-effective shielding solutions for customers are
Leader Tech’s Ike Wintin and I/M/S’s Kate Perlini.
At the ham radio operators luncheon, Miroslav Pajovic (WA6MP),
Chris Reed (N7KKX), Geoff Day (K6GSA), and Gary Busch (W6GB).
Attendees enjoyed antique cars and entertainment at the welcome
reception held at the Duke Energy Center for Performing Arts.
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- ESD & Transients
- EMP, IEMI & Lightning
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Welcoming attendees to Fischer Custom Communications’ booth
with a smile and immense knowledge are Joe and Virginia Fischer.
Providing shielded enclosures and anechoic chambers, are Russ
Lopez, Peggy Girard, Tom Foyill, Katie Daniel of Panashield.
Providing video coverage with interviews at the show are Expresso
Engineering’s Jason Scadron, Mike Violette, and Sam Violette.
Attending the show for the first time, U.S. Microwave Laboratories’
Claudia Fajardo provides affordable high-quality amplifiers.
Tackling demanding EMC projects are Cuming Lehman’s Steve
Barnes, Randy Ryder, Jorgen Bruun, and Mark Lauzon.
Discussing a grounding solution, ARRL’s Ed Hare and NASA’s Ron
Brewer take a few minutes to smile for ENR’s camera.
Performing during the Engineer Showcase, EDN’s Martin Rowe
entertained with his musical talent.
Awarding one of the many prizes from drawings at the show, DLS’s
Jack Black congratulates Delphi’s Ricardo Quinones Acevedo.
Manufacturing a complete line of affordable EMI test equipment
are A.H. Systems’ Art Cohen, Travis Samuels, and Jodi Henderson.
Providing EMI testing and engineering services are Retlif’s Bill
Hayes and Jamel Latimore
Visiting ENR at the show is speaker Tom Braxton of Shure
Legendary Performance.
Providing testing for India’s new regulations, are EMT’s Simeet
Gandi and Jay Gandi with Bharat Test House’s Vaibhav Gupta.
Providing materials and geometrics for EMI suppression are FairRite’s Paul Zdanowicz and Robert Pothamus.
During dinner at the gala, attendees enjoyed scenes from the Andy
Griffith Show before an evening of magic and other entertainment.
Providing current probes are Pearson’s Chris Waters, Colt James
and Jeff Reed with speaker Ken Javor of EMC Compliance.
Discussing the developments in China are speaker Bob Hofmann
of Hofmann EMC Engineering and Safety & EMC’s editor An Hao.
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The Type 6220-1A Audio Isolation
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The secondary can carry up to
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The Model 2654-2 Lightning Transient Generator
synthesizes electrical impulses needed for testing
susceptibility to transients induced in aircraft equipment by lightning strikes.
The peak voltage and current requirements of RTCA/
DO-160E, Section 22 are met at Levels 1 through 3.
Using available accessory probes, pulses can be
applied by pin injection, cable bundle injection, and
ground injection.
The Model 2854-1 Transient Generator is designed
to meet the requirements of MIL-STD-461F, CS106.
It provides 5 S 22% pulse with a 1.5 S 0.5
S raise time across a 5.0 ohm non-inductive resistor. Voltage is adjustable to greater than 600 volts.
The undershoot is limited to less than 120 volts
peak (maximum) and less than 20 S. The repetition rate is variable and can be adjusted from 0.8
p.p.s. to 10 p.p.s. Single transients can be applied
with the push button on the front panel.
PRODUCTS FOR MIL-STD-461F
To facilitate testing to the test methods of MIL-STD-461F, special instruments and ancillary items are available. This includes delta and wye connected ten microfarad capacitor
assemblies, precision resistors, loop antennas, injection probes, current probes, and
LISNs, in addition to the instruments briefly described above. We provide items for test
methods CE101, CE102, CS101, CS106, CS109, CS114, CS115, CS116, RE101, RE102,
RE103, RS101, RS103 and RS105. Each item has been expressly designed with the test
engineer in mind to make the test setups easier to configure.
Partial lists of available probes and LISNs are included on our Web site, but newly
designed versions become available every working day as a result of our on-going
development program. Ask for the latest lists.
The Model 8850-2 Power Sweep Generator has a 200
watt audio source for CS101 testing. Provides audio power
in a manually tuned or sweeping mode in four bands covering 20 Hz to 150 KHz. Frequency in KHz and output level
in volts r.m.s. are displayed on digital meters. Provision is
made for sensing the audio voltage injected into the EUT
and displaying this level on the digital panel meter. Selfleveling maintains the injected signal level as frequency is
scanned. Model 2352-1 200 Watt Audio Power Amplifier is
also available.
The Model 9354-2 CS116 Transient Generator
provides nine selectable waveforms, including six
damped sinusoidal pulses (10 KHz, 100 KHz,
1 MHz, 10 MHz, 30 MHz, and 100 MHz) and three
double exponential pulses (6.4 S, 70 S and
120 S).
For the damped sinusoidal waveforms, the repetition
rate is internally adjusted from 0.5 to 2.0 pulses per
second. A panel-mounted push button can be used
for manually triggering single pulses. The peak
amplitude of the selected output pulse is adjustable
as a percentage of the charge voltage. The open
circuit discharge voltage is displayed on the panelmounted digital voltmeter.
The six damped sinusoidal waveforms were
designed to meet the requirements of MIL-STD-461F,
CS116.
Two of the six damped sinusoidal waveforms
(1 MHz and 10 MHz) have their limits extended
to an open circuit voltage of 3200 volts and a short
circuit current of 128 amperes to meet the requirements of DO-160F, Section 22, Table 22-2, for
waveform 3 to level 5.
The Type 6512-106R 10 Microfarad Feedthru Capacitor fills a vital need in all screen
room setups as required by EMI specifications. Rated at 600 volts d.c. and 250 volts
r.m.s., it will carry power currents up to
100 amperes.
Other models are available up to 500 volts
r.m.s. and up to 500 amperes.
Meets the requirements of SAE document
ARP-936.
We offer a large variety of EMI Current
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They are designed for full compliance with
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Frequencies from 1.0 KHz to 1.0 GHz.
Transfer impedance from .001 to 10 ohms.
See our Web site for a comprehensive list
with full technical details. New designs are
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The Model 9355-1 CS115 Pulse Generator provides
a 35 nanosecond pulse with a rise and fall time of
less than 2 nanoseconds into 50 ohms as described
in MIL-STD-461F, CS115. The charged line potential
is adjustable from less than 10 volts to greater than
1200 volts. The repetition rate is variable from less
than 1 up to 150 pps. Digital display provides for
monitoring the charging voltage and pulse repetition
rate.
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EMC NOTEBOOK
Need Multilayer Boards?
By William D. Kimmel, PE
and Daryl D. Gerke, PE
Kimmel Gerke Associates, Ltd.
In past articles, we have discussed the virtues of the
multilayer circuit boards. But this goes against the grain
of those who work in highly cost sensitive applications.
With low production volumes, piece part costs are of
little consequence – nonrecurring costs dominate. But
with high volume applications, even a penny per unit
becomes a significant factor – shave a penny from each
of 10 million units times one penny, and the savings is
$100,000.
High production volumes dominate in automobile
and consumer goods. The automobile has hundreds of
special circuit boards scattered all over the vehicle, but
you’ll have to look hard to find a multilayer board –
actually, single sided boards are common. So what are the
determining factors in demanding multiple layers?
The Magic in Multilayer Boards
The ground plane in multilayer boards performs it’s
magic by providing low impedance ground return paths
and by facilitating small loop areas.
The result is two-fold – low inductance current paths
and low magnetic field coupling. The principle result of
the low impedance path is reduced voltage drop along the
path, especially at high frequencies.
Ground impedance of a plane is far lower than that
of a circuit board trace. Using our rule-of-thumb that
inductance of a wire or trace is approximately 8nH/cm, we
compute the impedance at 100MHz to be approximately 5
ohms. The impedance of a ground plane is approximately
that of one square which, at 100MHz is approximately 10
milliohms – 1/1000th that of even a short trace. This is an
amount that is impossible to ignore.
As an example, figure 1 shows what happens when
an interference current travels along a ground path. Let’s
assume we have an ESD current of 1 amp (much less than
a full ESD hit). This will drop approximately 80 volts
along a one cm ground trace, an amount unacceptable in
virtually every case. But the voltage drop along the ground
plane will be about 10 millivolt, acceptable in almost all
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Figure 1. Ground Bounce in Inductive Trace
cases.
This ground impedance creates a similar situation,
where voltage in a clocked signal return path creates onboard common mode voltage which, left unchecked, will
cause currents to take an alternate path along ground to
the outside world. Yes, the amount of current is small,
but it doesn’t take many microamps to create an emission
issue.
The second aspect is reduction of loop area (figure 2).
Traces routed close to the ground return are automatically
small loop area. Faraday’s law says that magnetic field
coupling is proportional to the loop area, Small loop areas
minimize coupling to and from the loop. Thus, magnetic
fields crosstalk to adjacent traces and nearby off-board
loops. It is to your benefit to keep loop areas to a minimum,
which is greatly facilitated with a ground plane, but are
very dificult to minimize without an adjacent ground
plane.
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September / October 2014
Ultimately, the goal is to reduce ground bounce. This
can be done in two ways – reducing ground impedance
and reducing current on ground.
Let’s start with reducing ground impedance. While
we don’t have a ground plane, per se, we do have a
copper layer, some of which may be allocated for ground
purposes. Anything we can do to widen the ground path,
shorten the path length, and run the signal trace over the
ground will reduce the path inductance.
Since we don’t have unlimited real estate, we need
to be smart about allocating more copper for the critical
paths. So the first order of business is to identify the key
paths:
For immunity, the key lines are input signal lines,
which will need to be protected by filtering or transient
protection. This means we need to have a low impedance
path from signal to signal ground. A common filter
includes a capacitor in this path – accordingly we need
to minimize the inductance along the way. If you can put
the capacitor immediately between the signal pin and
chip ground, you don’t need to allocate any copper at all,
This is easy to do when the ground pin is adjacent to the
signal pin, but difficult if you are filtering a number of
signal pins. In such a case, your best choice is to keep
the path length from signal to ground as low as possible,
then fatten up the trace to keep series inductance as low as
possible.
For emissions, there are two possibilities – emissions
from the signal pins and emissions on ground pins.
Dominant signal lines are output pins, especially those
carrying direct periodic clock or bus energy. Clock noise
on the power rails will inevitably show up on output
pins, no matter what the signal does. In such cases, low
impedance filter path from signal output pin to chip
ground is mandatory, using the same considerations as
with the input pins cited above. Just to note that hanging
a capacitor from low impedance driver to ground is not
adviseable – put some series impedance (resistance or
ferrite) immediately at the output pin.
The other possibility is common mode, which
is more general in nature. At the circuit board level,
common mode interference is primarily caused by ground
Figure 2. Loop Areas in Mulitlayer and Two-Layer Boards
So What To Do?
EMI problems mostly involves wires entering or
leaving the circuit board, including signal lines, ground
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impedance, specifically that involving the return path of
periodic signal lines, notably clock and data buses. Here it
is imperative that the key path lengths be kept as short as
possible, and that the ground path be continuously under
the signal path and as wide as possible. Note that common
mode noise goes out the ground path – signal filtering is
irrelevent – the ground currents must be minimized, and
the residual blocked with the use of ground impedance,
usually involving common mode chokes.
Considering these possibilities, figure 3 shows the key
issues in two layer board design, which involve keeping
loop areas small, maximizing ground area, and selectively
filtering key signals and power paths.
September / October 2014
memory and I/O. Typically, there will be a shortage of
ground pins, generallly no more than one per side. We
allocate a copper patch under the foodprint of the chip,
ensuring low ground impedance no matter what pins are
involved. Each pin entering or leaving the board is at
risk – power, signal in, signal out and ground. A T-filter
is employed for bi-directional signal paths – allowing for
the fact that input pins are most vulnerable to external
interference and output pins are most vulnerable for
emissions. Depending on the need, we may want to insert
series impedance in the ground wires entering and leaving
the board, as well.
Summary
The key EMI problems associated with two sided
boards can be minimized with careful attention to ground
impedance. Keep critical signal paths as short as possible,
with a continuous fat return path underneath. Keep
inductance in filter capacitors as low by keeping leads as
short as possible. Keep as much copper on the board as
possible to facilitate low ground impedance.
Figure 3.
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Parallel feed power and ground, wide strips
Guard traces for clock driver and critical circuits
Ferrite isolation for power feed to micro and I/O
Resistor damper on clock lines
I/O filtered back to driver chip
Grounded Crystal or Resonator
Ground fill or grid
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September / October 2014
.003” and up. Unlike stamping, photo etching yields
a burr-free product resulting in cleaner more efficient
screens with greater material integrity.
MicroEtch screens feature a tighter tolerance on
hole sizes and greater dimensional stability than woven
wire mesh, making them ideal in applications requiring
frequent cleaning or in devices where there is mechanical
contact. Unlike woven wire mesh screens, the fixed photo
etched openings will not change through use.
Typical applications of MicroEtch screens are particle
separation and sizing, hydraulic valve screens, fuel filters,
laser light filters, extruding screens, as well as filters used
in the medical market. These tight tolerance screens are
primarily produced from stainless steel, but other materials
are available. Tech-Etch offers a standard line of screens
with holes in a 60° or 90° pattern that are available with a
maximum guaranteed perforated area of 18” x 21”. Other
sizes and custom shapes are also available.
For more information, contact Bruce McAllister,
Tech-Etch Inc., 45 Aldrin Rd., Plymouth, MA 02360,
phone: 1-508-747-0300, or visit www.tech-etch.com/
photoetch/microscreens.html.
Desktop Amplifiers with Rechargeable Battery
MITEQ’s TTA Series of high performance broadband
low noise amplifiers were specifically developed for
EMC compliance testing. The TTA series is a new
battery operated version which allows for up 10 hours of
continuous use on a single charge. This battery option can
be purchased as a separate add on (TTABP) if you already
own a TTA or supplied internal in a single enclosure at the
time of the order as a TTAB.
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THE DATE
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KEEPING INTERFERENCE AT BAY
EMC & SI 2015 Symposium will be striving to “Keep Interference at Bay”
by providing the most current information, tools and techniques
on EMC testing and signal and power integrity.
Plan ahead to join your colleagues and experts/innovators
in Santa Clara, California for a full week of learning,
collaboration and networking with fellow industry peers.
The Symposium appeals to a vast
audience, from novice to veteran,
across all industries and academia.
• Attend concurrent workshops, tutorials and demonstrations to learn
the latest innovations in EMC & Signal Integrity.
• Participate in some of the many industry and professional meetings
to take your participation to the next level.
• Visit the Exhibit Hall with hundreds of booths filled with the latest
products, equipment and services.
• Greet old friends, meet new friends, experts, and colleagues at numerous
formal and informal networking functions.
• Interns and newly graduated EE/EMC engineers will have the
chance to learn from the more experienced and participate in Young
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The TTA is enclosed in a small (5.1” L x 3.5” W x
1.9” H) case and the TTAB is in a slightly larger (6.5” L
x 6.5” W x 2.0” H) case. This amplifier series covers both
the commercial/medical and military bands for emissions
testing and comes with a standard three-year warranty.
A universal wall plug in power supply is included with
each TTA which operates from 50-60Hz / 100-240VAC.
CE approved. The TTAB comes with a separate battery
charger.
For more information, contact Bob Yuruckso, MITEQ
Inc., 330 Oser Ave. Hauppauge, NY 11788, phone: 1-631439-9220, or visit www.miteq.com.
P25 is a Land Mobile Radio (LMR) standard
developed by the TIA-102 (Telecommunications
Industry Association) and is used primarily by North
American and Australian public safety and government
organizations to provide interoperability among various
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Waveseal is a comprehensive line of EMI shielding
there is a growing need for cost-effective, easy to use test
gaskets consisting of fabric over foam, conductive foam,
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Low Noise EMC Preamplifier with Built-in Battery
U.S. Microwave Laboratories has released the
USMC0125, its latest low noise broadband preamplifier
that covers 1 MHz to 2500 MHz, providing 30dB of
flat gain, very low noise figure, and an optional builtin battery and smart charger for more than 20 hours of
field operation. The USMC0125 measures 6.5 x 4.25
x 2.25 inches and it is IP65 compliant for use in wet
environments. Connector options include BNC, SMA and
N type. The unit comes with rubber feet or a mounting
bracket with slots for four screws.
The USMC0125 is the ideal preamplifier for EMC
testing and certification. The low noise figure and high
gain of the USMC0125 permits the visualization of
signals that would otherwise appear below the noise floor
in a radiated emissions test.
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space and labor for the user.Solutions are also available
for direct current applications, as well as those with high
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TDEMI M Mobile EMI Receiver
The TDEMI M product line from GAUSS Instruments
is a very compact designed instrument for mobile use
outdoors and inside labs on the developer workbench
providing a variety of functionalities. By a standard +12V
Mobile (TDEMI M) provides the unrivaled advantages in
speed and performance of the well-known and approved
real-time signal processing and microwave technology
of GAUSS Instruments. Thus, pre-certification
investigations can be performed up to 4,000 times faster
than by conventional receivers. The instruments can be
ordered for frequency ranges up to 1GHz, 3GHz or 6GH
starting from 9kHz or with MIL/DO option even starting
from 10Hz.
For more information, contact Anneliese Krieger,
GAUSS Instruments, phone +49 89 5 5404699 0, email:
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RFI Shield Cans Deliver RFI/EMI Screening
HARWIN EZ-BoardWare EZ RFI shield cans provide
improved RFI and EMI protection to sensitive circuitry
at the printed circuit board (pcb) level, when used with
firm’s EZ-BoardWare RFI shield can clips, Because the
cans are mounted by simply pushing them into the surface
mount clips, installation costs are minimized since there
is no secondary processing required. Devices be easily
removed for inspection/repair/rework with no fear of
supply, it can be easily used for onboard testing such as in
vehicles or aircrafts.
Designed for pre-certification tasks, the TDEMI
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in U.S.$ million by the following product segments:
conductive coatings, conductive plastics, metal cabinets,
laminates/tapes, and others. The report provides separate
comprehensive analytics for the U.S., Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Latin America. Annual
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companies including many key and niche players such
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engineering information including product comparisons,
common applications, product specifications and
performance data. Leader Tech’s Enclosure Shielding
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For more information, contact Tracy Kuhns, global
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CALENDAR
Call for Papers
Deadline: October 19
IEEE EMC Society Symposium on Electromagnetic
Compatibility & Signal Integrity, March 15-21, Silicon
Valley, California.
Electronically submit a brief abstract describing the
proposed paper’s main points. Submissions are reviewed
anonymously, so please do not include author names and
affiliations on preliminary manuscript.
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Deadline: November 1
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Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan.
Electronically submit a brief abstract describing the
proposed paper’s main points with name, affiliation, and
contact information to [email protected].
For more information, visit www.apemc2015.org.
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gaskets and material options.
In addition to a large selection of beryllium copper
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MIL-SPEC approved conductive elastomers, numerous
fabric shielding and conductive foam gasket profiles as
well as 145 variations of oriented and knitted wire gaskets.
With the support of highly trained applications engineers
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Deadline: November 1-January 30
IEEE EMC Society Symposium on Electromagnetic
Compatibility and EMC Europe, August 16-22, Congress
Center Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Electronically submit a brief abstract describing the
proposed paper’s main points. Submissions are reviewed
anonymously, so please do not include author names and
affiliations on preliminary manuscript.
For more information, visit www.emc2015.org.
Meetings and Symposia
November 10-11 – 2014 Loughborough Antennas and
Propagation Conference, Burleigh Court International
Conference Centre, Loughborough, Leistershire, U.K.
Includes antenna design and theory; electromagnetic
bandgap materials and frequency-selective surfaces;
indoor, outdoor and ionspheric propagation; and filters,
phase shifters, switches, feeds and matching networks for
antennas.
Info: Visit www.lapconf.co.uk.
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for enabling electricity transfer) are cumbersome, and as the number of devices continues to increase,
managing wires and identifying outlets will only become more difficult. Kaynam Hedayat of WiTricity will
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December 1-4 – 2014 Global Symposium on EMC, Safety
and Product Compliance Engineering, David Intercontinental
Hotel, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Includes research, “war stories”, case studies, EMC
and safety knowledge and discoveries with workshops,
tutorials, “Birds of a Feather” panels, and an EMC, safety
and product compliance related technical exhibition.
Info: Visit http://globespace.org.
December 2-5 – 84th ARFTG Conference, The New Frontiers
for Microwave Measurements, St. Julien Hotel, Boulder,
Colorado.
Experts present the latest developments in linear and
nonlinear RF and microwave measurement techniques at
this RF and microwave test and measurement conference.
Info: Visit www.arftg.org/conferences/ 84th_conference.
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2015
February 25-26 – 13th International Conference on
Electromagnetic Interference & Compatibility, Andhra
University, Visakhapatnam, India.
Topics include cover the entire scope of electromagnetic
compatibility.
Info: Visit http://incemic.org.
March 15-21 – 2015 IEEE Symposium on Electromagnetic
Compatibility & Signal Integrity, Santa Clara Convention
Center, Santa Clara, California.
Symposium provides excellent resources for EMC,
design, and compliance engineers. Technical program
offers EMC information with papers backed by solid
research and development by industry-leading experts.
Workshop provides practical real-world tools fo engineers
and technicians dealing with EMC. Exhibition shows the
largest array of EMC products and services. The Global
EMC University provides continuing education credits.
Includes Signal Integrity/Power Integrity conference.
Info: Visit www.emc2015usa.emcss.org.
March 24-26 – EMV 2015, Düsseldorf Congress CCD,
Landesmesse Stuttgart ICS Internationales Congresscenter,
Stuttgart, Germany.
This international conference and exhibition on
electromagnetic compatibility offers a wide range of EMCrelated topics.
Info:
http://www.mesago.de/en/EMV/The_
Conference/Welcome/index.htm.
May 26-29 – Asia-Pacific International Symposium on
Electromagnetic Compatibility, The Grand Hotel, Taipei,
Taiwan.
Shares recent advances in all aspects of EMC in the
Asia-Pacific region to respond to the EMC requirements for
all rising technologies and to closely link up the international
EMC community.
Info: Visit www.apemc2015.org.
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June 9-12 – 11th IEEE International Conference on
Power Electronics and Drive Systems, Hilton Sydney Hotel,
Sydney, Australia.
Includes EMI/EMC issues and is one of the major series
of conferences in power electronics and drive systems.
Info: Visit www.ieee-peds.org.
Providing a complete family of
EMC Testing solutions
August 16-22 – 2015 IEEE Symposium on Electromagnetic
Compatibility and EMC Europe, Congress Center Dresden,
Dresden, Germany.
Symposium provides excellent resources for EMC,
design, and compliance engineers. Covers all aspects of
EMC and technologies that are affected by EMC (including
but not limited to shielding, ESD, automotive, broadcast,
military, wireless, smart grid, and power transmission).
Info: Visit www.emc2015.org.
November 24-25 – International Conference on
Electromagnetic Processing of Materials, Dubai, United
Arab Emerites.
Brings
together
leading
academic
scientists,
researchers and research scholars to exchange and share
their experiences and research results about all aspects of
Electromagnetic Processing of Materials.
Info:
Visit
www.waset.org/conference/2015/11/
dubai/ICEPM.
September / October 2014
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ITEM Publications..................................................25
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Spira Manufacturing Co...........................................2
Tech-Etch..................................................................23
2015 IEEE EMC Symposium...........................10, 20
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