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EMC Symposium: Demos, products, and music

2011 IEEE EMC Symposium , August 16-18, Long Beach, CA. As is typical at the annual IEEE EMC Symposium, attendees had a choice of live demonstrations of EMC concepts, poster sessions of the latest research, technical sessions, tutorials, product exhibits, and more recently, music. On Tuesday, August 16, Bill Kimmel of Kimmel Gerke Associates demonstrated how EMI shielding inside plastic... More

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A good sign for EMC engineers

The 2011 IEEE EMC Symposium exhibits opened today in Long Beach, CA. As you might expect, most of of the exhibit booths were from companies showing EMC test equipment, modeling software, and interference-mitigation products such as gaskets and other components. I didn’t however, expect to see Bose exhibiting here today. Bose, as in the consumer audio company? That’s right,... More

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Strike up the EMC band again

If you’re going to the 2011 IEEE EMC Symposium , be sure to visit the refreshment area on Tuesday, August 16 at 4:00. That’s when EMC engineers will gather for the third annual EMC musical performance. For me, it’s become the highlight of the symposium. Follow this link to see photos of the first EMC band performance, 2009, in Austin . More

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40 Gbps optical agreement announced

Network operators need the ability to swap out failed or questionable optical receivers and transmitters “on the fly.” Each time a new optical technology come on the scene, a new mechanical standard is needed for interoperability and field replacement. That’s why the optical networking industry has form factors such as SFP, SFP+, and XFP. To that end, four... More

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LeCroy acquires signal-integrity training company

In a press release dated July 6 , LeCroy announced the acquisition of Bogatin Enterprises , a company that specializes in signal-integrity training and consulting.Over the past several years, signal integrity has become the hot topic in digital design and test. That’s because of the proliferation of high-speed serial communication buses. These buses carry signals that represent... More