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In this installment of Practical EMC, Kenneth Wyatt discusses the most common design issues for reducing self-generated EMI and outlines several mitigation techniques that have proved successful for challenging wireless products.

The proliferation of electronic products has made compatibility between devices increasingly important. Products must not interfere with one another and must be designed to be immune to external energy sources. Kenneth Wyatt helps product designers or EMC engineers learn how to characterize this self-generated EMI so that these issues are addressed early when costs and design changes are minimized.

Troubleshooting ESD in a compliance test lab can be time-consuming and expensive. Kenneth Wyatt provides practical advice on how to move the ESD troubleshooting process to your own workbench using simple ESD generators, simulators, and detectors. 

With summer upon us, it’s time to catch up on the webinars we might have missed in the last year. Here is a viewing list of the high value video content I will be reviewing in this column over the summer.

Kenneth Wyatt provides practical advice on designing the power input filter using the EMZER EMScope to display the differential mode and common mode noise currents in addition to the conducted emissions. 

In a tribute to Bob Pease, David Banas explores the concept of unbounded jitter and how it aligns with the concerns of engineers and link designers. In his discussion of the definition, constituents, and practical limits of jitter, Banas embodies the simplistic approach of his hero. 

Eric Bogatin takes a closer look at the potential consequences of the widening gap between industry demand and the supply of engineers with signal integrity design skills, and poses potential solutions to inspire future generations of signal integrity engineers.

Many systems fail to live up to expectations, frequently because of an implementation failure at the breakout region. In this blog, Travis Ellis, SI engineer at Samtec, discusses connector-to-board transitions and common impairments to their performance.

Ken Wyatt recommends planning in advance to install local shields for most critical wireless applications. Read on.

In this installment of Practical EMC, Ken Wyatt proves that when it comes to Apple versus counterfeit power modules, you get what you pay for.