Connectors are an EMI signal integrity problem

October 15, 2009

There is a good article by William Kimmel and Daryl Gerke in Evaluation Engineering about EMI (electro magnetic interference) caused by the connectors in your system. Well worth a read. EDN contributor Eric Bogatin has an article on the same subject over at PCB Design. EMI is always both an electrical and mechanical problem. Because it crosses department boundaries it can turn into a political nightmare. Just make sure you understand all the issues and save your company from the whole blame game.

Posted by Paul Rako on October 15, 2009 | Comments (2)

October 22, 2009

In response to: Connectors are an EMI signal integrity problem
Mr.Carrot74 commented:

The possibility that the affected people are impaired only in recursion is a non-starter. ,

October 15, 2009

In response to: Connectors are an EMI signal integrity problem
Andy T commented:

Silly me - I thought EMI was due to those electron thingies running around in loops and up and down antenna kinds of structures, not the connectors. It's a mechanical problem alright - stubborn mechanical engineer is usually the problem.....

About EDN | Site Map | Contact Us | Subscription | RSS

POST A COMMENT
Display Name

Before submitting this form, please type the characters displayed above. Note the letters are case sensitive: