We’ve always been fascinated by things that perform complex electronic functions merely by virtue of their shapes. Waveguides come to mind, but so do active elements like filters made from nothing but ...

The purpose of this document is to help the user understand how to design a good PCB layout with reducing noise performance. A thorough system evaluation is necessary after taking the countermeasures ...

This is the first of several articles in the PCB Design Best Practices series, which discusses the different steps of PCB development from the basics of creating a design schematic with specific ...

Today’s electronic devices market demands miniaturized printed circuit boards (PCBs) with a multitude of high-speed functions integrated on a single board. This causes the designers to have traces ...

An industry expert addresses the debate of discrete components vs. external boxed filters for suppressing noise. The analysis and suppression of electro-magnetic interference (EMI) generated from high ...

Reduction methods for conducted and radiated EMI. Dithering switching voltage regulator frequency to mitigate EMI. Applying an EMI filter. Modern electronic power system architectures are becoming ...