Shielding & EMI/RFI

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NEMA Recommendations on AFCI / Home Electrical Product Compatibility

May 01, 2012
In 2008, new NEC codes for arc-fault circuit interrupters went into effect. While the requirements were directed at home safety, designers of home appliances, especially those which seek to improve green performance by fussing with incoming current, were also asked to adapt to make sure new interrupters did not conflict with their products.
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Smart Washer Demo Features RFID, NFC

March 01, 2012

NXP Semiconductors, a semiconductor supplier based in The Netherlands, is demonstrating an RFID- and NFC-enabled smart washing machine at the Embedded World tradeshow, happening this week in Nuremberg, Germany.


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CEA Opposes Proposed Changes in ENERGY STAR Program

February 29, 2012

 The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has strongly voiced its concern over potential changes to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ENERGY STAR program.  


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Running Interference on Electromagnetic Interference

February 03, 2012
Here’s some helpful rules of thumb when dealing with the physics of EMI, and also seven common pitfalls where those rules might not apply, and how to deal with them.
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Creating a More Sustainable Product

August 01, 2011
For appliance designers, consider the implications of some of your design decisions both upstream and downstream when it comes to sustainability.
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Natural Oils Get Rigid

March 01, 2011
From materials that have zero ozone depletion potential (ODP) to the push for materials with lower global warming potential (GWP), designers have had the challenge of adapting as material migrated from one environmentally acceptable product to the next.
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Plastic Compounds Shield Electronics from EMI

February 01, 2011
In recent years, there has been increased use of engineered plastic materials that incorporate metalized coatings for EMI shielding.
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