EMC at Component and PCB Level

Preface

When most electronic circuit design engineers think of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) they probably think of mains filters, shielded boxes, antennae measurement systems and consider it is mainly the preserve of the radio engineer. This closeted vision of EMC is part of the reason for writing this book, it is not only simplistic, but extremely dangerous to the long-term employment prospects of such thinkers.

At the present time EMC is sending shivers down the spine of all original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), worrying about the prospect of their products being withdrawn from sale in the European Community (EC) market-place due to noncompliance with the EC EMC directive (89/336/EEC). Presently, those people who sell mains filters ...