Conformity Magazine - December 2008 - (Page 4)

Contents 14 NewsBreaks First DTV Rollout Initiated in Wilmington, NC Commission Prowls the Web to Enforce Its Regulations FCC Warns Regulatory Fee Payers About Potential “Phishing” Commission Releases Data on Local Telephone Competition 10 10 10 11 The Future of ESD Testing This article discusses the two areas of ESD testing, device-level testing and system-level testing, and also reflects on how the grey area between device and system test is affecting the future of ESD testing. ESDA, JEDEC Announce Standards Development Cooperation ESD Association Call for Papers New Standards List Released for the EU’s Directive on the Safety of Toys EU Commission Issues Correction on Machinery Directive Standards FDA Offers Guidance on Marketing Diagnostic Ultrasound Systems Guidance Document of Safety of Passive Implants Released FDA Revises Guidance on Medical Device Tracking FDA Recalls Automated External Defibrillators Other CPSC Actions in the News IEC Standards Update UL Standards Update Looking Back: Items from Past Issues of Conformity Editor’s Note ESD Open Forum Product Reviews Advertisers 11 11 11 24 Emerging Issues in Standards Challenges in Testing China RoHS: One Year and Counting It has been a little over a year and a half since China’s Administrative Measure on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products (China RoHS) legislation took effect. 46 46 46 28 Revisiting 10-Meter and 3-Meter Radiated Emission Measurements This article examines the technical basis for continuing or discontinuing the inverse-distance fall-off assumption, especially when measurements are made in a semi-anechoic chamber. 46 46 34 Design Fundamentals Focus on 46 48 49 49 Meeting the Shielding Challenges of Injection-Molded Plastics This article addresses the key issues facing engineers specifying EMI shielding systems, including plastic resin selection, important mechanical design issues, and shielding effectiveness of conductive coatings. 40 Microwave Absorbers Today, more and more manufacturers are using microwave absorbing materials to enhance shielding performance at higher frequencies. 6 22 47 50 Buyer’s Guide 45 Conformity DeCember 2008

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Conformity Magazine - December 2008 Contents Editor's Note FCC Warns Regulatory Fee Payers About Potential "Phishing" Commission Prowls the Web to Enforce Its Regulations First DTV Rollout Initiated in Wilmington, NC New Standards List Released for the EU's Directive on the Safety of Toys ESD Association Call for Papers ESDA. JEDEC Announce Standards Development Cooperation Commission Releases Data on Local Telephone Competition The Future of ESD Testing ESD Open Forum Emerging Issues in Standards: China RoHS: One Year and Counting Challenges in Testing: Revisiting 10-Meter and 3-Meter Radiated Emission Measurements Design Fundamentals: Meeting the Shielding Challenges of Injection-Molded Plastics Focus On...Microwave Absorbers Buyer's Guide FDA Recalls Automated External Defibrillators FDA Revises Guidance on Medical Device Tracking Guidance Document Safety of Passive Implants Released FDA Offers Guidance on Marketing Diagnostic Ultrasound Systems EU Commission Issues Correction on Machinery Directive Standards Other CPSC Actions in the News Product Reviews IEC Standards Update UL Standards Update Looking Back: Items from Past Issues of Conformity Advertisers

Conformity Magazine - December 2008

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