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Atomic Bomb proof Electronics
The 2023 was the busies time ever. Because of all the projects I had, I barely had time to write articles for EMC. In this year, I've...

Francesco Poderico
Jan 22, 20242 min read
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A note on Analog VDD
These days, we tend to encounter circuits with microcontrollers that incorporate AD/DA converters as a part of their design. As an...

Francesco Poderico
Feb 1, 20232 min read
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Conductive emissions issues due to rectifier diodes
There is a feeling in me that sometimes the old books are better than the new ones. As an example, a book by Hnatek called Design of...

Francesco Poderico
Jan 11, 20233 min read
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Precautions I take when using metallic enclosures
A couple of months ago, I was testing EMC for a medical product. As the product is enclosed within a metallic enclosure, I was concerned...

Francesco Poderico
Nov 20, 20223 min read
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The insulation transformer Nightmare.
I visited Scotland on holiday, a beautiful country! There is so much history in Edinburgh, and I also enjoyed visiting Glasgow. It is...

Francesco Poderico
Nov 16, 20222 min read
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Mixed designs with ADC and DAC require some precautions.
A few years ago, I worked on digital radio for a customer. It was a very complex design, but the reward for an electronic engineer such...

Francesco Poderico
Nov 14, 20223 min read
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How I control even and odd harmonics on a clock trace.
Some time ago, I wrote a blog post about the design technique I use when I am solving EMC emissions for clients when I am working on...

Francesco Poderico
Nov 12, 20223 min read
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Problems associated with input ceramic capacitors.
I spent several stimulating days last week performing EMC testing on one of my most challenging designs in the past two years. This is...

Francesco Poderico
Oct 23, 20222 min read
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