Please Join Us! May 2004 IEEE EMC Santa Clara Valley Society Chapter Meeting This month's Presentation : "EMI Considerations in Selection of Ethernet Magnetics" Presenter: Neven Pischl Date: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 Time: 5:30 PM Social 7:00 PM Presentation Place: Applied Materials Bowers Cafeteria 3090 Bowers Ave. Santa Clara, CA 95051-0804 Refreshments: Hot Chicken and Pork Tamales; Togo's sandwiches Fee: No Charge. All are Welcome! Abstract: Ethernet devices use magnetics between the transceiver and Ethernet cable. Magnetics include center-tapped transformers, autotransformers, and common-mode chokes. Newer Ethernet devices use magnetics to provide 48V power. Integrated connectors, with built-in magnetics, are gaining popularity. The characteristics of these components are critical for EMI suppression. It is completely impossible to judge the EMI characteristics from information currently available in the magnetics data sheets. Magnetics EMI properties can be measured with a network analyzer on a 50 ohm test jig, but it should be kept in mind that the system-level performance may differ. Magnetics cannot be completely characterized without knowing the system characteristics. Also, test results depend on the test methods that are not yet standardized. The presentation explains the main factors that define EMI properties of Ethernet magnetics, in commonly used configurations. A bench-level test method for magnetics characterization is described, and a demonstration will be given. The focus will be on Ethernet magnetics, but the concepts apply generally to WAN and LAN magnetics. About the presenter: Neven Pischl has 19 years of EMC and related experience in R&D, Aerospace, Consumer Electronics, and ITE, covering many areas of EMC compliance and high-speed design. He holds an MSEE degree, specialized in microwave measurements, NARTE EMC-Engineer certification, and two US patents related to differential signaling. Currently his main focus is design for high immunity, low noise and low emission ITE containing high-speed digital and sensitive analog circuitry. He is a Principal Engineer at Broadcom Communications in San Jose, CA. To contact Neven: npischl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Thanks, Dale Gutierrez, Secretary EMC/SCV Chapter E-mail: dalegut@xxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu