Four Commonly Held Myths of EMC Design

“Don't gap your ground plane, there's never really a good reason to do that.” - Dr. Todd Hubing

Dr. Todd Hubing debunks the EMC myth. Dr. Hubing has authored or co-authored over 200 papers and presentations on electromagnetic modeling, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), and the design of reliable electronic systems. In this episode he shares with us 30 years worth of knowledge, tested and proven facts about EMC.

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Show Highlights:

• Introduction
• Learn EMC, Resources and Courses
• EMC question of the week from 2017 - 2020 compiled in a book, available now.
• EMC design guidelines: Top 4
  • Solid ground planes should be gapped between analog and digital circuits.
  • The decoupling capacitor should be located as close as physically possible to the IC’s power pin.
  • On multi-layer boards, the best stack-up is...
  • To suppress common-mode noise, the power input on a circuit board should have a common-mode choke.

Links and Resources:

Learn EMC Website (Resources and courses)
EMC Resource Page on the Learn EMC Website
Book: EMC question of the week: March 2017-December 2020. Now available.
EMC Design Guideline Collection (including the top 4, with over 30 years worth of wisdom here!)
Find Learn EMC and Dr. Todd Hubing on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook

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