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August 2007



Shielded Cables

Sunday, 26 August 2007 4:04 P GMT-06
Unshielded Twisted Pair cables have long been very popular with networking standards (most notably ethernet) for cost and easy installation.  Shielded cable would be able to transmit data faster, but have been avoided because they are more costl
Category: Digital System Architecture

Thermal Issues in Electronics

Sunday, 26 August 2007 3:37 P GMT-06
In a previous article about the design of the Microsoft XBox 360 I marveled at how they managed to get so much heat out of their box.  It turns out that they may not have been quite as successful as they thought based on recent warranty extensi
Category: Digital System Architecture

iPOD Electromagnetic Compliance

Sunday, 26 August 2007 3:00 P GMT-06
In a previous article , I noted a possible conducted emissions issue between my iPod, an AC wall charger, and a portable stereo player.  I saw a Newsbreaks article in the August 2007 issue of Conformity magazine about a radiated emissions issue