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 TechMESH knitted wire gaskets by Leader Tech. >Story AR Receives ISO 9001:2008 CertificationAR RF/Microwave Instrumentation of Souderton, Pennsylvania has passed the rigorous standards for quality management systems to earn recertification to the newest ISO standard, ISO 9001:2008. Maintained by ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, and administered by accreditation and certification bodies, ISO 9001 is by far the world's most established quality framework for companies of all kinds and sizes. It is currently being used by more than 3/4 million organizations in 161 countries. It sets a global standard not only for quality management systems, but for management systems in general. Having earned this latest recertification, AR has again demonstrated its commitment to continuous improvement and to bringing out the best in every facet of its operations. AR Competitive Edge products supply a multitude of unique RF solutions to customers around the world. The company's limitless support network reaches the far corners of the globe. Navigate to IEEE International Symposium on EMCCoordinates 26° 05' 55" N, 80° 07' 22" W The largest international gathering of EMC professional will take place at the IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility in Fort Lauderdale, Florida during the week of 25 to 30 July 2010. It is the 51st year of this event to share the latest information on EMC, and network with new and old members of the EMC Society and many others. Experience, too, Fort Lauderdale with waves of relaxation as you discover a fresh and casual blue wavy beach world filled with megayachts, alfresco dining, outlet shopping, eco-adventure, arts and beyond from Hollywood in the south to Pompano and Deerfield Beach in the north, to the exotic Everglades. The symposium week starts on Sunday 25 July with check in and or registration putting you ready to join the workshops that start at 8:30 AM on Monday 26 July. The technical committee has accepted 20 workshops; half will be given on Monday, the other half on Friday (30 July). The core of the technical program will be the presentation of technical papers on Tuesday to Thursday (27 to 29 July) during 5 concurrent sessions. Below is a list of sessions and number of papers:
New for 2010 is the format for poster papers. The poster papers session is broken up into two sessions that occur in two special aisles in the exhibit hall. Part 1 is Tuesday starting at 8:30 AM to Wednesday at noon and Part 2 Wednesday at 1 PM to Thursday at 1 PM. Meet and talk with the authors for part one on Tuesday from 8:30 to 9:30 and Part 2 on Thursday at Noon to 1 PM. The author's paper will be graphically illustrated on a display board. The attendees will be rating the presentations for the most creative illustrations. Awards for creativity will be made at the luncheon. Concurrent throughout the week are a number of collateral meetings. The various Technical Committees (TC) sponsor open breakfast or lunch time meetings. Hot TC meetings are TC-2 EMC Measurements Committee, TC-5 High Power Electromagnetic Committee, and TC-11 Nanotechnology Committee. The EMC Society hosts meetings to promote interchange with other groups that are involved in EMC Requirements, Testing Methods, EMC Process, Professional and Lab Certifications, and Government. There are also many industry meetings for certification bodies, manufacturers, educators. For the most up-to-date list of meetings check on this link The 2010 EMC Symposium has taken over the entire Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center. The ground floor features a huge 250,000 square foot exhibit hall with over 200 exhibit booths and 100 exhibitors, registration area and open public meetings. The second floor features the five concurrent technical sessions and Global University. The latter is a special extra to the symposium where international professors will provide 20 in-depth hours of training on EMC principals (see http://emc2010.org/index.php?id=2 for details). The third floor features a special Product Safety Engineering Society Colloquium (see http://emc2010.org/index.php?id=188). Professional networking opportunities abound at the 2010 event! On Monday and Thursday nights are Hospitality Nights with hospitality suites sponsored by our exhibitors. On Tuesday night a Welcome Reception will be held for all participants to meet old colleagues and make new acquaintances. On Wednesday night a Gala will be held on the Atlantic Beach of the Marriott Harbor Beach Hotel to give all participants a break from the intense technical exchange. On Thursday an Awards Luncheon will be held in the Convention Center Ballroom to recognize those professionals who have contributed their volunteer time, best papers and leadership in the field of EMC. Lunch time on Tuesday and Wednesday also will feature an engineer talent showcase where colleagues will share their musical talents in the exhibit hall break area. All these events to meet, greet and share with other participants are included in the full registration. Fort Lauderdale is a vacation destination in the U.S. The committee has picked a series of symposium-hosted tours and convention center concierge (popular with tourist) tours. The tours are open to attendees, guest, children, spouses, and family members. A special "Companion Club" is available to add access to a convention center suite with food, refreshments, comfortable seating and tickets to the reception. On Saturday 31 July there is the option of joining a post-symposium Carnival Cruise to the exotic western Caribbean. See this link for all the details: http://emc2010.org/index.php?id=26. The 2010 International Symposium on EMC offers the most comprehensive program of technical information, concurrent professional meetings, and networking. Register for the event by going to the Digi-Key Receives Distributor of the Year AwardElectronic components distributor Digi-Key Corp. of Thief River Falls, Minnesota, has received the Distributor of the Year award from Vishay Intertechnology, one of Digi-Key's authorized supplier partners. In addition, Digi-Key presented Vishay with a Superior Sales Performance Award. The awards were presented at the Electronic Distribution Show and Conference, held in May in Las Vegas, Nevada. "We strive to offer the best, most innovative products for our customers worldwide and are proud to offer Vishay's discrete semiconductors and passive components as part of our broad offering available for immediate off-the-shelf delivery," said Mark Larson, Digi-Key's president and COO. Digi-Key presented its Superior Sales Performance Award to Vishay in recognition of Vishay's excellent track record of supplying its components to Digi-Key and supporting Digi-Key's successful strategy of business growth and development. Samsung Launches Quality Assurance Lab in TianjinSamsung Electronics Co., South Korea's largest electronics brand, has launched a quality assurance lab in the Chinese city of Tianjin. The new lab will be responsible for ensuring quality control of Samsung products manufactured in China in order to meet the international standards of quality and safety, the company said in a statement. "We will now be able to monitor and check in real-time our products' quality and safety standards, instead of sending the product back to South Korea for quality assurance processes," Park Keun-hee, head of Samsung China Co., said in a statement. The company added that the new quality lab will expedite the product delivery process by way speeding up the development of new products as well. Samsung also plans to acquire certifications to prove that its products meet international safety standards in EMI, EMS, and EMC. PolyOne Appoints Two Corporate Officers McAlindon PolyOne Corp. of Cleveland, Ohio, a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, recently appointed two corporate officers. Julie A. McAlindon has joined PolyOne as VP, marketing after a 20 year career with The Dow Chemical Company. During that time she held commercial assignments of increasing responsibility focused on strategic marketing and business leadership. McAlindon earned a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Western Ontario, Canada.  Schuering Kurt C. Schuering, VP, key account management, was promoted to corporate officer. Since joining PolyOne in 2007, he has been instrumental in leveraging the company's global reach and diverse portfolio of specialty color, engineered materials and performance solutions for the world's largest manufacturers and makers of consumer products. Upon graduating from the University of Kentucky with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, Schuering was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. Jim Stephenson to Head LCR Southeastern Region Stephenson LCR Electronics of Norristown, Pennsylvania, a leading manufacturer of EMI filters, backplanes and ruggedized integrated chassis and electronic control products for military, telecom and commercial applications, has appointed Jim Stephenson as its southeast regional sales manager in response to its expanding business and success in the military and aerospace markets. Stephenson will be responsible for sales and customer support for LCR's products including backplanes, integrated chassis and EMI filters. With over 20 years experience in the embedded systems industry, Stephenson has held management positions that most recently include serving as the southeast regional manager for SIE Computing Solutions. Stephenson attended Calhoun College, has completed various management and sales courses, is lean manufacturing certified and is a Vietnam veteran. Lockheed Provides Communications System Module The second satellite in the U.S. Navy's Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) program has now received an advanced communica- tions system module from Lockheed Martin. The MUOS is a next-generation narrowband tactical satellite communications system designed to significantly improve ground communications for U.S. forces on the move. The new solution will replace the current narrowband tactical satellite communications system known as the Ultra High Frequency Follow-On system. MUOS will provide assured communications, including simultaneous voice, video and data, for mobile warfighters by supporting ultra-high frequency satellite communications (SATCOM). The module features a wideband code division multiple access payload that incorporates advanced technology to provide a 10-fold increase over legacy UHF SATCOM in the number and capacity of satellite links. The first MUOS satellite has completed passive intermodulation testing and is currently undergoing emc/emi compatibility testing. Electromagnetic Absorbing Device Developed Chinese researchers have successfully built an electromagnetic absorbing device for microwave frequencies. The device, made of a thin cylinder comprising 60 concentric rings of metamaterials, is capable of absorbing microwave radiation, and has been compared to an astrophysical black hole. The research published in New Journal of Physics shows how the researchers utilized the special properties of metamaterials, a class of ordered composites which can distort light and other waves. Qiang Cheng and Tie Jun Cui of the State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves at Southeast University in Nanjing, China, designed and fabricated their absorbing device, officially called an omnidirectional electromagnetic absorber, using 60 strips of circuit board arranged in concentric layers coated in copper. Each layer is imprinted with alternating patterns, which resonate or don't resonate in electromagnetic waves. The designed device can trap and absorb electromagnetic waves coming from all directions by spiraling the radiation inwards and converting its energy into heat with an absorption rate of 99%. At the moment, the device only works with microwaves, but the researchers are planning to develop a black hole for visible light next. Boeing Delivers Phased Array Antennas to Raytheon The Boeing Co. has delivered the first production set of phased array antennas for the U.S. Navy's next generation Zumwalt-class destroyers to Raytheon Corp., the prime contractor for the Zumwalt program. The phased array antennas will provide net-enabled operations through high-speed line-of-sight communications and data transported over a common data link (CDL) radio system between the Zumwalt-class ship and various airborne platforms. Unlike traditional antenna dishes, the CDL phased array antenna can be mounted flush to the ship's deck house, providing a low-profile system without sacrificing capability or range. In addition, the antennas are electronically steered with no moving parts, which improves performance and maintainability. The CDL phased array antennas drew on technology from the Cooperative Antenna Development Program (CADP), funded by the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office and the Office of Naval Research. Optichron Delivers Breakthrough RF Power AmpOptichron Inc. of Fremont, California, has announced the results of testing the combination of Optichron's OP6180 Digital Pre-Distortion (DPD) IC with a Doherty Power Amplifier (PA) based on Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations Inc.'s (SEDI) latest-generation GaN transistors. The result is breakthrough efficiency at over 47dBm transmitted power. SEDI's EGN21C105I2D is a 2.14GHz 105W device featuring wideband performance and exceptional efficiency. Combining high transmit performance with high power added efficiency (PAE), the PA delivers up to 50MHz of signal bandwidth with PAE up to 56.7% and supports all 2G, 3G and 4G protocols. Optichron has published an application note, titled Advances in Digital Pre-Distortion with GaN Devices. Burns Joins the Board of EMS TechnologiesEMS Technologies, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia reports that Joseph D. Burns was elected to the company's board of directors at its annual meeting on May 11. He joins eight returning board members who were elected by the shareholders to additional one-year terms of service. In addition to service as an active pilot currently flying captain on Airbus aircraft, Burns is managing director of Technology and Flight Test at United Airlines where he has been employed since 1992. He currently serves on the executive advisory board for Position, Navigation, and Time (GPS), the advisory board for the National Center for Atmospheric Research, and as chairman of the ATA Air Traffic Control Council. He holds both an MBA and an engineering degree as well as multiple patents related to communications, security and sensor technologies. Burns has also served in engineering and executive management positions with various privately owned technology companies. SwRI Designs Antenna Set For Ground Vehicles Southwest Research Institute engineers designed the AVM-375 low-profile antenna set to overcome the challenges of identifying and locating the source of communications signals from a vehicle-mounted direction finding system on the move. The antenna set provides real-time, 360o direction finding across two frequency bands, from 120MHz-3GHz. "The direction-finding data from the system are highly accurate,"said Patrick Siemsen, a principal engineer in SwRI's Signal Exploitation and Geolocation Division. "The DF error is typically less than five degrees across the VHF and UHF frequency bands." SwRI's mobile DF processor and a unique algorithm assemble and process data from the distributed arrays. Once the antennas are installed on a given vehicle, the DF system is calibrated using a test target and GPS tracking software, and the calibration data can be ported to systems installed on similar vehicles without requiring recalibration. | advertisement |
