Mastering EMC One Level at a Time

LEVEL 11 - Printed Circuit Board Layout

This page is under construction. Target completion date is November 2026.  

  • Strategies for Laying Out Printed Circuit Boards
  • Power Bus Decoupling
  • Power Circuit Layout
  • The Printed Circuit Board Design Review
These topics are worth reviewing if they were not part of your university education or if you are not completely comfortable with them. Once you've mastered these essential engineering fundamentals, you're ready to move to the next level.

EMC Standards
and Software

EMC Question
of the Week

A 100-MHz sine wave is measured with a 50-Ω oscilloscope and displays a peak amplitude of 2.0 volts. The same signal measured on a 50-Ω spectrum analyzer should have a single narrow-band peak with an amplitude of  

  1. 6 dB(μV)
  2. 120 dB(μV)
  3. 123 dB(μV)
  4. 126 dB(μV)

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Answer to last week's question

sine wave displayed on an oscilloscope