Welcome to the EMC Issues Blog!

2/21/2011 1:30 PM EST

Welcome to the EMC Issues Blog!

Hi! I'm Daryl Gerke, and I am delighted to again be working with the good folks at EDN and UBM Electronics. Way back in 1994, my business partner (Bill Kimmel) and I wrote the original EDN Designer's Guide to EMC. At that time, we wanted to share our collective half century of industry experience with our design colleagues.

 As full-time EMI/EMC consultants since 1987, we had seen a multitude of EMI problems. Although spread across different industries, the underlying causes were often similar. So when former EDN Editor Steve Leibson (still blogging for EDN) put out a call for design tutorials, we responded with what eventually became the Designer's Guide.

 Fast-forward 17 years, and the EMI problems are still with us. At this stage in our careers, we've become "old warriors" with over 80 years of collective experience. Our goal now will be to help you sharpen your "EMI spears". I hope you enjoy our efforts.

We will focus on design and troubleshooting, not test and regulations. As we are fond of saying, "An ounce of EMI prevention is often worth a pound of EMI shielding." This is best accomplished at the design stage, when most EMI fixes are cheap or even free. Thus, we felt EDN was the perfect place to share our insights. 

For personal information, please visit www.emiguru.com. You'll find lots of additional resources there, too. Most free, and a few for a nominal charge. This blog also originates there. Finally, if you are curious about consulting, check out my other blog at www.jumptoconsulting.com. Be sure to visit the special welcome for geeks.  

About the author
Daryl Gerke is an "EMI-Guru". He is a partner at Kimmel Gerke Associates, an EMI/EMC consulting and training firm. He and his business partner, Bill Kimmel, have been chasing EMI problems for over 80 years. The purpose of this blog is to help you identify, prevent, and fix your EMI problems. Daryl and Bill wrote the original EDN Designer's Guide to EMC. Now updated, it is still available (along with other lots of other info) at www.emiguru.com. (Curious about consulting? Check out Daryl's other blog at www.jumptoconsulting.com.)