> Electromagnetic Compatibility & Northeast Product Safety Societies - 7:00
> PM
> Wednesday, 13 September
> UNUSUAL FORMS of ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE
> Douglas C.Smith, Independent Consultant, Distinguished Lecturer,EMC
> Society
>
> What is customer's expectation of your equipment? It is that the
> equipment
> works the way the customer thinks it should irrespective of any stickers
> on
> it, such as the CE mark.This talk reviews characteristics of ESD and
> describes unusual forms of ESD that are not covered by standards, but
> nonetheless have caused interesting, if not serious, field problems
> including
> the "Vice-Presidential Effect." (The effect whereby prototype equipment
> only
> malfunctions when VPs are present for a demo.) Discussions will include
> funny
> (at least now they seem funny) "war stories" and live demonstrations of
> some
> of the effects.
>
> Mr. Smith is author of the book High Frequency Measurements and Noise
> in Electronic Circuits and is currently working on his second book.
> Speaker's WebSite: http://www.dsmith.org
>
> The joint meeting of the IEEE Central New England Chapter of the EMC
> Society
> (CNEC, EMCS) and the Northeast Product Safety Society (NPSS) will be held
> on
> Wednesday September 13,2000 at EMC Corporation, 42 South Street,Hopkinton
> in the Corporate Auditorium Training Center Building.The technical
> presentation will commence at 7PM,and refreshments will be available at
> 6PM.
> Directions: From Rte. 495 North or South take exit 21b to South Street.
> At first traffic light make left turn (Note:This is on South direction
> side
> of Rte.495).
> EMC Corporation is at second driveway on right. For further information
> contact
> John Clarke at (508) 362-7195 or the meeting host Boris Shusterman at
> (508) 435-1000 ext.77517.
>
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