UPCOMING SESSION | Electromagnetic Compatibility Webinar Series

15 OCTOBER 2026 | 10:00 AM EDT

The IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Society and IEEE Standards Association are hosting a series of webinars to create awareness of some trending topics related to reducing electromagnetic interference in areas such as automotive technologies, consumer electronics, wireless communications, and 5G. Registering for the webinar series gives you access to some recent webinar recordings and all future webinars.

Shielding Effectiveness Characterization for Physically Small Enclosures

LIVE ON 15 OCTOBER 2026 AT 10:00 AM EDT

Electronic devices are becoming increasingly compact and complex, while more and more electronic systems operate close to each other. As a result, controlling unwanted electromagnetic interference is essential to ensure that devices function reliably. Metallic enclosures are commonly used to protect electronic systems from external electromagnetic interference and to reduce unwanted emissions. Their shielding performance, known as shielding effectiveness (SE), therefore needs to be evaluated reliably.

Standardized methods are available for measuring the SE of enclosures. However, applying these methods to physically small enclosures, such as those used for compact electronic devices, can present practical

difficulties. For example, the antennas required by standardized methods may be difficult to install when the available space is limited, and the measurement procedure itself can become relatively complex. In addition, extending reliable measurements toward lower frequencies remains challenging.

This PhD research investigates how SE measurements for physically small enclosures can be made more practical and flexible while remaining as close as possible to standardized measurement principles. First, compact alternatives to the conventional straight monopole antenna were investigated. An L-shaped antenna and a printed circuit board (PCB) antenna were experimentally evaluated and shown to provide comparable SE results under the investigated conditions, demonstrating their potential for measurements where the available installation space is restricted.

Second, a simplified two-antenna measurement method was developed. Compared with the standardized three-antenna approach, this method reduces the number of required antennas and eliminates several additional characterization and correction steps, while providing SE results that are in good agreement with the standardized reference method.

Finally, a hybrid measurement approach was investigated to extend shielding characterization toward lower frequencies. It combines conventional radiated-field measurements with measurements of currents induced on cables connected to the enclosure, using an absorbing clamp. The two approaches complement each other and enable shielding performance to be assessed over a broader frequency range within the same measurement environment.

Overall, this research provides practical adaptations of standardized shielding measurement techniques for physically small enclosures. The proposed methods make the measurements more flexible in terms of antenna implementation, simpler in measurement configuration, and applicable over a broader frequency range, thereby facilitating the electromagnetic compatibility evaluation of compact electronic products.

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SESSION 9

Shielding Standards: From Large Enclosures to Board-Level (IEEE 299™, 299.1™, 2716™)

RECORDED MAY 2025

This webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of the IEEE Standards related to shielding that are used to characterize the shielding effectiveness (SE) from large enclosures down to the board level (i.e. IEEE 299™, 299.1™ and 2716™). IEEE Standard 299™ is a standard that has evolved as the successor to the widely recognized MIL-STD 285. As MIL-STD 285 was phased out, IEEE Standard 299™ became the go-to reference for SE measurements of large enclosures, with adaptations to characterize shielding materials and even shielding gaskets.

This webinar will also explore the ongoing efforts by the Shielding Standards Continuity Group to update and enhance IEEE Standard 299™, ensuring it remains relevant in modern EMC applications. Additionally, we will discuss IEEE Standard 299.1™ and IEEE Standard 2716™, covering their significance in evaluating SE across different enclosure sizes, from large-scale chambers to compact PCB-level shielding solutions.

SESSION 8

Electromagnetic Compatibility and Functional Safety through IEEE 1848™-2020 and IEEE P1848.1™

RECORDED APRIL 2025

This presentation will introduce the ideas related to EMI resilient, functional safety design according to IEEE 1848-2020. Functional safety is an essential part of control system design in modern machinery. It was first introduced in machinery standards in the early 1990s. Since then, the idea that safety-related controls should be highly reliable has been developed through many standards, including generic functional safety standards like IEC 61508 and sector-specific standards like IEC 62061, ISO 13849, and ISO 26262. The impact of EMI on safety-related control systems has been known for many years, and examples of EMI-related failures in these systems are documented.

SESSION 7

Augmented Intelligence for E2E Design 

RECORDED FEBRUARY 2025

Chiplet and disaggregated designs are increasingly prevalent in commercial offerings from edge to server. However, the associated design complexity poses a significant challenge for today’s design tools, flows and methodologies, especially if we aim to achieve highly optimized design at scale.

Augmented Intelligence, combining human and machine intelligence, offers a transformative solution to support multi-level and multi-domain design optimization. By strategically assigning high-level decision-making to humans and iterative computations to Artificial Intelligence, this methodology can scale the number of custom-optimized designs with the same number of resources, achieving high-quality competitive products with reduced time-to-market.

Through collaborations at Intel and with partners, we have developed and deployed Augmented Intelligence solutions spanning silicon to system design and hardware to software design, achieving design efficiency gains exceeding 90% in critical areas. This talk will present practical examples and key learnings from several years of developing Augmented Intelligence solutions for end-to-end design.

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