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Spectrum Secrets: How to Identify Emission Sources by Their Fingerprint

An emission test result is more than a PASS/FAIL. The measured spectrum contains many clues about what happens under the hood of your product design, if you know what to look for.

Duration: 1 Hour

Date: 27 May 2026, Wednesday

Time: 11:00 CEST 

Joost EMC Experts DENPAFLUX

Joost Brilman

Renowned Industry EMC Expert

 

What You’ll Learn

This session will cover:

How to Read an Emission Plot Learn what the spectrum is actually telling you beyond pass or fail. Understanding peak shape, frequency patterns, and signal behavior gives you the diagnostic information you need to act on your results.

How Analyzer Settings Impact the Measurement The way your spectrum analyzer is configured directly affects what you see. This section covers how resolution bandwidth, detector type, and sweep settings shape your measurements, so you can trust what you are reading.

Fingerprinting Techniques to Identify Emission Sources Every source leaves a trace. Learn how to use those signatures to identify where an emission is coming from, whether it is a switching supply, a clock, a cable, or something in your layout.

 

These insights are useful in both troubleshooting and pre-compliance measurements in your own lab. If you are uncertain about how to configure your spectrum analyzer or want to improve your troubleshooting skills in the lab, this session is for you.

 

Ideal For

  • Hardware Engineers Running Pre-Compliance Measurements

  • EMC Troubleshooters in the Lab

  • Design Engineers and Embedded Teams

 

 

 
 

 

 

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About Guest Expert

Joost Brilman

Renowned Industry EMC Expert

Joost is an EMI buster. He reduces and prevents electronic interference as EMC consultant. He assists many hardware development companies to pass EMC requirements. Previously active as electronics developer with a background in Power Electronics, causing a lot of EMI.

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