Abstract

Conformal coatings are often applied to printed circuit boards to protect the board and its components from environmental factors like moisture, chemicals, and vibration. The impact of a conformal coating on crosstalk and radiated emissions was studied in the following paper. Two coating materials were characterized in terms of their permittivity and permeability. The impact of the conformal coating was evaluated based on the crosstalk between microstrip traces, the radiated emissions from a switch-mode power supply (SMPS), and on coupling from an EMI filter to nearby components. The coatings increased crosstalk between microstrip traces by up to 5 ~ 6 dB, and increased radiated emissions from the SMPS by up to 8 dB. While the coating did not affect the performance of the EMI filter, a 5.5 dB increase in coupling was observed from the filter to nearby components. These effects should be considered if pre-compliance testing is performed before the coatings are applied.

Department(s)

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Comments

National CMV Foundation, Grant IIP-1916535

Keywords and Phrases

Conformal coating; Crosstalk; Electromagnetic Compatibility; Radiated emissions; Testing

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

978-166541671-9

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

Document Version

Final Version

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2023 Institute of Electtrcal and Electronics Engineers, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2022

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