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Center for Electromagnetic Compatibility (CEMC)

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Center Overview

The mission of the Center for Electromagnetic Compatibility (CEMC) is to support research and education in electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and signal/power integrity (SI/PI). CEMC's goal is to develop the knowledge base, tools, and people necessary to solve the EMC/SI/PI problems of today and tomorrow.

Good EMC/SI/PI design is essential for successful product development and customer satisfaction. The purpose of EMC design is to ensure that an electronic system can function in the presence of external electromagnetic noise while its radiated electromagnetic interference does not affect the functionality of other devices; the purpose of SI/PI design is to ensure proper circuit operation at high speeds. CEMC works with its industrial members to help solve problems related to EMC and SI/PI, which can significantly decrease the reliability, increase the cost, and delay the development schedules of modern electronic systems.

Advancing EMC/SI/PI technologies can increase the economic competitiveness of the U.S. by improving the hardware in new technologies for 5G wireless, autonomous vehicles, smart cities, and more. The research can also have profound impacts on society and improve national security, in an information era in which our society is more dependent than ever on data connection and the internet of things.

The need for EMC/SI/PI research and education grows rapidly to enable and support technology revolutions and development. CEMC will continue serving as a resource center for the EMC community, facilitating research collaborations, disseminating results, and transferring knowledge.

Universities

University of Hawaii
Missouri University of Science & Technology
University of Houston

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Center Personnel

Daryl Beetner
Center Director and Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Missouri University of Science and Technology
+1 573 341 6203
daryl@mst.edu

Magdy Iskander
Site Director, Professor
+1 808 956 3434
magdy.iskander@gmail.com

Ji Chen
Site Director, Professor
+1 713 743 4423
ji.chen@mail.uh.edu

Research Focus

CEMC research addresses new challenges caused by higher data rates, greater design density, and lower power, as well as new scopes required to solve issues such as novel ways for high-frequency EMC measurements and hardware-related security problems. To do this, CEMC focuses on five topic areas:

Electromagnetic interference, electrostatic discharge, and immunity.
Hardware security, safety, and trust.
Intrasystem electromagnetic interference and radio frequency desense.
Photonics-based microwave measurement.
Signal and power integrity.

CEMC studies underlying noise physics and coupling mechanisms for various issues such as radiated electromagnetic interference, electrostatic discharge, radio-frequency interference, and hardware security. Based on the gained understanding, engineering design tools, models, and methodologies for achieving electrostatic discharge-robust, immunity-enhanced, SI/PI-ensured, electromagnetic interference and noise mitigated, safe and secure design are investigated, developed, and disseminated throughout the industry.

Awards

1822213

Phase II IUCRC at University of Hawaii: Center for Electromagnetic Compatibility (CEMC); University of Hawaii in Electromagnetic Technologies

Electromagnetics (EM) technologies have been a backbone for monumental global economic growth and development in numerous key industries with applications in communications, radar, space exploration, remote sensing, biomedical diagnosis, and environmental monitoring. Advances in EM have enabled phenomenal growth in wireless technologies with more recent applications in mobile biomedical monitoring/diagnosis, Internet of Things, and smart grids. The University of Hawaii has a long standing distinguished research reputation in the area of communications, with recent expansion of research activities in the broader area of wireless technologies. Available laboratory facilities include wireless testbed, indoor antenna range, multiple microwave network analysis laboratories, and a physical electronics lab for device fabrication and characterization. With this project, the University of Hawaii Team will be joining the highly successful Phase II IUCRC Center for Electromagnetic Compatibility (CEMC) at Missouri S&T and the University of Houston. The University of Hawaii EM technologies site brings research innovation and laboratory facilities that complement ongoing activities in CEMC. Together, the joint CEMC will provide broader EM expertise and will be able to address a wide range of projects with applications in national defense, smart communities and healthcare, smart grids, and in the Internet of Things research and applications. The University of Hawaii IUCRC site has several faculty members, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students, working on a variety of EM-based projects. Example projects include advanced antenna arrays design with beam steering and beamforming capabilities, reconfigurable RF devices, liquid metals, Terahertz sensors, metamaterials/smart materials technologies, propagation modeling, and RF sensors for remote biomedical and environmental monitoring applications. Digital signal processing, advanced optimization, and reinforcement learning algorithms have also been collaboratively integrated in EM research projects to provide affordable and reliable wireless access in rural areas, noninvasive and remote monitoring of vital signs and changes in lung water content, and in the monitoring, control, and optimization of future smart grids with large penetration of distributed renewable energy sources. Besides the significant research benefits from the collaborative and expanded capabilities of the joint center, the Hawaii site of CEMC will also have a significant impact on developing a highly qualified workforce with EM expertise for both the military and commercial sectors. The joint teams intend to exchange distance learning courses to enrich and grow their graduate programs. The Hawaii experience with STEM education and the NSF RET program will also be enriched through this collaboration between the three participating universities.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria. Read More >

1916535

Phase III IUCRC at Missouri University of Science and Technology: Center for Electromagnetic Compatibility

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and Signal/Power Integrity (SI/PI) problems can significantly decrease the reliability, increase the cost, and delay the development schedules of modern electronic systems. Design for EMC ensures an electronic system can function in the presence of external electromagnetic noise and at the same time its radiated electromagnetic interference does not impact the functionality of other devices. SI/PI design ensures proper circuit operation at high speeds. Good EMC/SI/PI design is essential to industry for successful product development and customer satisfaction. The mission of the Center for Electromagnetic Compatibility is to support EMC/SI/PI research and education projects with a goal of developing the knowledge base, tools and people necessary to solve today's EMC/SI/PI problems and address the EMC/SI/PI problems of the future. Advancing the EMC/SI/PI technologies has significant societal impacts in the internet and information era, and can significantly increase the economic competitiveness of the US. The research activities in the center can bring a disruptive advancement in the hardware level to the new technologies of 5G wireless, autonomous driving, smart city, etc., and can have profound impacts on human society and improve national security as our society is more dependent on data connection and internet of everything. With emerging technology trends, the need for EMC/SI/PI research and education grows rapidly. Not only new challenges occur due to higher data rates, greater design density, and lower power, but also new scopes are required to address the issues such as novel ways for high-frequency EMC measurements and hardware related security problems. EMC becomes truly essential to enable and support technology revolutions and development. The NSF IUCRC Center for Electromagnetic Compatibility (CEMC) in Phase III will focus on five thrust areas: 1) EMI, ESD and Immunity; 2) Signal and Power Integrity; 3) Intra-System EMI and RF Desense; 4) Photonics-Based Microwave Measurement; and 5) Hardware Security, Safety and Trust. Underlying noise physics and coupling mechanisms will be studied for various issues such as radiated electromagnetic interference, electrostatic discharge, radio-frequency interference, and hardware security. Based on the gained understanding, engineering design tools, models and methodologies for achieving ESD-robust, immunity-enhanced, SI/PI-ensured, EMI and noise mitigated, safe and secured design will be investigated, developed, and dissimilated throughout the industry. The CEMC will continue serving as a resource center for the EMC community, facilitating research collaborations, disseminating results, and transferring knowledge.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria. Read More >

1922389

Phase III IUCRC at University of Houston: Center for Electromagnetic Compatibility

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and Signal/Power Integrity (SI/PI) problems can significantly decrease the reliability, increase the cost, and delay the development schedules of modern electronic systems. Design for EMC ensures an electronic system can function in the presence of external electromagnetic noise and at the same time its radiated electromagnetic interference does not impact the functionality of other devices. SI/PI design ensures proper circuit operation at high speeds. Good EMC/SI/PI design is essential to industry for successful product development and customer satisfaction. The mission of the Center for Electromagnetic Compatibility is to support EMC/SI/PI research and education projects with a goal of developing the knowledge base, tools and people necessary to solve today’s EMC/SI/PI problems and address the EMC/SI/PI problems of the future. Advancing the EMC/SI/PI technologies has significant societal impacts in the internet and information era, and can significantly increase the economic competitiveness of the US. The research activities in the center can bring a disruptive advancement in the hardware level to the new technologies of 5G wireless, autonomous driving, smart city, etc., and can have profound impacts on human society and improve national security as our society is more dependent on data connection and internet of everything. With emerging technology trends, the need for EMC/SI/PI research and education grows rapidly. Not only new challenges occur due to higher data rates, greater design density, and lower power, but also new scopes are required to address the issues such as novel ways for high-frequency EMC measurements and hardware related security problems. EMC becomes truly essential to enable and support technology revolutions and development. The NSF IUCRC Center for Electromagnetic Compatibility (CEMC) in Phase III will focus on five thrust areas: 1) EMI, ESD and Immunity; 2) Signal and Power Integrity; 3) Intra-System EMI and RF Desense; 4) Photonics-Based Microwave Measurement; and 5) Hardware Security, Safety and Trust. Underlying noise physics and coupling mechanisms will be studied for various issues such as radiated electromagnetic interference, electrostatic discharge, radio-frequency interference, and hardware security. Based on the gained understanding, engineering design tools, models and methodologies for achieving ESD-robust, immunity-enhanced, SI/PI-ensured, EMI and noise mitigated, safe and secured design will be investigated, developed, and dissimilated throughout the industry. The CEMC will continue serving as a resource center for the EMC community, facilitating research collaborations, disseminating results, and transferring knowledge.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria. Read More >

Member Organizations

IUCRC affiliated member organizations are displayed as submitted by the Center. Non-federal organizations are not selected, approved, or otherwise endorsed by the National Science Foundation.

Amazon
AsusTek
Axonics
Cadence
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Clear Signal Solutions
Dassault Systemes
Deere
General Stim 1
Google
IBM
In2Bone
Intel-Oregon
Juniper
Kemet
LG
LivaNova
Meta
Neuropace
Nexperia
Raytheon
Sceneray
Sktryker
Sony EMCs-RFI
US Army
Zimmer Biomet