Customer Challenge A customer approached Winchester Interconnect TM looking to improve the performance of its RF cables. The cables were used in automated test equipment where electromagnetic interference (“EMI”) was high. In addition, its assembly technicians complained that routing standard, double-shielded RF cable through its test system was difficult and would lead to delays in production. Challenge Review Winchester reviewed the application and learned that the customer was using standard RD-316 cable. RD-316 is specified to -60 dB isolation below 1 GHz, but the customer needed much better isolation due to the electrically “noisy” environment and low-level measurements being made. Also, multiple cables were bundled together so, despite the added outer shield of RD-316, th

Join for free to read