IEEE Standard P2716 Update: Characterization of the Effectiveness of Printed Circuit Board Level Shielding

Abstract

At the IEEE EMC and EMC Europe Symposia in 2013, the idea was raised to continue the work that had been started by IEEE 299 and IEEE 299.1 around the characterization of the shielding effectiveness (SE) of enclosures. IEEE 299–2006 (“IEEE Standard Method for Measuring the Effectiveness of Electromagnetic Shielding Enclosures”) covers enclosures having all dimensions greater than or equal to 2.0m. IEEE 299.1 (“IEEE Standard Method for Measuring the Effectiveness of Electromagnetic Shielding Enclosures”) covers enclosures and boxes having all dimensions between 0.1 m and 2 m. The question raised in 2013 was if there was interest in and need for an IEEE standard on the characterization of the effectiveness of shielding enclosures with even smaller sizes. As a side effect, the question on whether an IEEE standard around the characterization of the SE of planar materials was needed as no such guidance document was available at the time.