# Intro  EMC: Compliance, Opportunities & Pitfalls with Anton Tishchenko

- Show: [OnTrack](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack)
- Published: 2024-05-01
- Length: 41m
- Episode: 264
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-05-01-intro-emc-compliance-opportunities-pitfalls-with-anton-tishchenko
- Listen: https://podcast.altium.com/e/intro-emc-compliance-opportunities-pitfalls-with-anton-tishchenko/

## Summary

Anton Tishchenko, founder of PCBforEMC.com and Dr. EMC YouTube channel, discusses EMC compliance strategies, common PCB design mistakes, and his PhD research on 6G metasurfaces. He highlights that EMC testing has a 50% first-time failure rate, often due to simple errors like missing ground planes or improper antenna placement, and explains why pre-certified modules like the ESP32 do not guarantee final product compliance. Tishchenko also details his development of an AI-based PCB analysis tool designed to catch these errors early, while noting the challenges of data privacy and the high cost of simulation software for startups.

## Chapters

- [1:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-05-01-intro-emc-compliance-opportunities-pitfalls-with-anton-tishchenko#t=60) Introduction: Anton Tishchenko and PCBforEMC.com
- [2:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-05-01-intro-emc-compliance-opportunities-pitfalls-with-anton-tishchenko#t=129) AI-based PCB Analysis and Design Rules
- [5:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-05-01-intro-emc-compliance-opportunities-pitfalls-with-anton-tishchenko#t=328) Common EMC Failures and Debugging Strategies
- [9:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-05-01-intro-emc-compliance-opportunities-pitfalls-with-anton-tishchenko#t=545) Tishchenko's Journey and PhD Research on 6G
- [12:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-05-01-intro-emc-compliance-opportunities-pitfalls-with-anton-tishchenko#t=758) The 50% First-Time Failure Rate in EMC Testing
- [15:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-05-01-intro-emc-compliance-opportunities-pitfalls-with-anton-tishchenko#t=941) Data Privacy and Cloud vs. Desktop Tools
- [21:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-05-01-intro-emc-compliance-opportunities-pitfalls-with-anton-tishchenko#t=1267) EMC Awareness and Industry-Specific Standards
- [25:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-05-01-intro-emc-compliance-opportunities-pitfalls-with-anton-tishchenko#t=1504) Modules, Antennas, and ESP32 Pitfalls
- [32:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-05-01-intro-emc-compliance-opportunities-pitfalls-with-anton-tishchenko#t=1929) PhD Research: Intelligent Mirrors and Metasurfaces

## Topics

- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance)
- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Altium (company)
- PCBforEMC.com (other)
- Dr. EMC (other)
- ESP32 (chip)
- Lee Hill (other)
- Silent Solutions (company)
- CST (tool)
- ANSYS (company)
- Sigrity (tool)
- FCC (other)
- ETSI (other)
- Antenon Cheap (product)

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