A fundamental property of any electronic or electrical circuit is that the voltages present within it are referenced to a common point, conventionally called the ground. This term is derived from ...

Connecting them at only one point. Cutting the ground plane under a mixed signal component Connecting them with capacitors. Segmenting the ground plane in a PCB such that there is only a narrow ...

In Part 2 of this article (August 2007), we described multipoint (or common-type) supplemental grounding and bonding between the T(M)GB [notation used here to indicate that the bar may be either the ...

After walking car shows for more than 40 years, we have seen tons of interesting rides. Open hoods say a lot about the person who owns the Mustang and how much they know about automotive electrical ...