Friday, June 03, 2005

Silicon-Based Shielding May Protect Military Electronics from EMP

by John McHale Military & Aerospace Electronics, May 2005 Electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attacks are one of the biggest threats the nation and its military face. Engineers at Transtector in Hayden, Idaho, are producing EMP shielding devices based on silicon for U.S. Department of Defense classified applications. The goal is to have every military base and C4 application shielded from EMP attacks. Read the article