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EMI Layout Review: Follow the Current Loop

The board-review question

A list of spacing rules cannot explain every emission problem. The first review question is where a switching or return current completes its loop.

What to examine in the layout brief

Mark high-di/dt loops, connector boundaries and reference interruptions. Place suppression and decoupling with the actual current path in mind. Check whether cable-connected nets leave the board near a noisy return route or an unplanned chassis connection.

What belongs in the release record

Record the suspected source, coupling path and return route before making a corrective change. Layout review supports a test plan; it does not replace an EMC measurement on the assembled product.

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