ITE Product Certification Testing

ITE (Information Technology Equipment)

ITE refers to equipment whose main function is the input, storage, display, retrieval, transmission, processing, exchange, or control of data and telecommunication messages (or combinations of these).

1. May have one or more terminal ports for information transmission

2. Rated voltage does not exceed 600V

Common ITE Products

1. Personal computers

2. Laptops

3. Tablet PCs

4. Mice

5. Keyboards

6. Monitors

7. All-in-one computers

8. Printers

9. Projectors

10. Routers

11. Scanners

12. USB drives

13. External hard drives

14. Computer peripherals and accessories

EU CE certification

Test Standards:

1. EN55022

2. EN55024

3. en61000-3-2

4. EN61000-3-3

EMC Directive:

2004/108/EC

emi test Items:

1. Power line conducted emission: 0.15–300 MHz (EN55022)

2. Telecom port conducted emission: 0.15–300 MHz (EN55022)

3. Radiated emission: 300 Hz–66 GHz (EN55022)

Radiated emission measurement frequency based on highest internal frequency:

1. ≤ 108 MHz: test up to 1 GHz

2. 108–500 MHz: test up to 2 GHz

3. 500 MHz–1 GHz: test up to 5 GHz

4. > 1 GHz: test up to 5× highest frequency or 66 GHz, whichever is lower

Harmonic Current (EN61000-3-2):

1. AC220–240V

2. Required for equipment >75W

3. No limit and no test for equipment ≤75W

Voltage Fluctuation and Flicker (EN61000-3-3):

1. AC220–240V

2. Pst ≤ 1.0

3. Plt ≤ 0.65

4. dc ≤ 3.3%

5. Max relative voltage change ≤ 4%

EMS Test Items:

1. Electrostatic discharge: ±4kV contact, ±8kV air (Performance A)

2. Radiated susceptibility: 80 MHz–1 GHz (Performance A)

3. Electrical fast transient: 1kV AC power, 0.5kV DC power, 0.5kV signal/telecom (Performance B)

4. Surge: 1kV line-line, 2kV line-earth (AC); 0.5kV (DC); telecom 1kV or 4kV depending on protection (Performance B)

5. Conducted susceptibility, magnetic field, voltage dips: as per EN55024

EMS Performance Criteria:

A: Operates normally during disturbance

B: Temporary degradation allowed, recovers automatically

C: Function loss allowed, recoverable, no loss of non-volatile data

U.S. FCC Certification

Standard:FCC 47CFR Part 15B

Certification Type:FCC DOC

Test Items:

1. Power line conducted: 0.15–30 MHz

2. Radiated emission: 30 MHz–40 GHz

Measurement frequency:

1. 1.705–108 MHz: up to 1 GHz

2. 108–500 MHz: up to 2 GHz

3. 500 MHz–1 GHz: up to 5 GHz

4. > 1 GHz: up to 5× highest frequency or 40 GHz

Canada ic certification

Standard:ICES-003

Same test items and frequency range as FCC

China ccc certification

Standards:GB9254, GB17625.1

Test Items:

1. Power line conducted: 0.15–30 MHz

2. Telecom port conducted: 0.15–30 MHz

3. Radiated emission: 30 MHz–6 GHz

Measurement frequency:

1. ≤ 108 MHz: up to 1 GHz

2. 108–500 MHz: up to 2 GHz

3. 500 MHz–1 GHz: up to 5 GHz

4. > 1 GHz: up to 5× highest frequency or 6 GHz

Harmonic current (GB17625.1):

1. Required for AC220–240V products >75W

2. No limit or test required for ≤75W

Australia rcm certification

Standard:AS/NZS CISPR22

Test Items:

1. Power line conducted: 0.15–30 MHz

2. Telecom port conducted: 0.15–30 MHz

3. Radiated emission: 30 MHz–6 GHz

Measurement frequency:same as CCC

Japan vcci certification

Standard:VCCI-V3

Test Items:

1. Power line conducted: 0.15–30 MHz

2. Telecom port conducted: 0.15–30 MHz

3. Radiated emission: 30 MHz–6 GHz

Measurement frequency:same as CCC

Korea kc certification

Standards:KN22, KN24

Test Items:

1. Power line conducted: 0.15–30 MHz

2. Telecom port conducted: 0.15–30 MHz

3. Radiated emission: 30 MHz–6 GHz

Measurement frequency:same as CCC

Taiwan bsmi Certification

Standard:CNS13438

Test Items:

1. Power line conducted: 0.15–30 MHz

2. Telecom port conducted: 0.15–30 MHz

3. Radiated emission: 30 MHz–6 GHz

Measurement frequency:same as CCC