Institutions and Organizations Pages- IEEE – The IEEE and its
predecessors, the AIEE (American Institute of Electrical Engineers) and
the IRE (Institute of Radio Engineers), date to 1884. From its earliest
origins, the IEEE has advanced the theory and application of
electrotechnology and allied sciences, served as a catalyst for
technological innovation and supported the needs of its members through
a wide variety of programs and services.
- ANSI – The American National
Standards Institute (ANSI) is a private, non-profit organization
(501(c)3) that administers and coordinates the U.S. voluntary
standardization and conformity assessment system. The Institute’s
mission is to enhance both the global competitiveness of U.S. business
and the U.S. quality of life by promoting and facilitating voluntary
consensus standards and conformity assessment systems, and safeguarding
their integrity.
- Underwriters Laboratories Inc. –
UL is the trusted source across the globe for product compliance.
Benefiting a range of customers – from manufacturers and retailers to
consumers and regulating bodies – we’ve tested products for public
safety for more than a century.
- AT&T Labs Research –
While the name AT&T Labs Research may be new, our history is not.
It includes seven Nobel Prize scientists, nearly a century of
ingenuity, and patents almost too numerous to count.
- Canadian Standards Association –
The Canadian Standards Association is a not-for-profit membership-based
association serving business, industry, government and consumers in
Canada and the global marketplace.As a solutions-oriented organization,
we work in Canada and around the world to develop standards that
address real needs, such as enhancing public safety and health.
Advancing the quality of life. Helping to preserve the environment.
Facilitating trade.
- Bell Labs – More than any
other institution, Bell Labs has helped weave the technological fabric
of modern society. Its scientists and engineers have made seminal
scientific discoveries, have launched technological revolutions that
have reshaped the way people live, work and play, and have built the
most advanced and reliable communications networks in the world.
- ISO – International Organization for Standardization -
ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 157 countries,
on the basis of one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in
Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the system.
- ISA – Founded – 1945, ISA is a
leading, global, nonprofit organization that is setting the standard
for automation by helping members and other professionals worldwide.
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Certifies industry
professionals; provides education and training; publishes books and
technical articles; and hosts the largest conference and exhibition for
automation professionals in the Western Hemisphere.
- USB.org – Universal Serial Bus –
Universal Serial Bus (USB) connects more than computers and
peripherals. It has the power to connect you with a whole new world of
PC experiences.
- NEMA – National Electrical Manufacturers Association
– NEMA, created in the fall of 1926 by the merger of the Electric Power
Club and the Associated Manufacturers of Electrical Supplies, provides
a forum for the standardization of electrical equipment, enabling
consumers to select from a range of safe, effective, and compatible
electrical products.
- JEDEC – JEDEC is the leading
developer of standards for the solid-state industry. Almost 2700
participants, appointed by some 270 companies work together in 50 JEDEC
committees to meet the needs of every segment of the industry,
manufacturers and consumers alike. The publications and standards that
they generate are accepted throughout the world. All JEDEC standards
are available online, at no charge.
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
– The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), known
between 1901-1988 as the National Bureau of Standards (NBS), is a
non-regulatory agency of the United States Department of Commerce’s
Technology Administration.
- Controller Area Network – CAN – in Automation
– CAN (Controller Area Network) is a serial bus system, which was
originally developed for automotive applications in the early 1980’s.
The CAN protocol was internationally standardized in 1993 as ISO
11898-1 and comprises the data link layer of the seven layer ISO/OSI
reference model.
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