American Electronics Industry Association
EIA Founded in 1924 as the Radio Manufacturers' Association (RMA), with only 17 members, representing a radio manufacturing industry with an output value of no more than 2 million US dollars. Today, the number of EIA members exceeds 500. , representing the United States 200 billion US dollars worth of value-added electronics industry manufacturers to become a pure service of the National Trade Organization, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. EIA has widely represented the manufacturers of electronic components, components, communication systems and equipment as well as the interests of industry, government and users, and has played an important role in improving the competitiveness of American manufacturers.
Membership situation
The location of EIA members is open to all manufacturers engaged in the manufacture of electronic products in the United States, and some other organizations may also become members of the EIA upon approval. Currently, EIA's members come from a wide range of electronic industries from the production of microelectronic components to the design and production of complex industrial manufacturing systems, military defenses, space and consumer electronics.
Organization structure
Under the EIA, there are three departmental committees of the Engineering Department, Government Relations Department, and Public Affairs Department, as well as several electronic product departments, groups, and divisions. Departmental committees provide technical support for EIA members in market statistics and other data, technical standards, laws and regulations, government relations, and public affairs. Among them, the development of technical standards is borne by the Engineering Committee, and the Engineering Committee consists of professional committees.
Electronic products, groups, and divisions are based on specific electronic production and marketing as the clues. These departments, groups, and divisions are the centers of action for the main work of the EIA Association. They have focused and paid special attention to the problems faced by the electronics industry, particularly the legislative and administrative agencies of the federal and state governments. Each product department has its own board of directors and management organization and has its own schedule of work. Association members can participate in different product groups and divisions based on their own products. At present, EIA's main departments include: Components, Consumer Electronics, Electronic Information, Industrial Electronics, Telecommunications, and Administration.
The overall policy of the EIA is determined by the standing committee composed of members from various departments. The Standing Committee is assigned to the EIA Executive Committee at the headquarters for management. The Executive Committee is composed of more than 160 experienced professionals under the chairmanship.
Standard setting procedure
EIA develops EIA standard projects or technical documents in accordance with the principles of the association's engineering guidelines. In some technical fields, if there is an application for developing a new technical standard or technical document, it may be submitted to the EIA Engineering Committee or subcommittee first. If the proposal is supported and some members are willing to work on the project, the engineering committee or subcommittee will Submit EIA approval in the form of a project start notice (PIN). After the project is approved for approval, the project committee and sub-committee will further work to obtain the technical parameters of the project. When drafting standards or technical documents are nearly completed, the Engineering Committee circulates draft documents and holds polls. This vote is called “committee voting by committee.†The purpose of the vote is to determine unresolved issues and work in engineering committees or points. The committee reached a consensus. All comments received should be resolved. At this stage, the standard is not open to the public.
If the standard will become a national standard in the United States, the draft recommended by the Engineering Committee will also hold a vote in the industry. This is standard opinion solicitation. At this stage, any organization that is interested in the standard can vote. There are generally three kinds of opinions: agreement, opinions but agreement, and opinions disagree. These opinions will also be resolved in the revision of the standard. Of course, this kind of voting can also be extended to the global scope.
When the final draft of the document is accepted by the industry, the document is submitted to the EIA Executive Committee along with its voting information. If the standard will become a national standard in the United States, the same document should be submitted to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standards Review Committee. (BSR) Request approval. The EIA Executive Committee will review the status of the standard voting information and related comments. After obtaining the approval of the BSR, the document will be approved as an EIA standard.
As a document of the U.S. national standard, it should be reviewed every five years to ensure the validity of the standard. Within five years, standards may also be re-enacted, amended, or withdrawn.
Engineering Committee and Subcommittee
The Engineering Committee has several committees and hundreds of sub-committees. The main committees are as follows:
The Departmental Committee includes the Executive Committee of the Engineering Department, which is responsible for the management of the Engineering Department and the approval of the EIA standards; the Sub-Committee for Electronic Quality Assessment Standards, representing the United States industrial sector in the IEC electronic component quality assessment system; EIA/UL Policy Committee; Quality and Reliability Engineering Color and number committees, environmental inspection committees, etc.
The component group includes committees for component part panels, government liaison committees, capacitive elements, acoustic and transducer components, switches and switching devices, test methods and procedures. The Consumer Electronics Committee includes committees on product safety, consumer product electromagnetic compatibility, sound systems, mobile electronics subcommittees, television, and television data systems.
The connection device and peripheral system group includes: RF connectors, commercial international connector standards, national defense aviation national connector standards, closed-circuit television, bracket panels and accessories, electronic display standard conference technology organizations.
Electronic information group includes VHDL model standardization committee, CDIF technical committee, EDIF technical expert group, numerical control system and equipment, printed circuit board, test technology sub-committee, policy subcommittee and other technical organizations.
The Telecommunications Commission is also the committee of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA).
The JEDEC solid product engineering committee includes technical organizations related to the semiconductor industry, such as terminology and definition groups, microelectronics plastic packaging, hybrid packaging, and feasibility testing methods for hybrid microcircuit technology packaging devices.
Fiber Optics Committee is divided into two parts: fiber optic communication and fiber optics, including optical fiber communication system, fiber local network, jitter and drift of digital system, fiber system terminology, definition, record control and security, outdoor cable step, optical fiber components and system quality. Assessment and reliability, tools and measuring devices in the field of fiber optics, definitions and symbols of terms, connecting devices, optical converters, fibers and materials, fiber optic cables, feature structures and processing, optical sensors and other technical organizations.
The electronic display standards committee includes color display, safety of electron tubes, optical characteristics of display devices, flat display, and liquid crystal displays.
Cooperation between EIA and other industrial organizations
There are also many EIA-related industrial organizations in the United States. They maintain close cooperation with EIA. The information of these organizations, like those of EIA professional committees, can be quickly obtained by the EIA electronics department. These industrial organizations are: Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association, Electronic Components Assemblies, Equipment & Supplies Association, Telecommunication Industry Association, Electronic Information Organization (Electronic Components Association) Information Group), Government Electronic & Information Technology Association, JEDEC Solid State Products Engineering Council.
EIA Founded in 1924 as the Radio Manufacturers' Association (RMA), with only 17 members, representing a radio manufacturing industry with an output value of no more than 2 million US dollars. Today, the number of EIA members exceeds 500. , representing the United States 200 billion US dollars worth of value-added electronics industry manufacturers to become a pure service of the National Trade Organization, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. EIA has widely represented the manufacturers of electronic components, components, communication systems and equipment as well as the interests of industry, government and users, and has played an important role in improving the competitiveness of American manufacturers.
Membership situation
The location of EIA members is open to all manufacturers engaged in the manufacture of electronic products in the United States, and some other organizations may also become members of the EIA upon approval. Currently, EIA's members come from a wide range of electronic industries from the production of microelectronic components to the design and production of complex industrial manufacturing systems, military defenses, space and consumer electronics.
Organization structure
Under the EIA, there are three departmental committees of the Engineering Department, Government Relations Department, and Public Affairs Department, as well as several electronic product departments, groups, and divisions. Departmental committees provide technical support for EIA members in market statistics and other data, technical standards, laws and regulations, government relations, and public affairs. Among them, the development of technical standards is borne by the Engineering Committee, and the Engineering Committee consists of professional committees.
Electronic products, groups, and divisions are based on specific electronic production and marketing as the clues. These departments, groups, and divisions are the centers of action for the main work of the EIA Association. They have focused and paid special attention to the problems faced by the electronics industry, particularly the legislative and administrative agencies of the federal and state governments. Each product department has its own board of directors and management organization and has its own schedule of work. Association members can participate in different product groups and divisions based on their own products. At present, EIA's main departments include: Components, Consumer Electronics, Electronic Information, Industrial Electronics, Telecommunications, and Administration.
The overall policy of the EIA is determined by the standing committee composed of members from various departments. The Standing Committee is assigned to the EIA Executive Committee at the headquarters for management. The Executive Committee is composed of more than 160 experienced professionals under the chairmanship.
Standard setting procedure
EIA develops EIA standard projects or technical documents in accordance with the principles of the association's engineering guidelines. In some technical fields, if there is an application for developing a new technical standard or technical document, it may be submitted to the EIA Engineering Committee or subcommittee first. If the proposal is supported and some members are willing to work on the project, the engineering committee or subcommittee will Submit EIA approval in the form of a project start notice (PIN). After the project is approved for approval, the project committee and sub-committee will further work to obtain the technical parameters of the project. When drafting standards or technical documents are nearly completed, the Engineering Committee circulates draft documents and holds polls. This vote is called “committee voting by committee.†The purpose of the vote is to determine unresolved issues and work in engineering committees or points. The committee reached a consensus. All comments received should be resolved. At this stage, the standard is not open to the public.
If the standard will become a national standard in the United States, the draft recommended by the Engineering Committee will also hold a vote in the industry. This is standard opinion solicitation. At this stage, any organization that is interested in the standard can vote. There are generally three kinds of opinions: agreement, opinions but agreement, and opinions disagree. These opinions will also be resolved in the revision of the standard. Of course, this kind of voting can also be extended to the global scope.
When the final draft of the document is accepted by the industry, the document is submitted to the EIA Executive Committee along with its voting information. If the standard will become a national standard in the United States, the same document should be submitted to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standards Review Committee. (BSR) Request approval. The EIA Executive Committee will review the status of the standard voting information and related comments. After obtaining the approval of the BSR, the document will be approved as an EIA standard.
As a document of the U.S. national standard, it should be reviewed every five years to ensure the validity of the standard. Within five years, standards may also be re-enacted, amended, or withdrawn.
Engineering Committee and Subcommittee
The Engineering Committee has several committees and hundreds of sub-committees. The main committees are as follows:
The Departmental Committee includes the Executive Committee of the Engineering Department, which is responsible for the management of the Engineering Department and the approval of the EIA standards; the Sub-Committee for Electronic Quality Assessment Standards, representing the United States industrial sector in the IEC electronic component quality assessment system; EIA/UL Policy Committee; Quality and Reliability Engineering Color and number committees, environmental inspection committees, etc.
The component group includes committees for component part panels, government liaison committees, capacitive elements, acoustic and transducer components, switches and switching devices, test methods and procedures. The Consumer Electronics Committee includes committees on product safety, consumer product electromagnetic compatibility, sound systems, mobile electronics subcommittees, television, and television data systems.
The connection device and peripheral system group includes: RF connectors, commercial international connector standards, national defense aviation national connector standards, closed-circuit television, bracket panels and accessories, electronic display standard conference technology organizations.
Electronic information group includes VHDL model standardization committee, CDIF technical committee, EDIF technical expert group, numerical control system and equipment, printed circuit board, test technology sub-committee, policy subcommittee and other technical organizations.
The Telecommunications Commission is also the committee of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA).
The JEDEC solid product engineering committee includes technical organizations related to the semiconductor industry, such as terminology and definition groups, microelectronics plastic packaging, hybrid packaging, and feasibility testing methods for hybrid microcircuit technology packaging devices.
Fiber Optics Committee is divided into two parts: fiber optic communication and fiber optics, including optical fiber communication system, fiber local network, jitter and drift of digital system, fiber system terminology, definition, record control and security, outdoor cable step, optical fiber components and system quality. Assessment and reliability, tools and measuring devices in the field of fiber optics, definitions and symbols of terms, connecting devices, optical converters, fibers and materials, fiber optic cables, feature structures and processing, optical sensors and other technical organizations.
The electronic display standards committee includes color display, safety of electron tubes, optical characteristics of display devices, flat display, and liquid crystal displays.
Cooperation between EIA and other industrial organizations
There are also many EIA-related industrial organizations in the United States. They maintain close cooperation with EIA. The information of these organizations, like those of EIA professional committees, can be quickly obtained by the EIA electronics department. These industrial organizations are: Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association, Electronic Components Assemblies, Equipment & Supplies Association, Telecommunication Industry Association, Electronic Information Organization (Electronic Components Association) Information Group), Government Electronic & Information Technology Association, JEDEC Solid State Products Engineering Council.