Q3 2020 Edition
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Join us for the 2020 ISTO Member Meeting
29 September at 10:00AM EDT
As a member of the ISTO Federation, you are cordially invited to the Annual ISTO Member Meeting featuring Silona Bonewald, IEEE Executive Director of SA Open.
Silona will provide an overview on the new OpenSource products offered by IEEE: SA OPEN, Open Venture, and Foundation and the new service platform for support and creation, community support and create and Open Source governance setup.
Silona Bonewald, Executive Director, SA Open
Alliance Program Highlights
IoT-Upgradeable Lighting Challenge features D4i drivers and Zhaga Book 20 connectors
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is challenging the lighting industry to develop commercial lighting technologies that can be quickly and easily upgraded after installation by adding advanced controls and/or IoT sensors.
The performance requirements for the “IoT-Upgradeable Lighting Challenge” include the use of D4i LED drivers, as well as Zhaga Book 20 sockets. The focus in on interior lighting. Read more
MIPI DevCon 2020 to Deliver Virtual Education, Demos
MIPI DevCon 2020 focus on automotive trends and technologies, with technical presentations on MIPI A-PHY℠ and camera and display interfaces, as well as the keynote, "Trends in Future In-Vehicle Communication Networks," and a closing panel discussion: "MASS: Is There a Need for a New Automotive SerDes?" Sessions will cover the growth of IoT, MIPI RFFE℠ and 5G, MIPI I3C® and more. Don't miss the closing session: "The Internet of Things – Transitioning from Hype to Reality." Member demos will also be offered throughout.
Visit the MIPI DevCon 2020 Engagement Hub to learn more and register.
MIPI Alliance Releases A-PHY SerDes Interface for Automotive
MIPI A-PHY℠ v1.0 is the first industry-standard for long-reach serializer-deserializer (SerDes) physical layer interface. Available to MIPI members, the new specification provides an asymmetric data link in a point-to-point topology, providing high-speed unidirectional data, embedded bidirectional control data and optional power delivery over a
single cable.
In conjunction with the adoption of A-PHY, the Alliance also introduced MIPI Automotive SerDes Solutions (MASS). MASS will provide automotive OEMs and their suppliers with end-to-end high-performance connectivity solutions for the growing number of cameras, sensors and displays that enable automotive applications such as advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), connected in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) and, ultimately, fully autonomous vehicles.
Swiss Light Source Synchrotron (Paul Scherrer Institut) in Switzerland and OpenCAPI Technology Advances Macromolecular Crystallography Research
Check out this educational video on the use case for OpenCAPI technology in Macromolecular Cystrallography.
MORE THAN 20 PRODUCTS CERTIFIED AS TALQ-COMPLIANT
The TALQ Consortium, which has developed a global interface standard for managing heterogeneous
smart city device networks, continues to award further products TALQ Certification, after passing strict test procedures. The number of certified TALQ-compliant and interoperable products has climbed to 22 products from 17 companies from a variety of countries and continents. The only reliable way to confirm official certification remains the consortium’s website.
EXCELLENT GROWTH IN QI WIRELESS CHARGING BUCKS THE TREND IN A DECLINING GLOBAL MOBILE PHONE MARKET
Strategy Analytics finds that the convenience of Qi wireless charging is resonating with consumers and a range of consumer electronics vendors that are eager to add this desirable feature to their products. Indeed, Qi continued its forward march in 2019, growing wholesale shipments of Qi-enabled devices 27% year-on-year (RX+TX) amid an overall smartphone market that contracted 1.3% in the same period.
SAMPLING OF ISTO PROGRAMS
- Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) Standards Council
- Digital Illumination Interface Alliance
- Interconnect Modeling Technical Advisory Board (IMTAB)
- Liberty Technical Advisory Board (LTAB)
Recent News
Digital Illumination Interface Alliance
- 10 September 2020: Helvar and Steinel join forces for next generation DALI-2 lighting control solution
- 21 August 2020: Emergency lighting controlled by DALI that’s dependable and robust
- 6 August 2020: Open lighting-control standards and future-proofing
MIPI Alliance
OpenCAPI
- 13 August 2020: OpenCAPI Consortium Announces Technical Director Board Advisor
Printer Working Group
Upcoming Events
Digital Illumination Interface Alliance
- 22 September 2020: Lighting Design Awards 2020
- 10-13 October 2020: Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibit
- 13-15 October 2020: Smart Buildings Show
- 26-28 October 2020: IES Street and Area Lighting Conference
- 27-30 October 2020: Hong Kong International Lighting Fair
- 11-12 November 2020: LuxLive
- 16-17 November 2020: Hong Kong International Lighting Fair
MIPI Alliance
- 22-23 Sept. 2020: MIPI DevCon
- 1-30 October 2020: Virtual MIPI Member Meeting #55
- 13 October 2020: MIPI at Automotive SerDes Conference
- 28 Oct. 2020: AutoSens Detroit
TALQ
- 11 November 2020: LuxLive
- 17 November 2020: Smart City Expo 2020
Wireless Power Consortium
- 23 Sept. 2020: Smart Communications and KI Cordless Kitchen
- 17-20 November 2020: WPC 2004
ITEMS OF INTEREST
IEEE 7010-2020 Launch Prioritizes Human Well-Being and Environmental Sustainability via Technology
This is the first of thirteen IEEE 70xx series standards to be published. The 70xx series was largely inspired by the volunteers who are a part of The IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems (A/IS). Read more.
More Users, Faster Access, More Services: The Ongoing Ethernet Bandwidth Explosion
The publicly available IEEE 802.3™ Ethernet Bandwidth Assessment report details undeniable, simultaneous trends toward more users, faster access speeds, more services, more devices coming online, greater difference between average and peak bandwidth demands on networks, etc. Read more.
IEEE SA Training + Development Offers FREE Training
This new training course--geared to working group chairs--can help you understand what a working group is and how it functions as well as the group dynamics and drivers. It also offers insight into the IEEE standards development process, highlights best practices and how to anticipate and overcome bottlenecks and roadblocks while providing the nuances associated with process, intellectual property and compliance.
This 12 module course is only available for a limited time, so check it out and enhance your knowledge and skillset for standards development.
About ISTO
ISTO is the premier trusted partner of the global technology community for the development, adoption, and certification of industry standards and emerging technologies. Its mission is to facilitate the life cycle of industry standards development through a dedicated staff committed to neutrality, quality support and member satisfaction.
Fostering the market acceptance, adoption and implementation of standardized technologies, programs of ISTO Federation span the spectrum of today’s information and communications technologies. ISTO is the recipient of the 2010 Tenzing Norgay Interoperability Achievement Award, which recognizes success in driving market acceptance, adoption and implementation of standardized technologies. For more information, visit the ISTO website.
