1394 Trade Association Sets First-Ever Meetings in Taiwan
Seminar, Compliance Testing on Schedule for Nov. 13-17
Session
Dallas, Oct. 25, 2007 – The 1394 Trade Association will hold
its first ever quarterly meeting in Taipei Nov. 13-17, hosted by a quartet of
leading Taiwanese companies and featuring a 1394 seminar for the industry.
The week-long meeting, which brings together leaders of the 1394 (FireWire)
technology from around the world, will be hosted by Comoss, Elka, ETC, and
MainSuper, and will be held at the Landis Hotel. For more information visit
the quarterly meeting
page.
As part of the meetings, a Compliance and Interoperability Workshop begins on
November 12. All companies are invited to participate with no charge. All
products that pass will be eligible for the FireWire/i.LINK 1394-compliant
logos.
In addition, a 1394b Design Seminar will be held Friday, Nov. 16 beginning at
1 PM. It will feature the following topics: 1394 market update (both 1394a and
1394b), 1394 Compliance Program, signal integrity testing, board layout for
1394b, cable power for HDD, add-ins, host adapters, and motherboards, and the
correct assignment of GUIDs.
“Taiwan is an extremely important worldwide center of product development for
the computer, peripherals and consumer electronics, and we are looking forward
to holding our international meetings there beginning November 13,” said James
Snider, executive director of the 1394 Trade Association. “Our sponsors are
leaders in our important compliance and interoperability program. We value
their tremendous support in working with us to ensure success at this
important set of meetings.”
Snider said all companies are welcome to participate in the Compliance testing
activities and in the seminar. For more details on the compliance workshop
click
here.
More information on the seminar is available on the Trade Association website
here.
About the Sponsors
Comoss Electronics
International specializes in making connectors, cable assemblies and PCB
Assemblies with 15 years of experiences. With R & D engineering support,
Comoss concentrates on turnkey solutions and applies the principle of just in
time manufacturing.
Elka International Ltd., a
company of 33 years (since 1974) specializing in audio, video, communication &
electronic cable assembly and components, is performing as the headquarters of
the Elka Group, handling marketing, financing, investing and planning.
Electronics Testing Center, Taiwan. The primary work of the ETC is to
carry out the inspection of electronic products required by the Ministry of
Economic Affairs, provide product specification testing for the electronic
industry and assist electronic components companies to participate in the
International Electrotechnical Commission's quality assessment system for
electronic components.
MainSuper Enterprises
Co. Ltd. has earned its market reputation from serving global clients more
than 20 years. The company provides support to clients with the best product
and service quality and the most up-to-date products.
Each sponsor has joined Newnex in passing the 1394 Trade Association
Cable/Connector Compliance program, with ETC providing the test services for
all products.
The 1394 Trade Association is a worldwide organization dedicated to the
enhancement and advancement of the IEEE 1394 (FireWire) specification. For
more information visit www.1394ta.org
For more information
Dick Davies
ipra@mindspring.com
US 415 652 7515
