Recent IEEE 1394 Newsflashes

April 2008 - IN THIS ISSUE:

• Q2 Meeting in Shenzhen Features Symwave’s New 1.6 Gigabit per Second 1394 IC; Media, Product Sessions Draw Large Crowds

• IEEE 1394 Reaches Billion Port Milestone; More than One Billion FireWire Ports Have Now Shipped Worldwide

• Executive Director’s Report

• New Study Demonstrates Superior Performance of IEEE 1394 in Machine Vision Applications

• New 1.6 Gigabit/Second IC, PCs, Highlight Recent Product Introductions

• Plugfest in Taipei Boosts TA's Compliance Program

January 2008 - IN THIS ISSUE:

• New 3.2 Gigabit per Second Speed Specification On the Way

• 1394 TA Joins HANA in New Product, Tech Demos at CES 2008

• Executive Director’s Report

• New Coax UWB Specification Heading Toward Prime Time

• Board of Directors Elections Set for January 30th in Hawaii

• New Products and Technologies Built with FireWire

November 2007 - IN THIS ISSUE:

• 1394 Trade Association Design Seminar in Taipei Draws Overflow Crowds

• Executive Director's Report

• The Newest 1394-Equipped Products and Technologies

• IDB-1394 Stars at Nikkei's Automotive Technology Days in November

• VISION Show in Stuttgart Highlights Impressive New 1394-Equipped Systems

• Elka International, MainSuper Ltd. Join Comoss, Newnex in Earning 1394a Cable and Connector Compliance Logo from 1394 Trade Association

September 2007 - IN THIS ISSUE:

• 1394b Plays Key Role in New F-35, Showing Guaranteed Delivery and Predictable Latency in Real Time Control Applications

• IEEE 1394b Gaining Momentum as Apple Introduces New iMacs; New Versions Join Hard Disk Drive Products with FireWire 800

• Executive Director’s Report

• Digital Tech Consulting Report Foresees 21 Percent Growth for 1394-Equipped Products into 2009

• PC Products from Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba and Others Show FireWire's Strength Across Computing Markets

• DTLA OKs Added Localization Spec for A/V Content on Consumer Devices

• New 1394-Equipped Products from Around the World

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June 2007 - 1394 Trade Association Features Latest PC-Centric Home Entertainment Networking Demonstration at WinHEC; TA Rubber Band Rockets a Big Hit; Launch of 1394-Equipped Blu-ray Optical Products Demonstrates FireWire’s Major Role in New High-Definition Revolution; Executive Director’s Report; Latest 1394-Equipped Products Led by New PCs, Audio and HDTVs; VersaPHY Moves Ahead with New GPIO Profile Development; Services Coming in Apple Mac OS X Version 10.5; Comoss is Latest Company to Earn 1394a Cable Compliance Logo from the 1394 Trade Association; 1394 Bottles of Beer on the Packaging Line; Apple’s Suite of Tools Highlights Demo Room at Q2 Meeting

March 2007 - New Task Groups Set to Advance 1394 in Network, Auto Applications; New 1394-Equipped Product Development Continues at Brisk Pace; 1394b Flies High in Lockheed Martin’s Joint Strike Fighter; Article from Texas Instruments on HANA’s Choice of 1394 Published by Leading Online Consumer Electronics Sites; Newnex Earns 1394a Cable and Connector Compliance Logo;  Executive Director’s Report

January 2007 - TI Suite, Pulse~LINK Booth Set HomeNetworking Pace at CES; HANA Moving Ahead, Announces New Members, 2007 Plans During CES; LaCie Ready with Industry’s First Bus-Powered Speakers, Using 1394 and Built Around Oxford Semi’s OXFW970 Audio IC; CES 2007 Features New 1394- Equipped Products; Many New Drives, Industrial, CE and Audio Systems also Ready Now; New TA Board Selected for 2007

November 2006 - Executive Director’s Report; Advanced Technology Demonstrations Featured at Yokohama; Q4 Meeting Sponsored by Fujitsu, Hamamatsu, Molex, Nissan, Sumitomo and Wipro; 1394b Featured in New Computer, Consumer, and Peripheral Products; Cable/Connector Seminar in Dongguan Draws Standing Room Only Crowd; 1394 Trade Association Joins Connected Vehicle Trade Association

August 2006 - Executive Director’s Report; Czech Republic’s National Court System is Largest Single-Site FireWire Installation; Mac Pro with FireWire 800, 1394b ICs from TI, Agere, SanDisk CompactFlash Top List of New 1394-Equipped Products; 1394 TA Issues New Product Book for 2006; Trade Association Sets New Cable, Connector Compliance Program; New VersaPHY Enhancement Expands 1394 Market to Very Low-Cost Devices; 1394-over-Coax Demos Highlight Q3 Meeting in San Diego

June 2006 - Microsoft Support for 1394b and Latest Product Demos are Featured at WinHEC 2006 in Seattle; FireWire Leaves a Footprint at Annual Computex in Taipei; 1394 TA Joins the AES to Set Use-Case Guidelines for Pro Audio Applications; Q2 Dresden Meeting, Hosted by Fraunhofer IPMS, Firecomms and Homefibre, Features Latest 1394 Products and Technology Demos; Vision Show East Attracts 1394a and 1394b Products; Report from the Executive Director

April 2006 - From the Executive Director; AMI-C Technical Documents Transferred to 1394 TA; 1394 Reaches into Space; First 1394b Workshop Draws Capacity Crowd

February 2006 - From the Executive Director; 1394 TA Joins Newly Formed HANA in Successful Debut at ICES 2006; Apple, Microsoft, Samsung, to Lead 1394 Trade Association in 2006; First Quarter Meeting Sets Upbeat Tone for 1394 in 2006; 1394 Trade Association 1394b Compliance Workshop Set for Bellevue, April 10-12; TA to Join CEA’s Interoperability Event in Milpitas April 5-7

December 2005 - From the Executive Director; BoD Elections Set for Jan. 26 in Hawaii During Q1 2006 Meeting; 1394 TA to Exhibit with Newly-Formed HDTV Alliance at ICES 2006; 1394-Equipped Cameras for Machine Vision Applications Highlight Annual Vision Show in Stuttgart; FireWire Maximizes Performance in Notebook Computer, Storage Connectivity; Fast Growth of 1394b Designs Expected In 2006

October 2005 - Report from the Executive Director; 1394 TA Meets at Connected@Home Conference in Las Vegas; Task Group Developing 1394 Over Coax Spec; Informing Consumers on the Benefits of LCD Flat Panel TVs

August 2005 - TI, Unibrain, Release New 1394b Drivers; Trade Association Completes Successful Compliance Testing at Apple’s WWDC; 1394 and Mass-Storage Support on Solaris Systems; TA Forms Task Group to Review 1394 Over Coax; 1394TA Supports Third Annual DisplaySearch HDTV Conference

June 2005 - Report from the Executive Director – James Snider; Smiths Aerospace Implements 1394 Technology on Next Generation Unmanned Military Vehicles; Upcoming Events

April/May 2005 - Report from the Executive Director – James Snider; TA Chair Eric Anderson Featured Speaker at Annual Conference in San Jose; 1394 Trade Association Schedules New Plugfest Workshop During Upcoming Apple Worldwide Developers’ Conference; Upcoming Events

February/March 2005 - 1394 TA Study Group Will Review Benefits of MPEG-4 Over IEEE 1394; Report from the Executive Director – James Snider; Samsung to Host Second Quarterly Meeting in Seoul, Korea; Peter Johansson Represents TA at Intel Developers’ Forum Conference; Grass Roots Subcommittee Produces Training Video for Cable Content Providers

January 2005 - Phenomenal 2005 International CES Reflects Strength of Digital Revolution; Major Global Manufacturers Launch 1394-Equipped Products at CES 2005; 1394 Trade Association Elects 2005 Board of Directors; IDB-1394 Becomes the First Digital Automotive Network Approved to Carry “Localized ” DVD Video; Digital Living Room Summit and Venture Forum March 7-8,2005 in San Mateo, CA

December 2004 - Renault Drives Advancement of IDB-1394 Standard Delivers First Demonstration using 1394 over POF; Nissan 1394 Automotive Demo at ITS in Japan Illustrates Major Progress for FireWire in Vehicles; 1394 TA Joins Homefibre in Networking Demo at Net-atHome Show in Nice, France; Industry News: Strong Demand for PVR and HD Boxes Boosts the Cable Set Top Box Market

November 2004 - 1394 Trade Association Merges with 1394Automation Group, Joining Forces to Advance FireWire; 1394 Trade Association Compliance and Interoperability Workshop Set for Taipei Dec. 7-9; EH Expo Long Beach: Another Trade Show Success

October 2004 - 1394 Makes Strong Showing at VISION 2004 in Stuttgart, Germany; Texas Instruments Convergence 2004 Demo Features Car Wired with 1394b; MARKET WATCH: Buying a New TV or Tuner? Look for FireWire, Says CBS Marketwatch; InStat Reports Digital Satellite Set Top Box Market Continuing to Expand

August 2004 - 1394 Trade Association Celebrates 10th Anniversary as FireWire’s Growth Continues, In-Stat/MDR Reports 1394 Finding Opportunity in 2004 Despite Roadblocks, Major Space Communications Breakthrough Hailed by NOAA Uses 1394 Technology, New Members (Artimi, Symwave & DTS)

July 2004 - 1394 Trade Association Celebrates 10th Anniversary, 1394 Member Companies Present at POF World 2004, Home Networks to Surpass 100 Million, Technology Breakthroughs to drive Strong Growth for PC-TV Tuners, New Members: Ventis & PC DTV Technologies

June 2004 - Test Houses Now Set for Compliance Testing, New 1394 Protocol Adaptation Layer Enables "Wireless FireWire", 1394 Sets New Liaison with WiMedia Alliance, 1394 Seminar Session in China Spurs Interest in FireWire, TA Concludes East Coast CE Media, New Members: Miniflex & Nanotech Semiconductor