IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

Overview

Professional association that develops standards for electrical engineering, computer science, and related fields. Creator of the 802 family of networking standards.

Key Facts

  • Founded: 1963 (merger of AIEE and IRE)

  • Headquarters: New York City, New York, USA

  • Status: Professional association

  • Largest technical professional organization in the world (400,000+ members)

  • IEEE 802 family: Ethernet (802.3), Wi-Fi (802.11), Bluetooth (802.15)

  • IEEE 754 is the floating-point arithmetic standard

  • IEEE publishes thousands of standards and technical journals

  • IEEE Standards Association governs the standards development process

Products Mentioned in Wiki

  • ieee-802
  • ethernet
  • wifi

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