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Bluetooth ｜Sep.
● The Budapest UPF will be held 11–14 September 2023.
- Location Budapest
Bluetooth ｜Aug.
● Bluetooth SIG Membership Fee Changes Effective January 1st, 2024
Bluetooth ｜Jul.
● Bluetooth TCRL 2023-1 was updated on 6/29 and will be mandatory on 2023-09-29
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HDMI ｜Sep.
● The HDMI Forum Releases Version 2.1b of the HDMI® Specification.
- Aug 10, 2023
The HDMI Forum has published Version 2.1b of the HDMI Specification which is available to HDMI 2.x Adopters. This includes a general clean up, clarifications to improve interoperability, and incorporation of errata.
HDR10+ ｜Aug.
● Allion is authorized by HDR10+ Technologies LLC to provide SSTM and Projector certification service NOW.
Intel EVO ｜Jun.
● IAT v4 for MTL platform test is ready. But it’s suggested to get EVO certification from QS sample.
Matter ｜Sep.
● SVE (Specification Validation Event) for Matter 1.2
- Sep 18-29, 2023
- Locations
- EU - Resilion, Kempische Steenweg 303, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium
- China - UL Verification Services (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd
● Alliance Member Meeting – Geneva, Switzerland
- Nov 13-16, 2023
- Geneva, Switzerland
Matter ｜Jun.
● Matter 1.1 Specification formal released on May 18,2023
- Enhancements for developers and devices.
- Enhanced support for a category of devices that apply to many smart home products — Intermittently Connected Devices (ICDs). Sometimes called “sleepy devices,” these are typically battery-powered devices like contact, motion, and temperature sensors as well as door locks and switches that need to conserve power for optimal operation and lifespan.
PCI Express ｜Aug.
● The PCI-SIG Board of Directors is pleased to announce the formation of an Optical Cable Working Group (OWG). The purpose of this WG is to evolve PCI Express technology in an optical-friendly manner, supporting a wide range of optical technologies, including developing optical specific form-factors.
● Scope of Optical Cable WG:
- The base specification enhancements will occur in the existing WGs. The purpose of the Optical Cable WG is to evaluate a variety of optical technologies, identify associated requirements, and ensure that the base specification enhancements satisfy those requirements. This WG will also be responsible for proposing any form-factor enhancements, including new ones, and may develop a set of metrics.
● Join the Optical Cable WG here:
PCI Express ｜Jul.
● PCI-SIG Compliance Workshop #125
- July 31- August 4, 2023
- Embassy Suites Burlingame Burlingame, CA
Thunderbolt ｜Jul.
● Allion is approved to perform Chrome Device certification from now on.
USB ｜Sep.
● USB-IF Compliance Workshop #132 (November 6-10, 2023) -- Online Registration Now Open
- Registration for the next USB-IF Compliance Workshop #132 is now open and available at https://www.usb.org/complianceworkshop. Registration is open until July 23, 2023 (subject to availability)
- Hotel Information
Taipei Marriott Hotel
No. 199 Lequn 2nd Road (intersection with Jinye 4th Road) Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan
+886 2 8502 9999 - The following products WILL be available for certification testing at this workshop.
- USB4® E-Markers (includes EPR capable E-Markers)
- USB PD 3.1 Only Silicon with PPS (Source for cert, DRP with Source PPS for cert)
- USB PD 3.1 Only Silicon without PPS (Source, DRP and Sink for cert)
- USB PD 3.1 Power Brick with PPS
- USB PD 3.1 Power Brick without PPS
- USB PD 3.1 E-Marker (includes EPR capable e-markers, does not include those that support Authentication).
- Single or Multi-Port Power Sinking Device (including those with EPR)
- Power Banks (DRP)
- Single Port Extendable Power Range (EPR) Power Bricks and USB PD Silicon (Source and DRP) and E-Markers will be eligible for certification at this workshop
- Shared Capacity Chargers
● USB-IF Launch New Compliance Program
- Allion is READY for the USB-IF new compliance program with USB Type-C Shared Capacity products.
USB ｜Jun.
● Effective Immediately all ITLs authorized to test USB PD are now authorized to test USB PD with EPR.
● Products implementing EPR must be tested against 2 of the 4 test equipment. If Ellisys is used then another test equipment must be used to test the PHY and POW sections of the CTS.
● Please note the following restrictions:
- The USB-IF is not certifying products with more than one EPR capable source port at this time.
- What this means is a product may be multi-port and have only one EPR capable source port but it may have more than one EPR capable sink port. Products may also have an SPR capable source port and an EPR capable source port.
AdaptiveSync ｜Jul.
● Adaptive sync CTS 1.1 certification service starts as of June.
- AdaptiveSync CTS 1.0 certification might step down in August.
● AdaptiveSync certification service starts now in Allion China.
AdaptiveSync ｜Jun.
● AdaptiveSync CTS 1.1 has been launched by VESA in May.
- Allion starts provding CTS 1.1 certification service now.
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Wi-Fi ｜Sep.
● Wi-Fi 7 Interop Event
- October 23, 2023 - October 27, 2023
- Wi-Fi Alliance R&D Lab, 3408 Garrett Drive, Santa Clara, California, 95054, USA
Wi-Fi ｜Aug.
● Wi-Fi Alliance now offers certification for AFC standard power APs and Fixed Client Devices for 6 GHz Wi-Fi CERTIFEID 6 devices.
Wi-Fi ｜Jul.
● WFA announces ECN #573 ~ #579
- QuickTrack Test Tool R2.2
- Wi-Fi CERTIFIED ac Test Plan v2.10
- Updates to Wi-Fi Test Suite for Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 and Wi-Fi CERTIFIED ac
- New certificates and test bundles for Passpoint
- Wi-Fi Test Suite updates for Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Passpoint
- Wi-Fi CERTIFIED WPA2 Test Plan v1.18
- Wi-Fi CERTIFED 6 Test Plan v2.3
Wi-SUN ｜Sep.
● Wi-SUN Alliance Member's Meeting
- October 25-26, 2023
- Location: Renesas Electronics America
● Wi-SUN Alliance Plugfest (Contributor & Promoter Members Only)
- October 23-24 & 27, 2023
- Location: Renesas Electronics America
- Test Scope: FAN 1.0+ (Core) / FAN MDR / FAN LFN