CEA Standards Working Group on

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CEA Standards Working Group on STB Energy
Consumption
Parker Brugge Sr. Director Environmental
Counsel Douglas Johnson - Sr. Director,
Technology Policy Consumer Electronics
Association
June 29, 2005
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• More than 2,000 members
• Represent entire range of CE industry
• More than 125 billion in annual U.S. sales

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Supporting Industry Growth

• Consumer and market research
• Technology policy
• Standards development
• Industry promotions
• Conferences and events

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Energy Efficiency

• Recognition and support
• Government regulation and mandates vs.
  industry-led and voluntary initiatives
• Technology, innovation and consumer choice of
  products, features and services

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CEA Standards Development

• Credible and flexible, earned ANSI accreditation.
• More than 70 committees, subcommittees and
  working groups.
• Provides a unique and efficient forum where
  technical professionals throughout the industry
  develop a unified technology roadmap and address
  technical issues critical to CE industry growth.
• www.ce.org/standards

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CEA Standards Development

• Product Safety Compliance
• Audio Systems
• Video Systems
• Antennas
• Mobile Electronics
• Home Networks
• Cable Compatibility
• Automatic Data Capture

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CEA Standards Development

• Participants
• Manufacturers of virtually every type of CE
  product
• Users
• Service Providers
• Chip Manufacturers
• Content Providers
• Parties with a General Interest

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CEA Standards Development

• General steps
• Project proposal
• Working group formation
• Comment period (Pre-vote)
• Addressing response to comment period (Pre-vote)
• 14-day draft
• Vote to adopt standard
• Chair approval
• Legal review and publication

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CEA Standards Development

• Video Systems Committee (R4) working group on STB
  Energy Consumption (WG13) is creating a standard
  for background mode energy consumption in
  television set top boxes.