The IEEE-ISTO and the 1355 Association will work in partnership to further promote the implementation and acceptance of the IEEE 1355 Standard in the marketplace. The Association is run according to defined rules and procedures by a Steering Committee on behalf of its membership. The 1355 Association disseminates knowledge of IEEE 1355, and coordinates the activities of producers, users and research organizations so that the standard can be fully exploited in appropriate markets. Users of 1355 come from an extremely wide range of applications. The space industry started to use it as a reliable high-speed interface between DSP chips used for image processing, and then found 1355 appropriate for many other uses in the spacecraft.
Industrial users see it as ideal for building responsive robots.
This breadth, from space to the home, with plenty of niches in between, is unique in the interconnect technology business. Additionally, the 1355 Association is supporting the IEEE Committee's efforts to update and revise the IEEE 1355 Standard to address technology advancements since the standard was first published. The 1355 Association is open to all interested parties. The 1355 Association has a broad membership, spanning suppliers of IEEE 1355 products and services, OEM users of the IEEE 1355 interconnect, and institutes researching and facilitating the benefits of 1355. The IEEE-ISTO facilitates the activities that support the development, implementation and acceptance of standards in the marketplace.