USB Implementers Forum
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The USB Implementers Forum is a non-profit industry consortium that develops, maintains, and promotes USB specifications and compliance programs for hardware and software manufacturers.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USB Implementers Forum canonical | 9 |
| USB-IF | 6 |
| USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) | 2 |
| USB Implementers Forum, Inc. | 1 |
| USB Integrators List | 1 |
| USB-IF Compliance Workshops | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T72758 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: USB Implementers Forum Context triple: [USB, governingBody, USB Implementers Forum]
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A.
USB
USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a widely adopted industry standard for cables, connectors, and communication protocols used to connect, power, and transfer data between computers and electronic devices.
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B.
IEEE 1394
IEEE 1394 is a high-speed serial bus interface standard, commonly known as FireWire, used for real-time data transfer between digital devices such as computers, cameras, and audio/video equipment.
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C.
Wi‑Fi Alliance
The Wi‑Fi Alliance is a global non-profit industry association that develops Wi‑Fi standards, certifies wireless products for interoperability, and promotes Wi‑Fi technology worldwide.
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D.
Research and Development Board
The Research and Development Board was a U.S. defense organization responsible for coordinating and overseeing military scientific research and technological innovation in the early Cold War era.
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E.
IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet standard
The IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet standard defines a method for delivering electrical power along with data over standard Ethernet cabling to devices such as IP phones, wireless access points, and network cameras.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: USB Implementers Forum Target entity description: The USB Implementers Forum is a non-profit industry consortium that develops, maintains, and promotes USB specifications and compliance programs for hardware and software manufacturers.
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A.
USB
USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a widely adopted industry standard for cables, connectors, and communication protocols used to connect, power, and transfer data between computers and electronic devices.
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B.
IEEE 1394
IEEE 1394 is a high-speed serial bus interface standard, commonly known as FireWire, used for real-time data transfer between digital devices such as computers, cameras, and audio/video equipment.
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C.
Wi‑Fi Alliance
The Wi‑Fi Alliance is a global non-profit industry association that develops Wi‑Fi standards, certifies wireless products for interoperability, and promotes Wi‑Fi technology worldwide.
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D.
Research and Development Board
The Research and Development Board was a U.S. defense organization responsible for coordinating and overseeing military scientific research and technological innovation in the early Cold War era.
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E.
IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet standard
The IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet standard defines a method for delivering electrical power along with data over standard Ethernet cabling to devices such as IP phones, wireless access points, and network cameras.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industry consortium
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non-profit organization ⓘ standards organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
USB-IF
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linked to:
USB Implementers Forum
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| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| fieldOfWork |
Universal Serial Bus
ⓘ
linked to:
USB
interconnect technology ⓘ interface standards ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Compaq
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Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ IBM ⓘ Intel ⓘ
linked to:
Intel Corporation
Microsoft ⓘ NEC ⓘ Nortel ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Telecom
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| fullName |
USB Implementers Forum, Inc.
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linked to:
USB Implementers Forum
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| hasMember |
Apple Inc.
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Dell ⓘ Google ⓘ Hewlett-Packard ⓘ Intel ⓘ
linked to:
Intel Corporation
Microsoft ⓘ Samsung Electronics ⓘ
linked to:
Samsung
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| headquartersLocation |
Beaverton, Oregon, United States
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linked to:
Beaverton, Oregon
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| industry |
computer hardware
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computer software ⓘ consumer electronics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | non-profit corporation ⓘ |
| operatesProgram |
USB Integrators List
ⓘ
linked to:
USB Implementers Forum
USB compliance program ⓘ USB logo certification program ⓘ USB-IF Compliance Workshops ⓘ
linked to:
USB Implementers Forum
|
| product |
USB 2.0 specification
ⓘ
USB 3.0 specification ⓘ USB 3.1 specification ⓘ USB 3.2 specification ⓘ USB Power Delivery specification ⓘ
linked to:
USB Power Delivery
USB Type-C specification ⓘ USB compliance test specifications ⓘ USB logo usage guidelines ⓘ USB specification ⓘ USB4 specification ⓘ
linked to:
USB4
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| purpose |
develop USB specifications
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maintain USB specifications ⓘ manage USB compliance programs ⓘ manage USB logo licensing ⓘ promote USB technology ⓘ |
| regionServed | worldwide ⓘ |
| standardizes |
USB cables
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USB connectors ⓘ USB device classes ⓘ USB power delivery ⓘ |
| website | https://www.usb.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: USB Implementers Forum Description of subject: The USB Implementers Forum is a non-profit industry consortium that develops, maintains, and promotes USB specifications and compliance programs for hardware and software manufacturers.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.