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The globalised marketplace for electronics requires the establishment, the development and the enhancement of digital standards. Electronic standards are produced by several associations and institutions which have a good market insight and knowledge. By developing, revising, maintaining and amending standards, a standards organisation addresses the interests of businesses that are active in a specific industry sector and their customers. Establishing a standard also means that economic, environmental or technological interests are bundled and made compatible. Standards support manufacturers and dealers of software and hardware devices insofar as produced components are interoperable when manufactured according to the standard.

 

Standardisation supports interest groups such as electronic components suppliers or consumer electronics manufacturers globally in being active in the electronics sector as coordination, quality characteristics and uniform measures are defined. Assuming that producers of semiconductors or cables have the same technological know-how and resources, a subcontractor in China or Germany might manufacture a component which a US dvd player factory implements in its end consumer products.

 

The establishment of a standard means that there are uniform guidelines which are valid for competing entities in a certain market. Standards create benefits for participating companies without hurting competition in consumer electronics, domestic electrical appliances or power supply branches. Quite the contrary is achieved by standards. Standardisation optimises the use of scarce resources and therefore helps to act environmentally responsible while at the same time reducing costs.

 

There is a broad collection of standards around the world. Some of the well known standards are for example ISO 9000, DIN or IEEE standards. Benefits of an electronic standard are obvious. Manufacturers who participate in standards programs increase product quality and compatibility for the international market. Consumers can access rules and regulations of market standards which increase transparency. When a producer decides to manufacture an electronics device or electronic component according to certain electronic specifications or equipment standards, the entry in new regions facilitates a company’s growth and decreases trade barriers which might occur in an international market. Manufacturing electronics according to a certain digital standard might also reduce corporate development cost and time.

 

Standards are not only introduced for digital equipment. Television standards ensure that the transmission of digital streams is uniform. There are, for example, technical standards for digital broadcasting such as dvb standards, pal standards and hdtv standards. Technology standards also exist for the manufacturing of television consumer electronics such as a digital camera, a digital receiver or a digital camcorder.