Eia definitions

A national United States trade organization that is a partnership of electronic and high-technology associations and companies. Founded in 1924 as the Radio Manufacturers Association, the EIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and provides a forum for standards development in the areas of electronic components, consumer electronics, electronic information, telecommunications, and Internet security. See Appendix A for contact information. See also ANSI and TIA.

(Electronic Industries Alliance, Arlington, VA, www.ecaus.org/eia/site) A membership organization founded in 1924 as the Radio Manufacturing Association. It sets standards for consumer products and electronic components. In 1988, it spun off its Information & Telecommunications Technology Group into a separate organization known as the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). See JEDEC, TIA and consumer electronics.