USB Implementers Forum

USB Implementers Forum
Abbreviation	USB-IF
Founded	1995
Tax ID no.	93-1296452
Legal status	501(c)(6) professional association
Headquarters	Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates	45°29′31″N 122°49′58″W / 45.492060°N 122.832878°W
President, Chief Operating Officer	Jeff Ravencraft
Revenue	$4,789,113 (2015)
Expenses	$4,579,090 (2015)
Employees	0 (2015)
Volunteers	57 (2015)
Website	www.usb.org/about

USB Implementers Forum, Inc. (USB-IF) is a nonprofit organization created to promote and maintain USB (Universal Serial Bus), a set of specifications and transmission procedures for a type of cable connection that has since become used widely for electronic equipment. Its main activities are currently the promotion and marketing of USB, Wireless USB, USB On-The-Go, and the maintenance of standards and specifications for the related devices, as well as a compliance program.

The USB-IF was initiated in 1995^[1] by the group of companies that was developing USB, which was made available first during 1996. The founding companies of USB-IF were Compaq, Digital Equipment Corporation, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, NEC and Nortel. Notable current members include HP, NEC, Microsoft, Apple Inc., Intel, and Agere Systems.

The working committees within USB-IF are:

Device Working Group
Compliance Committee
Marketing Committee

The USB-IF web caters to developers who may register freely for the developer web-forums and access documentation. To be part of a working group, however, a person has to work for a member company or register as a member. The developer forums regulate the development of the USB connector, of other USB hardware, and of USB software; they are not end-user forums.

In 2014, the USB-IF announced the availability of USB-C designs. USB-C connectors can transfer data with rates as much as 10 Gbit/s and provides as much as 100 watts of power.^[4]

In 2015, the seven-person board of directors, with Jeff Ravencraft as USB-IF President and Chief Operating Officer, consisted of representatives of Apple Inc., HP Inc., Intel Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, Renesas Electronics, STMicroelectronics, and Texas Instruments.^[2]

In 2020, USB-IF announced updated USB Device Class Definition for MIDI Devices, Version 2.0, for MIDI 2.0 devices.^[5]

^ ^a ^b "Members". USB.org. USB Implementers Forum, Inc. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". USB Implementers Forum. Guidestar. December 31, 2015.
^ "About". USB Implementers Forum. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
^ "USB 3.0 Promoter Group Announces USB Type-C Connector Ready for Production" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
^ "USB-IF Publishes USB Device Class Specification for MIDI Devices v2.0". Valdosta Daily Times. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[members-1] "Members". USB.org. USB Implementers Forum, Inc. Retrieved 13 July 2018.

[990-2015-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". USB Implementers Forum. Guidestar. December 31, 2015.

[3] "About". USB Implementers Forum. Retrieved February 5, 2018.

[4] "USB 3.0 Promoter Group Announces USB Type-C Connector Ready for Production" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

[5] "USB-IF Publishes USB Device Class Specification for MIDI Devices v2.0". Valdosta Daily Times. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

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