JEDEC Announces Participation in Founding Ceremony in Beijing

ARLINGTON, Va., USA and BEIJING, CHINA – June 11, 2009 – The Chief Representative in China for the JEDEC Solid State Technology Association, Mr.Xianmin Xi, recently delivered a congratulatory speech at the founding ceremony for the China Electronic Standardization Association’s Mobile Storage Standard Committee (CMSSC), held on May 26, 2009 in Beijing.

CMSSC was founded under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the Standardization Administration of China (SAC), the China Electronic Standardization Association (CESA) as well as the China Electronic Standardization Institute (CESI). CESA’s establishment of the CMSSC Committee indicates a significant step forward in the development of mobile storage standards in China, which target mobile storage security, Solid State Drives, IPSAN as well as object-oriented storage.

The event was well attended, with 80 representatives from sponsoring government agencies, institutions and industrial organizations as well as major CMSSC member companies (many of whom are also JEDEC members) in attendance, including: The China Potevio Group; Lenovo Group; The Founder Group; Aigo Group; Silicon Motion Inc. (China); A-Data Technology; Chipsbank Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.; Apple, Inc.; Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Beijing TravelStar High-tech Co., Ltd.; Putian Maode Technologies (Chongqing) Corporation and others.

“JEDEC is honored to have been invited to participate in the founding ceremony for CMSSC,” said John Kelly, JEDEC President. He added, “We at JEDEC look forward to working with the CMSSC and its members on the development of industry standards.”

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JEDEC is the leading developer of standards for the solid-state industry. Over 3,300 participants, appointed by some 300 companies work together in 50 JEDEC committees to meet the needs of every segment of the industry, manufacturers and consumers alike. The publications and standards that they generate are accepted throughout the world. All JEDEC standards are available online, at no charge. For more information, visit www.jedec.org.