As a provider of leading-edge technology to major OEM customers, SMSC has excelled in assessing trends in the markets it serves and then responding to these requirements with state-of-the-art silicon solutions. As part of its commitment to continue to provide innovative products, SMSC is proud to be a member of the following industry trade associations:

ARCNET Trade Association (ATA) Established in 1987, the ARCNET Trade Association is a non-profit organization of ARCNET users and manufacturers and an ANSI standards organization which develops industry standards for network communications. Its efforts are aimed at increasing industry visibility, support and development for this widely-installed, but virtually invisible, LAN technology.
CompactFlash® Association The CompactFlash Association is a non-profit, mutual-benefit corporation that promotes adoption of CompactFlash as a worldwide, ultra-small, removable data storage and I/O card interface standard for capturing and transporting digital data, audio and images and providing connectivity to a wide variety of I/O peripherals.
Global Semiconductor Association The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) mission is to accelerate the growth and increase the return on invested capital of the global semiconductor industry by fostering a more effective fabless ecosystem through collaboration, integration and innovation. It addresses the challenges within the supply chain including IP, EDA/design, wafer manufacturing, test and packaging to enable industry-wide solutions. Providing a platform for meaningful global collaboration, the Alliance identifies and articulates market opportunities, encourages and supports entrepreneurship, and provides members with comprehensive and unique market intelligence. Members include companies throughout the supply chain representing 25 countries across the globe.
Memory Stick® Organization The Memory Stick Organization provides access to information for planners and developers of Memory Stick-compatible products. Memory Stick media is designed to record, transfer and share various types of digital content, such as still and moving images, music, voice, and data. Compact, reliable and easy to use, it can be transported and enjoyed anywhere, at anytime, by anyone. The format is supported by products such as digital still cameras, camcorders, printers, PCs, PDAs, portable audio devices, car navigation systems, televisions, DVD players, multimedia terminals and more.
MOST® Cooperation MOST – Media Oriented Systems Transport – is the de-facto standard for multimedia and infotainment networking in the automotive industry. The MOST Cooperation is an organization of automakers, automotive systems architects and manufacturers and key components suppliers working to establish and refine a common standard for the evolving requirements of automotive multimedia networking. Core partners Audi, BMW, Daimler, Harman/Becker and SMSC form the organization's Steering Committee. As an early implementer of MOST technology, SMSC has collaborated with member companies and working groups, as well as users, to develop a solution portfolio of IP, silicon, network management software and tools.
PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG) The PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG) is a computer industry organization formed in 1992 to develop and manage the PCI standard. The PCI-SIG continues to promote innovation and evolve the PCI standard to meet the industry's needs. Comprised of more than 900 members, the PCI-SIG supports its members with interoperability testing, technical support, seminars and industry events to help them generate competitive and quality products.
SD Association The SD Association (SDA) is an open industry standards organization established in January 2000 by leaders Matsushita Electric (Panasonic), SanDisk, and Toshiba, supported by a consortium of over 500 companies. The SDA's mission is to set industry standards for the SD Card and promote its wide acceptance in a variety of applications. The SD Card is a highly sophisticated memory device about the size of a postage stamp. SD Cards stand to revolutionize information, entertainment and communication by putting advanced digital storage technology quite literally at your fingertips. The SD Card standards are currently being built into a wide range of new digital products such as cellular phones, audio players, automotive multimedia systems, handheld PC's and video and digital still cameras.
Trusted Computing Group (TCG) The Trusted Computing Group (TCG) has been formed to develop and support open industry standards for trusted computing across multiple platform types. TCG will enable open and widely available building blocks and common interface stacks that the industry can broadly adopt across multiple platform types and environments. With these open building blocks, the industry can address a range of security needs without compromising functional integrity, privacy or individual rights.
Universal Serial Bus Implementers Forum The Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a peripheral bus standard which allows up to 127 peripherals to run simultaneously on the same PC and automatically configures them without the need to reboot or run setup. The USB Implementers Forum is a support organization of manufacturers and developers of USB-related products established to promote and help speed development of high quality compatible devices using USB.
x-D Picture Card Office The xD-Picture Card Licensing Office was established in late 2002 to support the xD-Picture Card industry standard created by Fuji Photo Film, Olympus and Toshiba. The xD-Picture Card, one of the world's smallest memory cards with a potential capacity of 8GB, was initially developed for use in digital cameras. As more widespread applications are being designed, the xD-Picture Card Office provides developers with a license for this advanced memory card technology. This license, which is completed only after passing a compliance test, includes a right to use the trademarked logo and technical specifications.