The JPEG Standard – ISO/IEC 10918
Standardization is hardly a topic overtly rolling around in the average person’s mind, but its influence is seen almost everywhere, waging a positive impact on […]
Computer Science
ISO/IEC 14496 Standards for MPEG-4, or “Coding of Audio-Visual Objects”
In other posts, we discussed the MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 standards, as well as their respective corresponding international standard documents. Initially introduced in 1998, MPEG-4 absorbed […]
ISO/IEC 11172 Specifications for MPEG-1, or “Coding of Moving Pictures and Associated Audio for Digital Storage Media at Up to About 1.5 Mbit/s”
Video compression is carried out by several standards for delivery and display formats. The initial standard in the mid-Eighties, H.120, basically flopped, so the ITU-T […]
ISO/IEC 13818 Specifications for MPEG-2, or “Generic Coding of Moving Pictures and Associated Audio Information”
Originally introduced in the mid-Nineties and replacing the original MPEG suite (deriving from the Motion Picture Experts Group) in 1999, MPEG-2 is the standard for […]
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Package – ISO/IEC 27001 / ISO/IEC 27018 / BS 10012
Three standards are featured as the ISO/IEC 27001 / ISO/IEC 27018 / BS 10012 – General Data Protection Regulation Package, and adherence to their voluntary […]
IEEE Standard for Environmental and Social Responsibility Assessment of Computers and Displays
The 2018 edition of IEEE 1680.1, or the IEEE standard for environmental and socially responsibility assessment of computers and displays, has been released. This update […]
ISO/IEC 13818-1:2018 – Generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information – Part 1: Systems
***Update: this standard has been amended. You can get the amendment at ISO/IEC 13818-1:2018/Amd1:2018 – Amendment 1: Ultra-low latency and 4k and higher resolution support for […]
Barcode Print Quality
INCITS 182-1990 (S2017) – Guideline for Bar Code Print Quality, an American National Standard, establishes procedures for measuring quality parameters for the optical characteristics of […]
3D Semiconductor Components: Design and Assembly Process Implementation
Three-dimensional (3D) semiconductor components designed through monolithic, or sequential, fabrication—the process of vertically stacking two or more semiconductors for wire-bond assembly—present new options for computer […]
The Origin of ANSI C and ISO C
ANSI C is a common name for the C programming language standard, and, while the document from which this name derives has long been replaced […]