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Activity Updateand

Current Organization

By Francis Truntzer, Intel Corp

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Highlights of ‘98• First Annual Smart Battery Conference

• Feb’98, Hawaii• Combined with PlugFest VI• Organized by USAR Systems

• PlugFest VII• August ‘98, Napa• Organized by Intel

• SBS Specs v1.1 Release• December 15, ‘98

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Highlights of ‘98 (Contd.)

• Participation at Industry Events• Portable by Design• Power ‘98• Intel IDF (US and Taiwan)

• Taiwan event organized by O2Micro

• Began work on SMBus v 2.0• Win98 Driver inadequate

• But plan in place for Win2000

• Membership increased to more than 55companies

Smart BatterySystem

Implementers Forum

December 1998

Bob Dunstan

For chairing the TWG and leadingthe development of all SBS v1.1

specification updates

Smart BatterySystem

Implementers Forum

December 1998

Brian Rush

For chairing the Smart ChargerWorking Group and authoring the

v1.1 update

Smart BatterySystem

Implementers Forum

December 1998

Dale Stolitzka

For your tireless effort and helpgetting the new and updated SBS v1.1

specifications ready for publication

Smart BatterySystem

Implementers Forum

December 1998

Dan Friel

For chairing the Smart Battery DataWorking Group and authoring the

v1.1 update

Smart BatterySystem

Implementers Forum

December 1998

John Milios

For chairing the SMBus working group,authoring the v1.1 update and co-authoring

the Smart Battery Manager Specification

Smart BatterySystem

Implementers Forum

December 1998

Phil Mummah

For authoring the first Battery Accuracy TestingGuidelines, in cooperation with Samsung

Smart BatterySystem

Implementers Forum

December 1998

Shung Hyun ChoChang Hum LeeYeon Chul Chu

For extensive contributions indeveloping the first Smart

Battery Accuracy Testing Guidelines

Smart BatterySystem

Implementers Forum

December 1998

Takashi Furumura

For actively getting feedback fromJapanese OEMs and Battery vendors in

the SBS v1.1 review process

Smart BatterySystem

Implementers Forum

December 1998

Sadao Fukatsu

For chairing the Smart Battery SelectorWorking Group, authoring the v1.1update and co-authoring the Smart

Battery Manager specification

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Objectives for ‘99

• Make available SMBus driver for Win’95&‘98

• Reorganize SBS-IF to increase emphasison SMBus

• Release Handheld specs

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Next Events for SBS-IF

• PC Developers Conference• PlugFest IX???• Fall Intel Developers Forum• Power’99

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- Current Organization -

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High-Level Structure

C ore G roupBenchm arqIntelLinear TechMaximMitsubishiNational

D uracellE nergizerToshiba BatteryV arta

(C o-ch airs in p aren th eses )

E xecutiv e C ha irF ran c is T ru n tzer

(M ich e lle C h u apra sser t)

T reasurerF ran c is T ru n tzer

S M B usJ oh n M ilios

(C lyde A dam s)

SB D ataD an F r ie l

(S atosh i H iro ta)

H andheldD ale S to litzka(B ob D u n s tan )

C hargerM ark G u r ries

(T B D )

Se lec tor /S BS MS adao F u katsu

(Ja ck S h yr)

S afe tyP au l C ra ig(D a n F r ie l)

B a ttery AccuracyB r ia n R u sh

(M ich e lle C h u apras sert)

TW G C ha irB o b D u n s tan

(D ale S to litzka)

M arke tingD ave H eac ock

M arcomE llen G ooc h

Technical Working Group (TWG)

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Specification Working Group• Mission: Technical owner of a specification• Membership

• Representatives of member companies• Voting - one per participating member company

• Tasks:• Develop and/or maintain specific specification

or limited problem area

• Recommend specification to TWG when readyfor wider review

Each Working Group has an email reflector

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Document Review Board• Mission: Specification owner• Membership:

• Core group representatives (voting)• TWG chair + WG chairs ( advisory, non voting)

• Tasks:• Manage spec release process

• Ratify TWG recommendations• Publish specifications

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SBS-IF Email Reflectors• List of reflectors

• smbus@sbs-forum.org• battery@sbs-forum.org• charger@sbs-forum.org• drb@sbs-forum.org • hhdata@sbs-forum.org• members@sbs-forum.org• safety@sbs-forum.org• selector@sbs-forum.org• twg @sbs-forum.org

• Working Group• SMBus• Battery data• Charger• Document Review Bd• Handheld• All members• Safety• Selector• Tech. W G chairs

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Rules for Reflectors

• Who is on the reflectors ?• SBS-IF members only• Max 4 people per company• To be added to a reflector send mail to

• Majordomo@sbs-forum.org

• DRB and TWG reflectors are restricted toDRB and TWG members

• Who can send mail to a reflector ?• Anybody

• Members and non-members

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New Members Call to Action

• Subscribe to reflectors• Send contact information to webmaster• Become involved in spec evolution