About the System Management Interface Forum (SMIF), Inc.

The System Management Interface Forum (SMIF), Inc., supports the rapid advancement of an efficient and compatible technology base that promotes power management and systems technology implementations. The group’s activities include: promoting global development of communications protocols; identification of appropriate applications; providing global educational services; promoting worldwide compatibility and interoperability; and identifying, selecting, augmenting as appropriate, and publishing specifications. The SMIF provides a membership path for any company or individual to be active participants in any or all of the various working groups established by the implementers forums.

News

TDK Lambda is a SMIF member effective July 2010.

A PMBus™ 1.2 spec presentation, PMBus: Coming to a Server Near You 2010-02-28 (36 slides, .pdf, 185 KB), from APEC 2010, is now publicly available in the PMBus Developers Zone.

Etasis is a SMIF member and PMBus adopter effective June 2010.

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Groups

The SMIF includes the groups listed below.

The Smart Battery System Implementers Forum (SBS-IF) supports the rapid advancement of an efficient and compatible technology base that promotes smart battery implementations. The SBS-IF has developed and published specifications for smart battery systems. The SBS-IF allows for active participation in any or all of its working groups by those who become adopters.

The Power Management Bus Implementers Forum (PMBus-IF) supports the rapid advancement of an efficient and compatible technology base that promotes power management implementations. The PMBus-IF allows for active participation in any or all of its working groups by those who become adopters.