Editing Electronic Industries Alliance (section)

== {{anchor|Associated Radio Manufacturers|RMA|RTMA|RETMA}}History ==
[[File:Locale_RS6_ResistorColorCodeGuide.jpg|thumb|'''RMA''' [[Electronic color code|Resistor Color Code]] Guide, circa 1945–1950]]

In 1924, 50 radio manufacturers in [[Chicago]] formed a trade group called the ''Associated Radio Manufacturers''.<ref name="EDN-20070904" />  This organization was designed to control the licensing of the large number of radio patents so that each member could have access to all the relevant patents necessary to build radio transmitters, antennas and receivers.  Over time, new electronic technologies brought new members,  non-manufacturer members, and name changes.

Names in chronological order:
* 1924 – ''Associated Radio Manufacturers''
* 1924 – ''Radio Manufacturers Association'' (''RMA'')<ref name="EDN-20070904" /> 
* 1950 – ''Radio Television Manufacturers Association'' (''RTMA'')
* 1953 – ''Radio Electronics Television Manufacturers Association'' (''RETMA'')
* 1957 – ''Electronic Industries Association'' (''EIA'')
* 1997 – ''Electronic Industries Alliance'' (''EIA'')

The organization's headquarters were in [[Arlington, Virginia]]. The EIA divided its activities into the following sectors:
* ECA – Electronic Components, Assemblies, Equipment & Supplies Association
* [[JEDEC]] – [[JEDEC Solid State Technology Association]], former [[Joint Electron Device Engineering Council]]
* GEIA – (now part of [[TechAmerica]]), Government Electronics and Information Technology Association
* TIA – [[Telecommunications Industry Association]]
* CEA – [[Consumer Electronics Association]]

The EIA announced in 2007 that it would be dissolved into its constituent divisions,<ref name="EDN-20070904">{{cite web |title=The fall of EIA: What happened? |url=https://www.edn.com/electronics-news/4317670/The-fall-of-EIA-What-happened- |publisher=[[EDN (magazine)|EDN]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114202906/https://www.edn.com/electronics-news/4317670/The-fall-of-EIA-What-happened- |archive-date=November 14, 2019 |date=September 4, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> and transferred operations soon after. The Alliance formally ceased to exist on February 11, 2011.<ref name=eia_ceased /> EIA designated ECA to continue to develop standards for interconnect, passive and electro-mechanical (IP&E) electronic components under the ANSI-designation of EIA standards. All other electronic components standards will be managed by their respective sectors.

The ECA merged with the [[National Electronic Distributors Association]] (NEDA) in 2011 to form the Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA).<ref name="EDN-20100511">{{cite web |title=NEDA, ECA merge, target counterfeit components |url=https://www.edn.com/electronics-news/4311980/NEDA-ECA-merge-target-counterfeit-components |publisher=[[EDN (magazine)|EDN]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114203438/https://www.edn.com/electronics-news/4311980/NEDA-ECA-merge-target-counterfeit-components |archive-date=November 14, 2019 |date=May 11, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, the EIA standards brand will continue for IP&E standards within ECIA.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ecianow.org/standards-practices/standards/ |title=Standards - ECIA |website=www.ecianow.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914002343/http://www.ecianow.org/standards-practices/standards/ |archive-date=2014-09-14}} </ref>