Joseph C. Decuir
Joseph C. Decuir is an American fellow of [the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers] who was nominated in 2015 for contributions to computer graphics and early video game systems. One of his fellow nomination sponsors was Ralph H. Baer. He is a fellow of the IEEE Consumer Electronics Society, IEEE Computer Society and the IEEE Communications Society.
Early video game systems
- Atari Video Computer System, aka 2600: Atari 2600
- Atari 8-bit computers - including work on the Atari SIO universal serial interface.
- Amiga - Design of the MOS Technology Agnus DMA chip, awarded four US patents.
Engineering standards
Decuir made substantial technical and editorial contributions to wired and wireless communications engineering standards, including:- ITU-T V-series modem standards: V.8, V.8bis, V.32bis V.34, V.80, V.90, V.250, V.251 and V.253
- ITU-T T-series facsimile standards: T.30, T.31 and T.32
- European Telecommunications Standard Institute : ETS 300 642: AT Command Set for GSM Mobile Equipment
- USB Communications Device Class, Wireless Mobile Communications and Network Control Model; awarded a US patent for the bus termination.
- European Computer Manufacturers Association : ECMA-368, High Rate Ultra Wideband MAC and PHY Standard
- Wireless USB v1.1
- Bluetooth Core Specifications: v3.0, v4.0, v4.1 and v4.2
- Bluetooth Profiles and Services: RESTful API, Internet Protocol Support v1.0, HTTP Proxy Services v1.0
Current engineering related activities
- Lecturer at University of Washington Bothell in Electronics Engineering: https://www.uwb.edu/
- Secretary of IEEE Region 6 - Western United States: http://ieee-region6.org/
- Editor of draft IEEE Standard 2030.10, DC Microgrids:
- IEEE Consumer Electronics Society Board of Governors, 2015-2017: https://ctsoc.ieee.org/
Personal life
Decuir is a resident of Issaquah, Washington. He has four children and three grandchildren.Decuir volunteers his time to IEEE Global Humanitarian Conferences.