Joseph C. Decuir

Joseph C. Decuir
Born	1950 (age 74–75) Pasadena, CA, U.S.
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley, BS, MS
Known for	Atari 2600 ITU-T V-series modem standards ITU-T T-series facsimile standards AT Command Set for GSM Bluetooth Core Specifications
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth C. Strauss (1982-1997); Deborah L.R. Freng (2001-2022)
Children	4
Scientific career
Fields	Communications standards Game design

Joseph C. Decuir is an American fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) who was nominated in 2015 for contributions to computer graphics and early video games. ^[1] 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. ^[1]

Early video games

• Atari Video Computer System, aka 2600: Atari 2600 ^{[2] [3]}
• Atari 8-bit computers ^[4] - including work on the Atari SIO universal serial interface. ^[3]
• Amiga ^[5] - Design of the MOS Technology Agnus DMA chip, awarded four US patents. ^{[6] [5]}

Engineering standards

Decuir made substantial technical and editorial contributions to wired and wireless communications engineering standards, including:^{[ citation needed ]}

• 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 (ETSI): ETS 300 642: AT Command Set for GSM Mobile Equipment (ME)
• USB Communications Device Class, Wireless Mobile Communications and Network Control Model; awarded a US patent for the bus termination. ^[6]
• European Computer Manufacturers Association (ECMA International): 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. ^[7]

References

1. "2015 elevated fellow" (PDF). IEEE Fellows Directory. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2015.
2. Stilphen, Scott. "DP Interviews ... Joe Decuir". Digit Press. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
3. Decuir, Joseph (Feb 2023). "IEEE - Three generations of animation machines: Atari and Amiga, Joe Decuir, IEEE Fellow UW Engineering faculty" (PDF). VCF - Vintage Computer Foundation.
4. Kindig, Randy (May 17, 2015). "ANTIC Interview 44 - Joe Decuir, Atari 400/800 Designer". Antic. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
5. In patents assigned to Commodore Amiga
6. "Google Patents". patents.google.com. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
7. Decuir, Joseph (2016). "Global Humanitarian Technology Conferences". IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine. 5 (Oct 2016): 19–29, 128. doi:10.1109/MCE.2016.2590078.

External links

• Patents, where Joseph C. Decuir was signed as inventor