The National Electronic Distributors Association (NEDA) was a

trade association A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association, sector association or industry body, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry. An industry trade association partic ...

in the

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of manufacturers and distributors. The association cooperates in standardization of names for components, such as batteries. NEDA is often cited by American manufacturers, along with

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, for names of components. NEDA merged with the

Electronic Industries Alliance The Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA; until 1997 Electronic Industries Association) was an American standards and trade organization composed as an alliance of trade associations for electronics manufacturers in the United States. They devel ...

in 2010 to form the Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA). NEDA, ECA merge, target counterfeit components
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