Interfaces
Interfaces allow components to exchange data and control signals. A shared description clarifies how to interpret these exchanges.
Standardizing data for hybrid systems
Hybrid Data Labs is developing a standard for describing data across heterogeneous information and communication technologies (ICT).
The goal is to bring clarity to how data is represented and exchanged across different physical systems. The framework spans computing, networking, and sensing.
How industry uses ‘hybrid’
“Hybrid” is used across many different technologies:
Hybrid quantum-classical systems
Hybrid bonding
Hybrid neuromorphic chips
Hybrid CPU architectures
Hybrid photonic integration
Hybrid CMOS-memristor circuits
Hybrid analog-digital computers
Hybrid memory systems
Hybrid quantum systems
Hybrid CPU-GPU systems
Hybrid photonic-electronic processors
Hybrid CMOS-spintronic circuits
Hybrid fiber-coax networks
Hybrid fiber-wireless networks
Hybrid terrestrial-satellite networks
Hybrid optical-electrical switching
Hybrid quantum-classical networks
Hybrid copper-fiber access
Hybrid edge-cloud networks
Hybrid wired-wireless networks
Hybrid sensor fusion
Hybrid GNSS-INS navigation
Hybrid stacked image sensors
Hybrid MEMS-CMOS sensors
Hybrid radar-camera systems
Hybrid photoacoustic imaging
Hybrid optical-electronic sensors
Hybrid acoustic-seismic sensing
Mission
The standard uses “hybrid” in the following sense.
- 1hybrid system
system in which two or more approaches characterized by different modalities (2) operate together within a common system or workflow
- Shared taskApproach AApproach BShared result
One illustrative workflow
Connectivity
Hybrid systems rely on data exchange between components. The meaning of that data needs to be clear at each connection.
The standard describes how data is carried and how its representation changes across interfaces. The aim is to build on suitable existing standards and formats.
Ancillary devices
Supporting devices handle signals without necessarily performing the primary computation. Their settings provide context for interpreting the data.
Roadmap
Planned stages
Committee formation
Contributors from industry and research organizations form a committee.
- committee structure
- meetings
- collaboration platform
Working draft
Contributors define the scope and prepare a working draft.
- scope
- work items
- publications
Committee draft
The draft is circulated for comment. Comments are resolved before the revised text goes to a committee ballot.
- documents
- ballots
Contact
Help shape the standard
Organizations are invited to help develop the standard.
Share your requirements and relevant work to inform its scope.