Editing Pro Electron (section)

'''Pro Electron''' or '''EECA''' is the European type designation and registration system for [[active device]]s (such as [[semiconductor]]s, [[liquid crystal display]]s, [[sensor|sensor device]]s, [[vacuum tube|electronic tube]]s and [[cathode-ray tube]]s).

Pro Electron was set up in 1966 in [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]]. In 1983 it was merged with the '''European Electronic Component Manufacturers Association''' (EECA) and since then operates as an agency of the EECA.

The goal of Pro Electron is to allow unambiguous identification of electronic parts, even when made by several different manufacturers. To this end, manufacturers register new devices with the agency and receive new type designators for them.