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Coming This Month: Two Days, Six Webinars – Explore MIPI Specifications in Next-Generation Automotive E/E Architectures

Dervla O'Reilly, MIPI Senior Event Manager: 1 May 2024

Are you interested in learning more about the latest developments in automotive? Join us on 15-16 May for the next MIPI webinar series—a deep dive into MIPI automotive initiatives supporting and streamlining the integration of state-of-the-art images...

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Intel Implements MIPI A-PHY for Platform Rollout to Automotive Market

Sharmion Kerley, MIPI Director of Marketing and Membership: 4 April 2024

Changes in automotive architectures and the rapid climb in the number and complexity of displays and cameras in today's vehicles have amplified the industry’s need for more high-speed data links and networks that deliver greater quality, more robust...

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MIPI Automotive Solutions To Be Highlighted During DesignCon's Drive World Track

Ian Smith, MIPI Alliance Technical Content Consultant: 17 January 2024

Presentations will focus on the use of MIPI camera, PHY and security specifications for ADAS and ADS applications

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MIPI A-PHY Compliance Program Advances After Successful Pilot Phase

Sharmion Kerley, MIPI Director of Marketing and Membership: 14 December 2023

The MIPI A-PHY Compliance Program is now officially moving forward, following a board review in late June of the program's successful pilot phase, which included two test events with participation from multiple member companies. When the program is fully...

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White Paper Refresh: Introductory Guide to MIPI Automotive SerDes Solutions

Ian Smith, MIPI Alliance Technical Content Consultant: 21 September 2023

First published in August 2021, the MIPI white paper, "An Introductory Guide to MIPI Automotive SerDes Solutions (MASS℠)" provides an overview of MIPI’s standardized automotive connectivity framework for high‑performance sensors and displays, and...

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A-PHY Compliance Pilot Program To Hold Next Testing Event This Month

Sharmion Kerley, MIPI Director of Marketing and Membership: 8 May 2023

The MIPI A-PHY Compliance Pilot Program is now shifting into its next phase, with a more extensive testing event to be hosted by Eurofins Digital Testing at a lab in Belgium on 11 May. The event will test DUTs (devices under test) against more of the...

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MIPI Alliance Partners with embedded world Conference To Offer Dedicated MIPI Education Tracks

Sharmion Kerley, MIPI Director of Marketing and Membership: 21 February 2023

MIPI Alliance specifications will be in the spotlight next month at the 21st annual embedded world Exhibition & Conference, with two dedicated MIPI education tracks and nine total sessions focused on MIPI specifications.

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Recent Updates to MIPI I3C Basic, A-PHY and CSI-2 Gain Media Attention

Sharmion Kerley, MIPI Director of Marketing and Membership: 13 April 2022

Over the past year, MIPI has adopted a record number of new and updated interface specifications for mobile, the Internet of Things (IoT), automotive and related industries. Three key 2021 releases in particular have garnered significant media interest...

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Updated A-PHY SerDes Interface Offers Faster Data Rates, Additional Implementation Options

Sharmion Kerley, MIPI Director of Marketing and Membership: 31 January 2022

To kick off the new year, MIPI Alliance recently announced the adoption of A-PHY^SM v1.1, the latest version of the automotive serializer-deserializer (SerDes) physical-layer interface, doubling the maximum downlink data rate from 16 Gbps to 32 Gbps,...

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January 26 A-PHY Automotive Industry Forum: See What’s New, Steer What’s Next

Dervla O'Reilly, MIPI Senior Event Manager: 20 January 2022

Interested in learning more about the updates in the recently released MIPI A-PHY℠ v1.1? Would you like to weigh in on future development of the SerDes interface? You'll have the opportunity for both at next week's MIPI A-PHY Automotive Industry Forum.

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Virtual Workshop To Explore MIPI Automotive SerDes Solutions Framework

Ian Smith, MIPI Alliance Technical Content Consultant: 2 November 2021

Planning is well underway for the MIPI Automotive Workshop, coming up on 17 November 2021. The half-day virtual event, designed to provide a comprehensive look at the latest MIPI automotive specifications and initiatives, will benefit automotive...

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Forthcoming MIPI A-PHY Update Will Double Maximum Data Rate and Expand Implementation Options

Edo Cohen, Raj Kumar Nagpal and Ariel Lasry, MIPI A-PHY Working Group leadership: 13 October 2021

As announced earlier this week, development is now complete on the next version of the MIPI A-PHY^SM SerDes interface, which will double the maximum available downlink data rate from 16 Gigabits per second (Gbps) to 32 Gbps to support evolving...

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IEEE Adopts MIPI A-PHY – A Conversation with Rick Wietfeldt and Tzahi Madgar

Sharmion Kerley, MIPI Director of Marketing and Membership: 21 July 2021

As announced on 13 July, MIPI A-PHY v1.0 was recently adopted by IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity. 

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New MIPI App Note Describes Validation Model for A-PHY v1.0 Transceiver Solutions

Ian Smith, MIPI Alliance Technical Content Consultant: 29 June 2021

Update: MIPI A-PHY was adopted as an IEEE standard in June 2021 and is also available as IEEE 2977-2021.

To provide additional support to developers working with the MIPI A-PHY℠ v1.0 specification, the A-PHY Working Group has released an Application Note...

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MIPI A-PHY Moves Ahead in IEEE Adoption Process

Peter Lefkin, MIPI Executive Director: 1 March 2021

Update: MIPI A-PHY was adopted as an IEEE standard in June 2021 and is also available as IEEE 2977-2021.

MIPI A-PHY℠ v1.0 has now crossed an important milestone on its path toward adoption as an IEEE standard.

On 10 February, the MIPI A-PHY adoption PAR...

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Latest Resources Cover MIPI A-PHY and Automotive SerDes Solutions

Christina Slape, MIPI Senior Communications Manager: 18 February 2021

Update: MIPI A-PHY was adopted as an IEEE standard in June 2021 and is also available as IEEE 2977-2021.

Next-generation vehicles are rewriting the rulebooks when it comes to high-speed data interfaces. With the implementation of advanced driver...

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MIPI Protocol Adaptation Layers (PALs) — A Conversation with Raj Kumar Nagpal

Sharmion Kerley, MIPI Director of Marketing and Membership: 26 January 2021

Update: MIPI A-PHY was adopted as an IEEE standard in June 2021 and is also available as IEEE 2977-2021.

MIPI Alliance is rolling out a portfolio of Protocol Adaptation Layers (PALs) to support a range of important automotive sensor and display...

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A Deep Dive into MIPI A-PHY and its Benefits for Automotive

Hezi Saar, MIPI Alliance Board Member: 12 January 2021

Update: MIPI A-PHY was adopted as an IEEE standard in June 2021 and is also available as IEEE 2977-2021.

MIPI interface protocols are widely used in automotive to connect cameras, sensors, displays and other components to automotive systems on chips...

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MIPI in the News: A-PHY in EE Times and RFFE in IEEE Future Networks

Sharmion Kerley, MIPI Director of Marketing and Membership: 5 January 2021

Two of the most significant MIPI highlights of 2020 were the eagerly anticipated releases of MIPI RFFE v3.0^SM in April and MIPI A-PHY^SM v1.0 in September. With the rollout of 5G well underway, and the rapid advancements in ADAS, ADS and IVI automotive...

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The Power of Collaboration — A Conversation with Joel Huloux

Sharmion Kerley, MIPI Director of Marketing and Membership: 21 December 2020

Update: MIPI A-PHY was adopted as an IEEE standard in June 2021 and is also available as IEEE 2977-2021.

Recently MIPI Alliance announced it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization...

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Advancing Automotive Interoperability, Choice and Economies of Scale via Collaboration with IEEE

Sharmion Kerley, MIPI Director of Marketing and Membership: 14 October 2020

Update: MIPI A-PHY was adopted as an IEEE standard in June 2021 and is also available as IEEE 2977-2021.

The MIPI A-PHY^SM v1.0 specification, which has been available to MIPI Alliance members since September 2020, is now positioned for wider availability...

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MIPI to Present SerDes Solutions at Upcoming Automotive Conferences

Christina Slape, MIPI Senior Communications Manager: 9 October 2020

MIPI Alliance will be bringing technical details on the new MIPI A-PHY℠ and MIPI Automotive SerDes Solutions (MASS℠) to two automotive conferences in the coming weeks. The presentations, at the Automotive SerDes Conference and AutoSens Detroit Edition,...

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MIPI A-PHY v1.0 SerDes Specification for Automotive Now Available

Sharmion Kerley, MIPI Director of Marketing and Membership: 15 September 2020

Update: MIPI A-PHY was adopted as an IEEE standard in June 2021 and is also available as IEEE 2977-2021.

Innovations in automotive safety, automation and connectivity, including advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), comprehensive in-vehicle...

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Featured in Embedded Computing Design, Electronic Design and Connector Supplier: MIPI RFFE v3.0 and MIPI A-PHY v1.0

Sharmion Kerley, MIPI Director of Marketing and Membership: 31 August 2020

MIPI Alliance members work diligently to develop and release new versions of interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced devices to anticipate new applications and market needs. Recently MIPI released MIPI RFFE v3.0^SM and completed...

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Upcoming MIPI A-PHY Webinar: A First Look at a New Automotive Solution

Sharmion Kerley, MIPI Director of Marketing and Membership: 25 June 2020

The word is out about MIPI A-PHY℠ completing development and moving into the adoption process, and MIPI invites you to learn more about the much-anticipated v1.0 at its upcoming webinar, MIPI A-PHY: The Cornerstone of a MIPI Automotive System Solution.

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Development Completed on A-PHY v1.0, First Industry-Standard Long-Reach Physical Layer for Automotive Applications

Sharmion Kerley, MIPI Director of Marketing and Membership: 4 June 2020

Automotive engineers continue to develop technologies for safer, more connected and fully autonomous vehicles. And to enable these technologies, OEMs and suppliers are working toward future models with more cameras and sensors, more informative displays...

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MIPI A-PHY Featured in Autonomous Vehicle Technology

Sharmion Kerley, MIPI Director of Marketing and Membership: 22 April 2020

Improvements to driver assistance and self-driving systems hinge on collecting and using more data about a car’s surroundings. However, most vehicle networks were not built to support advanced features such as lane-keeping systems and multiple dash...

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March Webinar: A Detailed Look at MIPI A-PHY and Automotive

Christina Slape, MIPI Senior Communications Manager: 19 February 2020

Webinar rescheduled: Due to technical issues with our web conferencing platform, this webinar was recheduled from 4 March to 11 March at 8:30 am PDT. Register »

Join MIPI Automotive Working Group chair Matt Ronning (Sony Corporation) and PHY Working...

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Protocols, PHYs and the MIPI Alliance IPR Terms

Brad Biddle, MIPI Counsel: 9 January 2020

MIPI Alliance periodically receives questions about how its legal policies apply in different circumstances. This post addresses questions we’ve received about the requirement that MIPI protocols be used only with MIPI PHYs. The post explains existing...

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A Look at MIPI in Automotive: New White Paper

Andy Huckridge, MIPI Technical Marketing Engineer: 8 October 2019

A new MIPI white paper, Driving The Wires of Automotive, explores the evolving automotive industry and the Alliance’s catalyzing role in the unfolding transformation by helping to define the next generation of automotive electronics interfaces.

MIPI...

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Automotive Applications Drive MIPI A-PHY Development

Sharmion Kerley, MIPI Director of Marketing and Membership: 31 May 2019

Q: In August 2018, MIPI Alliance announced development work had begun on MIPI A-PHY^SM. What is A-PHY?

MIPI A-PHY is a physical layer specification targeted for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving systems (ADS) and other...

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Autonomous Vehicle Technology Names MIPI Alliance a 2019 ACES Award Winner in Consortia Category

Sharmion Kerley, MIPI Director of Marketing and Membership: 20 December 2018

"Effectively, change is almost impossible without industry-wide collaboration, cooperation, and consensus." – Simon Mainwaring, author and founder of We First

Recognizing the need for alliances and other industry groups to work together to solve the...