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The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops specifications that standardize wired interfaces for mobile and other connected ecosystems, today announced major updates to two of its foundational specifications. MIPI UniPro v3.0 and MIPI M-PHY v6.0 offer significant performance, latency and power-efficiency improvements for next-generation JEDEC Universal Flash Storage (UFS 5.0) solutions to support greater edge AI workloads in smartphones, tablets, PCs, gaming consoles, automotive and industrial applications.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops specifications that standardize wired interfaces for mobile and other connected ecosystems, today announced the release of SoundWire I3S (MIPI SWI3S v1.0). The new specification provides a transformative approach to audio transport by unifying control and data over a single scalable and power-efficient interface.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops specifications that standardize wired interfaces for mobile and other connected ecosystems, today announced the first installation of an automotive-grade SerDes chipset based on the industry-leading MIPI A-PHY specification by a global automotive OEM. With this milestone, A-PHY has become the first industry-standardized automotive SerDes solution to enter mass production.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced the release of MIPI I3C Basic v1.2, a scalable utility and control bus interface for connecting peripherals to a microcontroller or an application processor, streamlining integration and improving cost efficiencies. Version 1.2 reorganizes the specification, with separate sections for mandatory and optional features that can be implemented based on application needs.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced the 2024 MIPI Alliance Membership Award recipients, who were recognized at last week’s 12th annual awards ceremony held in conjunction with MIPI Member Meeting #69 in Warsaw, Poland.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced a major update to its high-performance, low-power and low electromagnetic interference (EMI) C-PHY interface specification for connecting cameras and displays. Version 3.0 introduces support for an 18-Wirestate mode encoding option, increasing the maximum performance of a C-PHY lane by approximately 30 to 35 percent. This enhancement delivers up to 75 Gbps over a short channel, supporting the rapidly growing demands of ultra-high-resolution, high-fidelity image sensors.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced the appointment of Hezi Saar from Synopsys, Inc. (Synopsys) as chair of the MIPI Alliance Board of Directors. Saar, who had served as board treasurer since 2016, assumed the chair role from longtime board member Sanjiv Desai, who stepped down in conjunction with his retirement from Intel Corporation.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced the release of the MIPI Camera Security Framework, which defines a flexible approach to add end-to-end security to automotive applications that leverage the MIPI Camera Serial Interface 2 (CSI-2) interface specification.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced global OEMs and other automotive supply chain vendors have joined the growing ecosystem that is designing products based on the MIPI A-PHY SerDes specification for high-speed image sensor and display connectivity. These companies recognize the resilience of the technology and its ability to support the bandwidth and performance requirements of next-generation ADAS and ADS applications.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced the release of MIPI A-PHY v2.0, the next version of the automotive high-speed asymmetric serializer-deserializer (SerDes) physical-layer interface. Version 2.0 doubles the maximum available downlink data rate from 16 Gigabits per second (Gbps) to 32 Gbps on a single channel, as well as adds an additional uplink gear with an eight-fold speed boost to support up to 1.6 Gbps. These enhancements are designed to support the higher bandwidth requirements for zonal and other emerging architectures in next-generation vehicles.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, announced registration is open for MIPI Demo Day Taipei, scheduled for Sept. 11, 2024, at the Taipei Marriott Hotel. The event will connect engineers and system designers with the latest solutions from MIPI Alliance members. To register, please visit https://bit.ly/4fx3pBm.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, announced the release of MIPI SoundWire Device Class for Audio (MIPI SDCA) v1.0. The new specification enables standardized mechanisms to interact with host-controllable audio devices, such as microphones and amplifiers, connected via a MIPI SoundWire interface. MIPI SDCA, which leverages the MIPI Discovery and Configuration Specification for SoundWire (MIPI DisCo Specification for SoundWire), simplifies audio software architecture and driver requirements, significantly optimizing the integration of audio devices into host platforms.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced the recipients of its 2023 MIPI Alliance Membership Awards. Extending its tradition of honoring members for their significant contributions, MIPI held its 11th annual awards ceremony in San Diego earlier this month in conjunction with MIPI Member Meeting #66.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced that the 22nd embedded world Exhibition & Conference, scheduled for April 9-11 in Nuremberg, Germany, will include a dozen presentations showcasing MIPI specifications, including three dedicated education tracks focused on MIPI camera and display specifications, MIPI in automotive, and the MIPI I3C utility and control bus.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, will present an in-depth automotive tutorial at DesignCon 2024 as a part of the Drive World conference track on January 30 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. The tutorial will be led by the developers of MIPI camera, A-PHY and security specifications, and is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the latest automotive initiatives that support, simplify and streamline the use of MIPI CSI-2, the core imaging protocol used to enable advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving systems (ADS).

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, announced the successful completion of a MIPI I3C and Debug for I3C interoperability testing event in San Jose, Calif.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, and the Automotive SerDes Alliance (ASA), a non-profit industry alliance of automotive technology providers collaborating to standardize asymmetric SerDes technology, announced today that the two organizations have entered into a liaison agreement.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced details of its upcoming MIPI DevCon 2023, scheduled for 30 June in San Jose, Calif. Returning to an in-person event for the first time since 2019, MIPI DevCon 2023 will feature nine expert sessions offering key specification updates, cutting-edge use cases with MIPI specifications such as MIPI I3C, CSI-2 and DSI-2, as well as application examples and implementation experiences across a range of areas, from camera and display to automotive, IoT, and artificial intelligence (AI).

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced the recipients of the 2022 MIPI Alliance Membership Awards for their outstanding contributions and leadership. MIPI’s 10th annual awards ceremony took place last week in conjunction with MIPI Member Meeting #62 in Lisbon, Portugal.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced that Google LLC has been approved as its newest Promoter member. With this appointment, Google obtains a seat on the MIPI Board of Directors to help guide the strategic direction of MIPI interface specifications, which are widely implemented across application spaces such as mobile, IoT, augmented and virtual reality, medical devices, industrial systems, automobiles, and client devices such as tablets, notebooks and all-in-ones.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced that the 21st embedded world Exhibition & Conference, scheduled for March 14-16 in Nuremberg, Germany, will include dedicated education tracks on the MIPI I3C utility and control bus interface, and MIPI A-PHY and the MIPI Automotive SerDes Solutions (MASS) framework, as well as additional sessions on MIPI Camera Serial Interface 2 (MIPI CSI-2) and other specifications.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, announces the successful completion of a MIPI I3C Interop Workshop testing event in Munich.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced details of its upcoming MIPI DevCon 2022, scheduled for 20-21 September. The virtual event will feature two days of expert sessions on key MIPI specifications, as well as application examples and implementation experiences across a range of areas, including mobile, automotive, IoT, AR/VR and 5G.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced a significant update to its versatile, application-agnostic MIPI UniPro transport layer for chip-to-chip/interprocessor communication (IPC) applications in traditional and modular device architectures. Version 2.0 of the specification adds key features to double the data rate, while offering greater throughput and reduced latency particularly required by today’s most demanding flash storage applications.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, and ETSI Technical Committee Secure Element Technologies (TC SET) today announced the adoption of the I3C Interface for SSP (TS 103 818) specification, allowing the MIPI I3C Basic specification to serve as a physical and logical link layer for the ETSI Smart Secure Platform (SSP). The I3C Interface for SSP joins the family of specifications that underpin the ETSI SSP, the next-generation platform for Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) and Secure Elements to meet new market requirements driven by emerging Internet of Things (IoT), 5G and other security-sensitive applications.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced the recipients of the 2021 MIPI Alliance Membership Awards. Continuing a tradition begun in 2013, members were honored for their outstanding contributions and leadership at MIPI’s ninth annual awards ceremony, held in conjunction with its 60th member meeting in Munich.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced the appointment of Sanjiv Desai, Intel Corporation, as chair of the MIPI Alliance Board of Directors. Desai, who had been vice chair since 2013, assumed the role from longtime chair Joel Huloux of STMicroelectronics, who has announced his forthcoming retirement. In conjunction with this transition, board member Rick Wietfeldt, Qualcomm Incorporated, was appointed vice chair.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced a significant update to its MIPI Camera Serial Interface 2 (MIPI CSI-2) interface to enable advanced machine-vision applications in multiple application spaces, such as mobile, augmented and virtual reality, drones, the Internet of Things (IoT), medical devices, industrial systems, automobiles, and client devices such as tablets, notebooks and all-in-ones.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced the release of MIPI A-PHY v1.1, the next version of the automotive serializer-deserializer (SerDes) physical-layer interface. Version 1.1 doubles the maximum available downlink data rate from 16 Gigabits per second (Gbps) to 32 Gbps and includes other enhancements to help automotive OEMs and their suppliers implement high-performance image sensors and displays in next-generation vehicles.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced that development has been completed on A-PHY v1.1, the next version of the automotive serializer-deserializer (SerDes) physical-layer interface. Version 1.1 will double the maximum available downlink data rate from 16 Gigabits per second (Gbps) to 32 Gbps and include other enhancements to help automotive OEMs and their suppliers implement high-performance image sensors and displays in next-generation vehicles. The specification is undergoing member review, with official adoption expected within the next 90 days.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced the first update to its publicly available, royalty-free, MIPI I3C Basic specification. Version 1.1.1 dramatically enhances the speed and flexibility of I3C Basic, simplifying development of innovative designs for products such as smartphones, wearables, and systems in automobiles and server environments.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced a major update to its MIPI D-PHY specification for connecting megapixel cameras and high-resolution displays to application processors. Version 3.0 doubles the data rate of D-PHY’s standard channel to 9 Gigabits per second (Gbps), while extending the power efficiency of the specification for smartphone, Internet of Things (IoT) and automotive camera and display applications.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced details of its upcoming MIPI Developers Conference (DevCon) to be held 28-29 September 2021. The online forum will provide a variety of technical sessions and member demonstrations delivering education and training on MIPI specifications in application spaces such as mobile, the Internet of Things (IoT), automotive and 5G. Together, developers and engineers will learn about new specification implementations, industry advancements and trends in the MIPI ecosystem.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced the adoption of the MIPI A-PHY v1.0 specification as an IEEE standard. Published as IEEE 2977-2021, IEEE Standard for Adoption of MIPI Alliance Specification for A-PHY Interface (A-PHY) Version 1.0, A-PHY is the first asymmetric, industry-standard, long-reach, serializer-deserializer (SerDes) physical layer interface for automotive applications.

The MIPI® Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced the recipients of the 2020 MIPI Alliance Membership Awards. The awards were presented at a virtual ceremony honoring the outstanding contributions and leadership by these individual and corporate members.

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, announced the completion of its MIPI Automotive SerDes Solutions (MASS) "display stack," a set of interface specifications designed to streamline display integration and support the growing bandwidth and functional safety demands required by the increasing number of high-performance displays used in next-generation vehicles.