Being First to Market – Proven D-PHY v1.2
In my last post I was discussing how to reduce display data transmission using Display Compression technology. Reducing transmitted traffic while supporting a higher link rate allows to reduce pin...
View ArticleWhat is MIPI #1 Specification?
I got several inquiries about adoption rate of physical layers across the mobile and adjacent industries after posting the video showing D-PHY v1.2 silicon on 16nm I realize that it’s debatable if...
View ArticleMIPI I3C standardizing Sensor connectivity
As electronics become smarter, require less human intervention, the machines around us are capable of doing more, making decisions based on environment and conditions. To facilitate that more sensors...
View ArticleUniPro: Implementing Power Mode Change completion in Fail Safe way
Ramesh Hanchinal, R&D Engineer at Synopsys and Member of MIPI UniPro Working Group contributed the write up below, describing common question by designers using UniPro about power mode change...
View ArticleMIPI inside Augmented Reality Headsets
Microsoft shared some interesting details about their 28nm SoC design targeting augmented reality headset. Well, that is not just a processor, it’s custom vision processor which Microsoft calls...
View ArticleMIPI I3C: Why, Who and When
Many customers approached us in the last year inquiring about I3C, its benefits and market adoption. The I3C benefits compared to other Sensor interfaces used today, such as I2C and SPI are clear....
View ArticleGot (mobile SoC) Subsystem?
Sub-system definition is “a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole” (www.thefreedictionary.com/subsystem). When using the term subsystem it all depends on the...
View ArticleMore Reasons for Smartphone Growth
The second quarter of 2011 will be remembered as an inflection point in the mobile industry with Apple becoming the world’s top smartphone vendor by shipping 20.3 million Smartphones. Nokia continued...
View ArticleMIPI Interoperability and Conformance: Interview with David Woolf (Part 1)
I constantly receive questions about MIPI plug-fest and other certification programs through my business engagements as well as other general MIPI questions. For this reason I wanted to interview...
View ArticleUFS, UniPro and You
JEDEC UFS (Universal Flash Storage) v1.1 is a standard promoted by JEDEC JC64.1 aiming to replace eMMC for scalable and high performance non-volatile memory interface in mobile and consumer...
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