First Combined Testing Event of the MIPI UniProSM and MIPI M-PHY® Specifications Sets the Stage for a Fully Integrated Testing Platform
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — May 13, 2015 — MIPI® Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced the successful completion of a MIPI UniProSM Interoperability Test Workshop hosted by Teledyne LeCroy, April 27-30 in Santa Clara, California. The workshop drew a wide range of participants from a vast MIPI UniProSM and MIPI M-PHY® ecosystem, and included semiconductor companies, testing equipment manufacturers and IP suppliers which demonstrate wide adoption and low risk implementation of these specifications.
Leveraging MIPI M-PHY® v3.0 technology, the MIPI UniProSM v1.6 open specification testing validated significantly improved power savings and data transport performance, with link speed increases of up to 6Gbps per lane, or twice that of the previous MIPI UniProSM specification. The testing also verified the specification’s continued backward compatibility to assure the future proofing of mobile devices.
MIPI UniPro v1.6 transport layer, combined with MIPI M-PHY v3.0, creates the MIPI UniPort-M interface, capable of connecting any application specific protocol. MIPI UniPort-M was designed as a universal, chip-to-chip, interprocess communication that is ideal for mobile communications requiring high speed and low power solutions that are scalable and flexible. To date, several industry organizations have incorporated the MIPI M-PHY and UniPro specifications into their standards, including JEDEC® Universal Flash Storage (UFS) and Google’s Project Ara.
“MIPI UniPro v1.6 and M-PHY v3.0 open specifications are easily implemented and versatile solutions that are applicable to a large and varied ecosystem,” said Jürgen Urban, chair of the MIPI UniPro Working Group. “This first interoperability testing of the UniPro/M-PHY protocol stack demonstrated seamless device functionality, while also advancing the idea of a fully integrated testing platform utilizing in-band testing of the physical layer, ultimately lowering risks and costs for industry adopters.”
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Quotes from MIPI Alliance members and the Interoperability Testing Workshop participants
Keysight Technologies
"A solid testing strategy is essential
for the success of new interface specifications," said Roland
Scherzinger, MIPI Program Manager, Keysight Technologies. "We are
excited to see that Keysight's test solutions for UniPro and M-PHY,
performing in-band physical layer and protocol layer conformance
testing, significantly contributed to the success of the
Interoperability event."
L&T Technology Services
“MIPI UniPro, along with M-PHY,
is a robust standard that is adaptable to varied applications with
multiple use-cases. L&T Technology Services has been an early
implementer and demonstrator of this standard and we’re pleased how it
has evolved and matured with an ecosystem being established around it,”
said Jos Sebastian, director, IP Technology Solutions, L&T Technology
Services. “As an IP provider that demonstrated the first CSI-3 and
Interchip solutions, as well as having implemented UFS solutions using
UniPro, and witnessing business growth in all these segments, we are
confident on the success of this standard. This recent Interop event
serves as a catalyst for accelerating adoption and I hope to see similar
events in the future, too.”
MIPI® Alliance
“MIPI has always
emphasized the importance of interoperability testing to the process of
specifications and standards development,” said Joel Huloux, chairman of
the board of MIPI Alliance. “This interoperability testing workshop of
UniPro and M-PHY demonstrated the specifications’ capability to simplify
the interconnection of peripherals in order to reduce time-to-market and
design costs.”
Protocol Insight
“The availability of test solutions is
critical for the successful design and deployment of M-PHY and UniPro
technologies,” said Ross Nelson, general manager of Protocol Insight.
“With the success of this interoperability event, vendors can now be
confident in the robustness of their designs.”
Toshiba
“The successfully run interoperability testing of
UniPro and M-PHY by a variety of MIPI partners is a vital step to ensure
quality, compatibility and acceptance of MIPI-based devices in the
market. Companies attending the Interop event clearly demonstrated that
the infrastructure and ecosystem for UniPro/M-PHY-based devices are
available, mature and easily accessible,” said Armin
Derpmanns, general manager, Solution Marketing, Toshiba Electronics
Europe.
Synopsys
“As an active participant in the MIPI working
groups, Synopsys makes significant contributions in driving
interoperability across the ecosystem,” said John Koeter, vice president
of marketing for IP and prototyping at Synopsys. “By achieving
compliance for our silicon-proven
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