While I’ve had the pleasure of serving on the MIPI Alliance Board of Directors for the past 16 years, in 2022, I had the distinct honor of accepting the chair role of our Alliance. I am immensely grateful for the support I’ve received from retired chair Joel Huloux, the entire board and the MIPI membership.
Looking back at the year's accomplishments, I am genuinely impressed by the many MIPI members who dedicated their time to advancing our shared goals in mobile and beyond. Not only did working groups deliver another double-digit year of specification adoptions, along with new and updated technical resources, but members from across our ecosystem contributed to MIPI white papers and technical articles; shared their expertise at MIPI DevCon, industry conferences, a MIPI A-PHY forum and an automotive workshop; and participated in MIPI Demo Days, I3C and automotive test activities, and much more. I am especially appreciative to all the members who returned to in-person meetings this year with renewed energy and enthusiasm.
With our expanded initiatives in security, automotive and IoT, collaboration has become even more critical, and working groups have stepped up to advance these efforts through more joint sessions and additional technical liaison activities with allied industry organizations. I have been encouraged to see such a high level of participation among working groups, as well as the broadening of the IoT and Camera interest groups to all members.
I invite you to review the many highlights from the past year, and I am sure you too will be inspired by our hard work and the wealth of technical expertise and valuable resources offered by our Alliance—efforts that have expanded the MIPI ecosystem and contributed to another all-time membership high of 423 companies at the end of 2022. In 2023, we will increase our focus on IoT while continuing to advance mobile and automotive specifications and further increase our industry collaboration.
On behalf of the board of directors, I thank you for your continued support. If you would like to print or share these highlights, a 🔒 PDF version of this message is available on the member website.
Best wishes for a happy 2023,
Sanjiv Desai, MIPI Alliance Chair
MIPI Welcomes New Chair, Vice Chair
In conjunction with the appointment of Sanjiv Desai (Intel) to chair of the MIPI Alliance Board of Directors in March 2022, board member Rick Wietfeldt (Qualcomm) was appointed vice chair, and Peter Lefkin was promoted to MIPI Alliance executive director and continues to serve as board secretary. Hezi Saar (Synopsys) remains board treasurer. Read more »
WORKING GROUP LEADERSHIP: Edo Cohen (Valens), co-chair of the MIPI A-PHY WG; Kirill Dimitrov (Western Digital Technologies), chair of the MIPI M-PHY WG; Ramesh Hanchinal (Synopsys), chair of the MIPI UniPro WG
CORPORATE:Google LLC
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT:MIPI Automotive Marketing Subgroup
LEGACY:Dr. Earl McCune
Member Meetings Advance Collaboration
The 2022 lineup of MIPI Alliance Member Meetings kicked off at the March virtual event, with progress continuing on specifications, supporting documents and marketing activities during 80 working group and joint sessions held throughout the month.
After more than two years of virtual member meetings, in-person collaboration resumed at the June and October meetings, welcoming attendees from around the world to learn more about key Alliance initiatives, network with colleagues and participate in working sessions, Demo Days, I3C and automotive test activities, and the annual awards ceremony.
Return to In-Person Events in Munich
The excitement of meeting face-to-face (F2F) was evident as 111 participants from 34 companies gathered in Munich, 13–17 June, for Member Meeting #60.
Attendees at the Opening Plenary were briefed on key MIPI initiatives and heard about advancements in automotive displays from guest speaker Dr. Karlheinz Blankenbach, professor at Pforzheim University Display Lab. The week also included a member Demo Day and an awards ceremony luncheon. Read more on the MIPI blog »
Also in conjunction with the meeting, 16 participants from seven member and nonmember companies engaged in interoperability testing during a two-day I3C Interop Workshop. Read what participants said about the event »
Building Momentum in Vancouver
More than a hundred representatives from 35 companies united again a few months later for Member Meeting #61, 17-21 October, in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The full week of working group and joint sessions kicked off at the Opening Plenary, with updates on the MIPI technical roadmap, marketing activities and development efforts in the Audio Working Group. Attendees also had the opportunity to participate in the year's second member Demo Day and the first MIPI test activity to explore a potential A-PHY compliance program. Read more on the MIPI blog »
New Interest Groups Expand Participation
IoT Group Seeks Insights into MIPI Implementations
In 2022, the IoT Interest Group opened to Adopter members to help MIPI gain valuable input into the use of MIPI specifications in IoT, and particularly any needed features, or barriers and challenges that may hinder broader implementation. 🔒 Join the group on the member website (Causeway).
Camera Group To Guide CSI-2 Environmental Analysis
The Marketing Steering Group recently launched the Camera Imaging & Vision Interest Group (CIV IG), also open to all MIPI members, for discussions related to the positioning of MIPI CSI-2 across consumer, commercial and infrastructure applications, which will lead to the development of a comprehensive Camera Imaging and Vision Environmental Analysis. 🔒 Join the group on the member website (Causeway).
Double-Digit Adoptions Span Ecosystem
MIPI adopted a dozen specifications in 2022, with an additional seven entering the adoption process in the final quarter of the year. Working groups also submitted 24 Specification Requirements Proposals (SRPs) to begin development on new specifications. You can learn more about working group progress by viewing the latest 🔒 MIPI Specification Roadmap, released in November.
Collaboration with MIPI's 13 technical liaisons, as well as marketing and event partnerships, advanced efforts to further interoperability and support product developers and manufacturers.
In addition to ongoing liaison activities in multiple working groups, announcements were made last year related to several key collaborations:
ETSI Smart Secure Platform
MIPI and the ETSI Technical Committee Secure Element Technologies (TC SET) announced the adoption of the I3C Interface for SSP (TS 103 818) specification, allowing MIPI I3C Basic to serve as a physical and logical link layer for the ETSI Smart Secure Platform (SSP). I3C Basic provides the ETSI SSP with benefits such as higher data rate, flexible and efficient information exchange, and strong integration of SSP in connected devices. Read more »
USB I3C Device Class Specification
A collaboration between the MIPI I3C Working Group and the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) resulted in a new USB-IF specification that dramatically expands the possible use cases and ecosystem for both the USB standard and MIPI I3C/I3C Basic. The USB I3C Device Class specification gives developers another tool to craft innovative designs for any mobile or mobile-influenced product. Read more »
JEDEC Universal Flash Storage
It was announced that JEDEC Solid State Technology Association's Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 4.0 standard will take advantage of enhancements in the new MIPI UniPro v2.0 and MIPI M-PHY v5.0. Both MIPI specifications were developed in collaboration with JEDEC UFS developers. Read more »
Developers and implementers can take advantage of the wealth of new education produced in the past year, including technical presentations, MIPI blog and industry articles, a MIPI white paper, webinar and more. Many of these resources, in conjunction with the development of new specifications and supporting documents, focus on MIPI's beyond-mobile priorities of automotive and IoT, in support of the nearly half of Alliance members involved in these industries.
Knowledge Sharing at MIPI DevCon 2022
Offering 11 sessions over two days, MIPI DevCon 2022 drew nearly 300 attendees for the live virtual event. All sessions, from the State of the Alliance presentation, to updates on key specifications and new advancements in automotive, CSI-2 security and IoT, are available in the Conference Presentations library.
Raj Kumar Nagpal and Edo Cohen, co-chairs of the MIPI A-PHY Working Group
Strengthening MIPI Automotive Solutions
Forum: New Features in MIPI A-PHY
MIPI kicked off the year with an A-PHY Automotive Industry Forum, focusing on enhancements in MIPI A-PHY v1.1 and potential new features in the next version of the specification. Download the presentation PDFs and watch the sessions, presented by the MIPI A-PHY Working Group co-chairs, Raj Kumar Nagpal and Edo Cohen, and vice chair Ariel Lasry.
Workshop: The Latest MASS Developments
The November MIPI Automotive Workshop featured in-depth sessions on the latest advancements in A-PHY, MIPI Automotive SerDes Solutions (MASS) and new security efforts. These in-depth sessions were led by Raj Kumar Nagpal and Ariel Lasry, along with Rick Wietfeldt, co-chair of the MIPI Security Working Group.
Bytes Video: Functional Safety for Auto Displays
In "MASS Functional Safety for Automotive Displays," James Goel, Technical Steering Group chair and Display Working Group vice chair, shares a brief but comprehensive overview of functional safety features in the MASS display stack.
"Achieving Power Efficiency in IoT Devices with MIPI I3C," describes how IoT product architects and designers can use a selected set of MIPI I3C features to achieve their design goals. It includes a brief overview of market trends, an introduction to the I3C protocol and an in-depth examination of selected I3C technical features that are most relevant to power efficiency in IoT devices.
Webinar: Energy and Power Efficiency with MIPI I3C
In October, MIPI IoT technical consultant Michele Scarlatella spoke at the ETSI IoT Week on power efficiency with MIPI I3C and how IoT systems can benefit from the adoption of this technology.
Updated Website Improves User Experience
Featuring a new website platform and a refresh of the navigation, the MIPI public websitenow allows users to quickly access specifications, application areas and the latest blog posts, press releases and articles.
The updated design highlights key areas of interest on the home page and includes an expanded drop-down menu for direct access to all specifications, resources, membership information, news and upcoming events.
BEST WISHES FOR THE NEW YEAR
Your support and contributions are greatly appreciated, and we look forward to continuing our successful Alliance as we mark MIPI's 20th anniversary in 2023.
