MIPI update on mobile standards

The Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI®) Alliance, the industry initiative established five years ago to define and promote open standards for hardware and software interfaces in mobile terminals, has introduced seven key standards over the last year. Collectively these new specifications will help the industry to provide optimized and efficient mobile terminals.
As these standards are implemented in mobile device technology the industry will see benefits such as better interconnection among devices and components such as cellular telephones, handheld computers, digital cameras, and multimedia devices; higher data exchange rates among devices; prioritization of traffic; better adaptation and interoperability of devices from different vendors; and more cost and power efficient mobile terminals, among others.
The new MIPI Alliance Specifications introduced in 2008 include:

-Unified Protocol (UniProSM) v1.00.00
-Display Serial Interface (DSI) v1.01.00
-Processor Interface Emulation (PIE) v0.90.00
-Dual Mode 2.5G/3G Baseband/RFIC Interface v3.09.04 (DigRFSM)
-Device Descriptor Block (DDB) v0.82.01
-Serial Low-power Inter-chip Media Bus (SLIMbusSM) v1.01.00
-System Power Management Interface (SPMI) v1.00.00

MIPI brings together 165 leading companies from around the world in pursuit of open standards to converge interfaces inside mobile terminals. MIPI standards drive consistency in interfaces, promoting reuse and compatibility in mobile terminals while accelerating the delivery of these devices to users. These new specifications are designed to help achieve these goals.

"With the growing trend to advanced LTE technology and increased integration of new applications into mobile devices, MIPI's importance in the wireless world is becoming obvious," said Will Strauss, President and Principal Analyst of Forward Concepts. "The need for interoperability among several vendors is highlighted as wireless operators continue to seek the best available products at competitive prices. MIPI Alliance specifications provide certainty in interfacing between vendors."

"Infineon Technologies with its strong commitment to open standards has developed products adopting MIPI Alliance specifications for Camera (CSI), Display (DSI) and DigRF. Our ongoing contributions in RF Front-End Control (RFFE), System Power Management (SPM), Test & Debug, UniPro (Unified Protocol), Serial Low-power Inter-chip Media Bus (SLIMbus) working groups and our strong engagement particularly in Physical Layer (M-PHY) and DigRF working groups will drive interoperability even further." Weng-Kuan Tan, Division President, Wireless Solutions at Infineon.

MIPI Specifications are currently available only to MIPI Alliance member companies. Interested companies are welcome to join the MIPI Alliance. Membership includes limited royalty-free intellectual property rights and obligations at www.mipi.org.
More than 165 member companies participate in the MIPI Alliance, including nearly every leading supplier of mobile phones, applications processors, baseband modems, display panels, camera sensors, and audio and power peripherals. A complete list of member companies can be found at www.mipi.org.