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<strong>Veritas</strong> <strong>et</strong> <strong>Visus</strong> <strong>Display</strong> <strong>Standard</strong> February 2009<br />
MIPI Alliance delivers seven mobile device interface specifications<br />
The Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI) Alliance, the industry initiative established five years ago to define<br />
and promote open standards for hardware and software interfaces in mobile terminals, announced that it has<br />
introduced seven key standards throughout 2008. Collectively these new specifications will help the industry to<br />
provide optimized and efficient mobile terminals. As these standards are implemented in mobile device technology<br />
the industry will see benefits such as b<strong>et</strong>ter interconnection among devices and components such as cellular<br />
telephones, handheld computers, digital cameras, and multimedia devices; higher data exchange rates among<br />
devices; prioritization of traffic; b<strong>et</strong>ter adaptation and interoperability of devices from different vendors; and more<br />
cost and power efficient mobile terminals. http://www.mipi.org The new MIPI Alliance Specifications introduced<br />
in 2008 include:<br />
� Unified Protocol (UniProSM) v1.00.00<br />
� <strong>Display</strong> Serial Interface (DSI) v1.01.00<br />
� Processor Interface Emulation (PIE) v0.90.00<br />
� Dual Mode 2.5G/3G Baseband/RFIC Interface v3.09.04 (DigRFSM)<br />
� Device Descriptor Block (DDB) v0.82.01<br />
� Serial Low-power Inter-chip Media Bus (SLIMbusSM) v1.01.00<br />
� System Power Management Interface (SPMI) v1.00.00.<br />
Mixel and Northwest Logic partner on MIPI IP solution<br />
Mixel Inc. and Northwest Logic announced the availability of a compl<strong>et</strong>e solution for the Mobile Industry<br />
Processor Interface (MIPI) Camera Serial Interface-2 (CSI-2). This solution consists of the Mixel MIPI D-PHY<br />
(Physical Layer) and the Northwest Logic MIPI CSI-2 Controller Core delivered as silicon Intellectual Property<br />
(IP). The companies, working tog<strong>et</strong>her, provide customers with a compl<strong>et</strong>e, low-risk, low-power, low gate-count,<br />
full-featured, differentiated MIPI solution. The Mixel D-PHY is a compl<strong>et</strong>e D-PHY IP, optimized for low-power<br />
operation and small foot print, and is fully compliant with the MIPI D-PHY specifications. The Mixel MIPI D-PHY<br />
is modular, and available in various configurations, up to the recommended four data lanes, each operating at 1<br />
Gbps. The Mixel D-PHY transceiver is fully characterized, available on multiple foundry process nodes, and is in<br />
the process of being transferred to production in Mixel customer’s products. Mixel also provides its customers with<br />
the Clock Management Unit IP, incorporating a high performance, low jitter PLL and timing circuitry. The Mixel<br />
D-PHY and Clock Management Unit ship as GDSII and RTL, with LVS n<strong>et</strong>list, LEF file, Verilog and timing<br />
models, and comprehensive documentation. http://www.mixel.com http://www.nwlogic.com<br />
Axis introduces world’s smallest video encoder with H.264 video compression<br />
Axis Communications announced a highly compact and cost-effective one-channel video encoder with H.264 video<br />
compression. The AXIS M7001 Video Encoder is perfect for integrating any type of analog CCTV surveillance<br />
cameras into n<strong>et</strong>work video surveillance systems. The video encoder’s small size (smaller than a modern cell<br />
phone) also makes it ideal for use in camera housings and discre<strong>et</strong> surveillance applications, for example, in r<strong>et</strong>ail<br />
stores and banks. A small covert camera is made available with the video encoder in the AXIS M7001 Covert<br />
Surveillance Kit. The AXIS M7001 Video Encoder is designed to be installed close to an analog camera. It<br />
converts analog video signals from all types of analog cameras into digital video streams that are then sent over an<br />
IP-based n<strong>et</strong>work (e.g. LAN/intran<strong>et</strong>/Intern<strong>et</strong>). The video encoder also provides pan, tilt, zoom support to PTZ and<br />
PTZ dome cameras. The AXIS M7001 can deliver two simultaneous video streams, one in H.264 and another in<br />
Motion JPEG, at full frame rate in all resolutions up to D1 (720x480 in NTSC). The H.264 support drastically<br />
reduces bandwidth and storage requirements without compromising image quality. Motion JPEG is also supported<br />
for increased flexibility. The video encoder also enables users to adjust image s<strong>et</strong>tings such as brightness, contrast<br />
and saturation to improve images before encoding takes place. http://www.axis.com<br />
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