Mixel Inc., the leader in mobile Mixed-Signal IPs, and Northwest Logic
Inc., a leading provider of high-performance digital IP Cores, today
announced the availability of a complete solution for the Mobile
Industry Processor Interface (MIPI) Camera Serial Interface-2 (CSI-2).
This solution consists of the Mixel MIPI D-PHY (Physical Layer) and the
Northwest Logic MIPI CSI-2 Controller Core delivered as silicon
Intellectual Property (IP). The companies, working together, provide
customers with a complete, low-risk, low-power, low gate-count,
full-featured, differentiated MIPI solution.
The Mixel D-PHY is a complete D-PHY IP, optimized for low-power
operation and small foot print, and is fully compliant with the MIPI
D-PHY specifications. The Mixel MIPI D-PHY is modular, and available in
various configurations, up to the recommended four data lanes, each
operating at 1 Gbps. The Mixel D-PHY transceiver is fully characterized,
available on multiple foundry process nodes, and is in the process of
being transferred to production in Mixel customer’s products. Mixel also
provides its customers with the Clock Management Unit IP, incorporating
a high performance, low jitter PLL and timing circuitry. The Mixel D-PHY
and Clock Management Unit ship as GDSII and RTL, with LVS netlist, LEF
file, Verilog and timing models, and comprehensive documentation.
“Our partnership with Northwest Logic demonstrates our commitment to
providing customers with a best-in-class, total MIPI solution, and
furthering our D-PHY leadership position,” said Ashraf Takla, President
and CEO of Mixel, Inc. “This solution provides our customers with the
best of both worlds. They not only get a proven and co-validated total
solution that incorporates both the mixed-signal and digital cores, but
they also get best-in-class cores that only expert IP providers like
Mixel and Northwest Logic can offer,” he added.
The Northwest Logic MIPI CSI-2 Controller Core implements all three
CSI-2 MIPI layers including Pixel to Byte Packing Formats, Low Level
Protocol and Lane Management Layer, and is fully compliant with the
current version of the MIPI CSI-2 specification. The core supports
transmitter or receiver operation, 1-4 data lanes, virtual channels, and
all data formats. The core is specifically designed for ease-of-use,
including a flexible pixel-based user interface, optional AXI and AHB
interfaces, error collection support, and full configurability. The core
leverages the full range of Mixel D-PHY features to ensure robust, low
power operation. The core is delivered fully integrated with a Mixel
D-PHY model along with a comprehensive MIPI verification environment.
“Northwest Logic is excited to partner with Mixel to offer a complete,
market-leading MIPI Controller + PHY MIPI Solution. The Northwest Logic
Controller Core and Mixel D-PHY have been fully integrated and validated
together, to ensure robust MIPI operation. This integration, along with
the comprehensive support provided by Northwest Logic and Mixel, ensure
that customers can quickly develop, validate, and bring their MIPI
products to market,” said Brian Daellenbach, President of Northwest
Logic.
The full solution is available for customers to start chip designs today.
About Mixel
Mixel is the leader in mixed-signal mobile IPs and offers wide portfolio
of high performance mixed-signal connectivity IP solutions. Mixel’s
mixed-signal portfolio includes PHYs and SerDes (suitable for PCI
Express, SATA, EPON, XAUI, Fiber Channel, DDR, and LVDS), Mobile PHYs
(MIPI D-PHY, M-PHY, and MDDI), general purpose Transceivers, and high
performance PLL, DLL IP cores. For more information contact Mixel at info@mixel.com
or visit www.mixel.com
.
About Northwest Logic
Northwest Logic, founded in 1995 and located in Beaverton, Oregon,
provides high-performance, silicon-proven, easy-to-use IP cores
including high-performance Memory Interface Solution (DDR3, DDR2, DDR,
Mobile DDR SDRAM; RLDRAM II) and Express Solution (PCI Express 2.0 and
1.1 cores and drivers). These solutions support a full range of
platforms including ASICs, Structured ASICs and FPGAs. For additional
information, visit www.nwlogic.com
or contact info@nwlogic.com.