The VA7000 chips are the first transceivers to meet theMIPI A-PHY specificationand address automotive applications for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving (ADS). MIPI A-PHY, which has just been released, specifies high-speed in-vehicle data transmission over ultra-lightweight wiring harnesses up to 15 meters, with adaptive noise suppression and retransmission mechanisms to ensure excellent EMC/EMI performance. The MIPI Alliance is a leading standardization organization for interface specifications, whose CSI-2 and MIPI DSI-2SM video interfaces for sensor connectivity are well established in the mobile and automotive markets.
The VA7000 family has been designed to support current and future MIPI A-PHY requirements - from 2 to 16 Gbps as defined in version 1.0. In the future, they are even expected to support up to 48 Gbit/s.
The VA7000 product family includes
- the VA7031 Serializer supports remote long-range connectivity of CSI-2 based camera sensors, radar and LiDARs with a bandwidth of up to 8 Gbps.
- the VA7042 Deserializer, with two independent receiver links and speeds of up to 8 Gbps each, plus an additional CSI-2 input port to support complex topologies.
- the VA7044 Deserializer, with four independent receiver links and speeds of up to 8 Gbps each and an additional local CSI-2 input port.
