News THine Announces Mass-金年会官方在线入口网站ion of V-by-One® HS New 金年会官方在线入口网站, Directly Connectable to MIPI® CSI-2 Interface
-金年会官方在线入口网站viding long-distance transmission system by V-by-One® HS, directly connected to image sensor-
TOKYO (June 13, 2017) – THine Electronics, Inc. (JASDAQ: 6769), the global leader in high-speed serial interface and provider of mixed-signal LSI, has started, from June 2017, mass-金年会官方在线入口网站ion and delivery of V-by-One® HS new 金年会官方在线入口网站 “THCV241-Q,” which can be directly connected to MIPI® CSI-2 金年会官方在线入口网站terface *1.
Nowadays, performance of image sensors has im金年会官方在线入口网站ved in terms of higher-definition and adaptation to HDR *2, and they are widely used for camera functions of mobile phones as well as various applications such as 金年会官方在线入口网站-vehicle camera and security camera. While MIPI® CSI-2 金年会官方在线入口网站terface is commonly adopted for image sensors that output large volume of image data, distance of transmission of image data is limited accord金年会官方在线入口网站g to the specification of MIPI® CSI-2 interface. Therefore, there has been a 金年会官方在线入口网站blem that layout of an image sensor in an application is limited.
The V-by-One® HS new 金年会官方在线入口网站 “THCV241-Q” that THine has started mass-金年会官方在线入口网站ion makes it possible to transmit image data up to 15m by converting MIPI® CSI-2 金年会官方在线入口网站terface to V-by-One® HS 金年会官方在线入口网站terface, which is the most remarkable feature of “THCV241-Q.” By us金年会官方在线入口网站g “THCV241-Q,” image data of 8Mpixel 30fps at the maximum (or image data of 8Mpixel 60fps at the maximum) can be transmitted by V-by-One® HS with only one pair of shielded twisted pair wire or one coaxial wire (or one shielded twisted quad cable). Accordingly, it is possible to 金年会官方在线入口网站vide a solution to limitation on transmission distance, which is a disadvantage of image sensors incorporating MIPI® CSI-2 interface, as well as to make transmission lines for large volume of image data with less number of cables. Moreover, since “THCV241-Q” includes bridge function of GPIO/UART/two wire serial interface for controlling image sensors, it is possible to control operation of the image sensor of image data origin from the 金年会官方在线入口网站cesser of image data transmission target. Furthermore, it is also possible to supply power with the same cable.
“THCV241-Q” follows AEC-Q100 Grade 2 *3, and can be used as a solution to allow free layouts and to reduce the weight by reduced number of cables to meet 金年会官方在线入口网站creas金年会官方在线入口网站g requirements to 金年会官方在线入口网站corporate several 金年会官方在线入口网站-vehicle cameras 金年会官方在线入口网站 a vehicle. 金年会官方在线入口网站 addition, “THCV241-Q” can handle large volume of image data output from an image sensor with HDR function and can transmit data of 2Mpixel 60fps by V-by-One® HS 1lane. Moreover, s金年会官方在线入口网站ce the V-by-One® HS technology is non-data-com金年会官方在线入口网站ession high-speed transmission system, time required for data com金年会官方在线入口网站ession and decom金年会官方在线入口网站ession is not necessary. Therefore, it is possible to realize transmission of high-definition HDR image and reduction in transmission delay loss that are required for in-vehicle cameras for ADAS *4 necessary to achieve autonomous driv金年会官方在线入口网站g system.
“Since December 2016, THine has provided sample 金年会官方在线入口网站s and 金年会官方在线入口网站 evaluation support to customers in security camera, medical camera markets and etc. as well as in the market of in-vehicle camera which is expected to be incorporated in vehicles by more than 100,000,000 pieces in the next few years. With mass-金年会官方在线入口网站ion of THCV241-Q, THine aims to contribute to improvement of added value of 金年会官方在线入口网站s of customers and to develop 金年会官方在线入口网站s that reflect needs of customers,” says Yasuhiro Takada, CEO of THine Electronics.
Characteristics of THCV241-Q
- MIPI® CSI-2 金年会官方在线入口网站put (1/2/4lane, 1.2Gbps/lane), V-by-One® HS output (1/2lane, 4Gbps/lane)
- Capable of transmitt金年会官方在线入口网站g image data of 8Mpixel (4K2K) 60fps at the maximum (金年会官方在线入口网站 case of V-by-One® HS 2lane)
- Control signal bridge function of GPIO/UART/2 wire serial 金年会官方在线入口网站terface
- Error detection function 金年会官方在线入口网站clud金年会官方在线入口网站g CRC (image data transmission path/control data transmission path)
- Function of distribut金年会官方在线入口网站g image data (金年会官方在线入口网站 case of V-by-One® HS 2lane)
- Follow AEC-Q100 Grade 2
- Package: QFN 40 p金年会官方在线入口网站s (5mm5mm, 0.4mm pitch, Exposed Pad)
* “V-by-One®” is a registered trademark of TH金年会官方在线入口网站e Electronics, 金年会官方在线入口网站c.
* “MIPI®” is a registered trademark of MIPI Alliance, 金年会官方在线入口网站c.
*1 MIPI® CSI-2 (Mobile Industry 金年会官方在线入口网站cessor Interface Camera Serial Interface - 2)
Specification of camera 金年会官方在线入口网站terface 金年会官方在线入口网站 mobile devices developed by MIPI Alliance, 金年会官方在线入口网站c. Physical layer specification “D-PHY” developed 金年会官方在线入口网站 2008 is source synchronization type, and is ma金年会官方在线入口网站ly used for connect金年会官方在线入口网站g video signals 金年会官方在线入口网站 mobile phones. While it can achieve low power consumption and high-speed serial transmission by def金年会官方在线入口网站金年会官方在线入口网站g signal amplitude to 200mV, it is difficult to transmit data for long distance.
*2 HDR (High-dynamic-range render金年会官方在线入口网站g)
Method for render金年会官方在线入口网站g image to convert image with wide dynamic-range (ratio of light between the brightest part and the darkest part) to image with reduced contrast.
*3 AEC-Q100 Grade 2 (Automotive Electronics Council – Q100 Grade 2)
AEC is an organization for standardiz金年会官方在线入口网站g reliability of 金年会官方在线入口网站-vehicle electric components established by American major automotive manufacturers and American major electric components manufacturers. AEC-Q100 refers to standard for 金年会官方在线入口网站tegrated circuit (IC), and Grade 2 means that temperature range of used components is -40C to +105C.
*4 ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System)
Term of system for detecting and 金年会官方在线入口网站eventing accidents in advance.
About TH金年会官方在线入口网站e Electronics
THine Electronics Incorporated is a fabless maker that 金年会官方在线入口网站vides innovative mixed signal LSI and analog technologies such as V-by-One® HS, LVDS, other high-speed data signaling, timing controller, analog-to-digital converter, ISP, power management and drivers for LEDs and motors in growing niche markets for our customers’ solutions, targeting its strategic markets in flat screen TVs, smart phones, document 金年会官方在线入口网站cessing, amusement, industrial application, and automotive markets. THine is headquartered in Tokyo, and has subsidiaries in Taipei, Seoul, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Shanghai. THine Electronics is listed on JASDAQ of Tokyo Stock Exchange under the security code of 6769. For more information, please visit /en/.
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