11th Annual MIPI Alliance Awards Ceremony Honors Members for Outstanding Leadership and Contributions
2024年6月19日 - 10:07PM
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Seven recipients recognized for their
dedication to advancing MIPI specifications for mobile, IoT,
automotive, camera and other application areas
The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops
interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced
industries, today announced the recipients of its 2023 MIPI
Alliance Membership Awards. Extending its tradition of honoring
members for their significant contributions, MIPI held its 11th
annual awards ceremony in San Diego earlier this month in
conjunction with MIPI Member Meeting #66.
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From left to right: Peter Lefkin, Sanjiv
Desai, George Wiley, Yasuhiro Kitamura, Yair Darshan, Aradhana
Kumari, Edo Cohen, Tom Kopet and Nadav Banet (Photo: Business
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“The annual membership awards program highlights our greatest
strengths as an alliance—our members' technical leadership and
dedication to creating innovative, unparalleled interface solutions
for the industries we serve," said Sanjiv Desai, MIPI Alliance
chair. "The 2023 honorees' exceptional contributions, in areas
ranging from the development of new specification features to
furthering adoption through education and outreach, affirm our
members' strong commitment to the future success of MIPI
specifications in mobile phones and personal computers, automotive,
IoT and the many other application areas we support."
MIPI members nominate individuals and companies for the awards.
The Awards Recognition Committee (ARComm), appointed by the MIPI
Board of Directors, reviews and recommends nominees, and the board
approves the final honorees. Seven award recipients in five
categories were recognized during the ceremony.
The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to
individuals who have at least seven years of service to MIPI
Alliance and who have provided noteworthy contributions or
leadership to a working group, the board of directors or another
MIPI area. George Wiley of Qualcomm Incorporated was
recognized for his dedication as chair of the MIPI C-PHY Working
Group and vice chair of the PHY Steering Group, along with his
technical expertise and participation in numerous educational
activities. Wiley is known for collaborating successfully with
other MIPI working groups to bring needed cohesiveness among
specifications, contributing articles to the MIPI blog and industry
publications, and presenting at MIPI events.
The Corporate Award is presented to a member company for
outstanding corporate leadership and contribution to the MIPI
Alliance. Valens Semiconductor joined MIPI in 2017 and was
recognized for its efforts to advance MIPI automotive initiatives
and the adoption of MIPI A-PHY. The company has taken a leadership
role in the A-PHY Working Group and Technical Steering Group, and
is an active contributor not only to the development of the A-PHY
specification, but also to the many A-PHY Protocol Adaptation Layer
(PAL) specifications that support A-PHY connectivity. Valens has
also been instrumental in providing automotive-related education
and promotion at MIPI and industry events, and is a key contributor
to the development of the A-PHY Compliance Program.
The Working Group Leadership Award is presented to
leaders within MIPI working groups in recognition of their
noteworthy contributions to the groups’ activities or specification
development. A longtime MIPI member, Tom Kopet of onsemi,
was recognized for his steady leadership as chair of the MIPI
Camera Working Group. Kopet has successfully coordinated and
contributed to the activities of the Camera Working Group and
multiple subgroups to advance camera initiatives, particularly
those related to security, the exploration of next-generation CSI-2
features, and work with key industry liaisons.
Three members received the Distinguished Service Award,
which recognizes distinguished service based on momentous
contributions to the MIPI specification development process or to
the MIPI Board of Directors, Marketing Steering Group or Test
Working Group:
- Yasuhiro Kitamura of Sony Group Corporation was
recognized for his work in the development and refinement of the
upcoming MIPI C-PHY v3.0, most notably his contributions to the
system verification of key components such as jitter-reduced
coding, threshold calibration, eye diagram measurement, electrical
specifications and common mode noise measurement. Also, Kitamura
presented detailed study results to the MIPI C-PHY Working Group
and continues to provide valuable insights that have contributed to
driving consensus on critical issues.
- Frank Seto of Samsung Electronics, Co. was recognized
for his noteworthy achievements within the MIPI D-PHY Working
Group. Seto served as author of MIPI D-PHY v3.5, capturing
discussions within the working group in updates to the
specification and proving instrumental in its timely release.
Significant contributions to D-PHY v3.5 from Samsung included clock
data recovery, embedded clock mode concepts and more.
- Marcin Kowalewski of Synopsys Inc. was also selected for
his multifaceted contributions to the MIPI D-PHY Working Group. He
was noted for his role in significantly reducing specification
ambiguities, actively facilitating various specification assessment
activities, and untangling complex interactions between the
specification and test domains. In addition, Kowalewski has offered
valuable insights into practical analog mixed-signal
implementations.
The Special Achievement Award is presented to individuals
who have taken a lead role in the MIPI Alliance and who have
actively and consistently performed and contributed toward MIPI
objectives. Aradhana Kumari of STMicroelectronics was
recognized for her notable leadership in MIPI I3C outreach and
education. Her presentations at MIPI events and industry
conferences, and participation at test events have helped
proliferate I3C among technical audiences around the globe.
Furthermore, Kumari’s achievements include the development of an
FPGA-based real-time validation platform for the I3C target, and a
low-cost prototype framework for I3C controller validation, which
demonstrates how to reduce time to market for devices using the
specification.
For photos and information about the MIPI Alliance Membership
Awards, visit https://www.mipi.org/membership/annual-awards.
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About MIPI Alliance
MIPI Alliance (MIPI) develops interface specifications for
mobile and mobile-influenced industries. There is at least one MIPI
specification in every smartphone manufactured today. The
organization has over 375 member companies worldwide and more than
15 active working groups delivering specifications within the
extended mobile ecosystem. Members of the organization include
handset manufacturers, device OEMs, software providers,
semiconductor companies, application processor developers, IP tool
providers, automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, and test and test
equipment companies, as well as camera, tablet and laptop
manufacturers. For more information, please visit www.mipi.org.
MIPI®, A-PHY®, CSI-2® and I3C® are registered trademarks owned
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MIPI Alliance.
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