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MIPI Alliance’s CSI-2 (Camera Serial Interface) has achieved widespread adoption in the smartphone industry for its ease-of-use and ability to support a broad range of imaging solutions. MIPI CSI-2 v1.3, which was announced in February 2015, also offers users the opportunity to operate CSI-2 on either of two physical layer specifications: MIPI D-PHY, which CSI-2 has used traditionally, as well as MIPI C-PHY, a new PHY that MIPI first released in September 2014. Products may implement CSI-2 solutions using either or both PHYs in the same design. MIPI CSI-2 v1.3 with C-PHY provides performance gains and increased bandwidth delivery for realizing higher resolution, better color depth, and higher frame rates on image sensors while providing pin compatibility with MIPI D-PHY.

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