Unprecedented EMI and Cost Savings: Enabling Next-Gen Distal-Chip Endoscopes

Using MIPI A-PHY, there’s a big cost optimization of not just the product of the solution, but also of the cabling. In this case, they’re able to send 720p 60 as well from the sensor, but they only require two wires inside of the cable. Cost of the previous solution using 15 wires is $4 per meter. Cost of two wires inside of the cable is half a dollar per meter – so huge, huge cost savings.

Further to that, they only have to isolate two wires of the cable in comparison to having to isolate 15 wires for the previous solution. One other benefit of the solution of MIPI A-PHY is that you’re able to basically not just carry the video from the sensor as we mentioned, but also the power and all of the controls for bringing up the sensor over those same cables, and control of the LED.