Valens Semiconductor Hails MIPI A-PHY as Production Ready
HOD HASHARON, Israel, Dec. 10, 2025 &dmash; Valens Semiconductor and imavix engineering have collaborated to enable the first production-ready MIPI A-PHY-based platform for implementing the high-performance A-PHY connectivity standard in machine vision. The collaborators said that the platform will allow camera vendors to design smaller, more robust, and less expensive products than traditional machine vision cameras.
In addition, based on this platform, imaging solutions company CIS Corporation has released the first A-PHY camera module for machine vision. At 22 mm × 22 mm × 22 mm, the camera is less than half the size of widely used machine vision cameras on the market, while offering major improvements in electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) robustness.
The platform is based on Valens’ A-PHY chipsets and Imavix’s IP, supported by machine vision software HALCON from MVTec and designed on a field-programmable gate array from Efinix. The solution inputs A-PHY and outputs 10Gbps GigE Vision (v3.0 based on RDMA), allowing for connectivity to IPCs widely used in machine vision. The IP core is now available, complete with a validated reference design for rapid product integration and development.
The companies pointed out that while legacy machine vision standards such as GigE Vision, USB3 Vision, and CoaXPress each excel in individual applications, the evolving requirements of Industry 4.0 now drive demand for connectivity solutions that are even more integrated, cost-optimized, and resilient. The companies said that the VA7000 chipset, based on the automotive-grade MIPI A-PHY standard, offers best-in-class EMC performance, high-speed data transmission over long and simple cables, and includes built-in advanced diagnostics for link monitoring and preventive maintenance.
According to Valens Semiconductors head of cross-industry business unit, Gili Friedman, the technology provides sufficient bandwidth to support high resolution cameras, long enough link distances to support most machine vision applications, unprecedented noise immunity, and other benefits.
“We are already seeing a number of products being developed using this reference design, built on the important groundwork we laid alongside Imavix,” Friedman said.
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