The provider of high-speed connectivity solutions for the automotive and audio-video markets, Valens Semiconductor wins the Informa Tech Automotive Award for Connectivity Product/Service of the Year for its VA7000 chipsets. The chipsets is the first in the market to comply with the MIPI A-PHY standard for long-reach in-vehicle connectivity.
A-PHY was launched in late 2020 by MIPI Appliance, the IEEE standards association adopted A-PHY in 2021, while Valens’ VA7000 chipsets are currently being evaluated by over 30 prospective customers and partners globally, including eight automotive OEMs.
“MIPI A-PHY technology provides the hardware foundation necessary for today’s and tomorrow’s innovations of automotive OEMs, from fully autonomous driving to software-defined vehicles, said Gideon Kedem, SVP and Head of Automotive at Valens Semiconductor. “As a leader in the A-PHY ecosystem, we are proud to have been selected for this award – we view it as yet another stamp of approval for Valens Semiconductor and for the A-PHY ecosystem as a whole. We have received strong feedback from partners evaluating our chipsets as they prepare to integrate our technology into their product roadmaps.”
Formerly known as TU-Automotive Awards, the Informa Tech Automotive Awards recognize the best talent, products and services across automotive technology.
“With its VA7000 chipsets, the first on the market to comply with the MIPI A-PHY standard, Valens Semiconductor rose above the strong group of companies to earn the Connectivity Product/Service of the Year Award,” said Steve Bell, Director, Data and Analytics at Informa Tech. “The panel of judges was convinced that this technology is on the precipice of broad market adoption, and we are optimistic that these chipsets will power state-of-the-art automotive systems for years to come.”
