MIPI® Alliance Low Latency Interface Extends Design Options While Saving Cost and Board Space

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS -- MIPI Alliance today announced the Low Latency Interface (LLI) specification for mobile devices, which offers a point-to-point interconnect between the application processor and modem/baseband processor. Using this high bandwidth interconnect enables the baseband processor to access the application processor's dedicated DRAM memory for baseband processor operation, thus eliminating a separate, dedicated DRAM chip. Industry estimates translate the savings to an approximately $2 USD reduction in the total bill of materials for a smartphone. Board space is also saved, enabling mobile device manufacturers to reduce footprint. For more information, go to www.mipi.org/LLI