Advantech, a global leader in intelligent IoT systems and embedded platforms, has announced the launch of MIPI-C (MIPI over Type-C), an open specification designed to standardize and accelerate AI robotics and machine vision deployment and ecosystems by addressing the limitations of traditional MIPI CSI cameras such as cable design constraints, interference issues, short transmission distances, and complex multi-camera setups, boosting connectivity flexibility by extending transmission range from about 20 cm up to 2 meters and enabling broader edge AI applications with low latency, high bandwidth, scalability, synchronized transmission, and industrial-grade reliability including metal shielding and EMI resistance, while a single Type-C cable can handle video, control, and power, and Advantech is opening all MIPI-C patents and technical specifications to foster industry collaboration with silicon partners, IPC makers, and camera module vendors to shorten development cycles and speed deployment across robotics, smart manufacturing, traffic monitoring, and automation. “The core mission of MIPI-C is to re-standardize and modernize what was once a highly customized and inconsistent MIPI interface—enabling cameras, sensors, and computing platforms to integrate in the simplest, most unified way, accelerating edge AI innovations.” said Joey Hsu, director of Advantech Embedded IoT Group, as the company’s initiative encapsulates native MIPI CSI-2 signals over USB Type-C to deliver uncompromised image quality, enhanced EMI resistance, and support for 2K–4K imaging ideal for humanoid robots, AMRs, industrial vision systems, and multi-modal AI use cases.
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To cultivate a global cross-platform ecosystem, Advantech is launching the MIPI-C standard under the theme “Standardization × Ecosystem”, beginning with product integration and market validation through partnerships with Appro.Pho and Orbbec to release various MIPI-C camera modules integrated into edge AI platforms like the AIR-055 with Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075, AIR-075 powered by NVIDIA Jetson Thor, and ARK-2252 with Intel® Core™ Ultra processors, along with ready-to-use drivers and reference code to help developers quickly enable compatible cameras and accelerate AI imaging deployment. Looking ahead, the company plans to collaborate with multiple industry partners and camera module vendors to promote MIPI-C as an open standard and work with major AI chipmakers to establish new motherboard specifications that support a cross-platform visual AI ecosystem, driving wider adoption of AI machine vision across industrial cameras, transportation, medical imaging, and robotics.
