Valens Semiconductor & Sumitomo Electric Collaborate on MIPI
A-PHY Technology and Deployments
HOD HASHARON, Israel and OSAKA, Japan, December 15th, 2021 – Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (TYO: 5802) announced today that they arecollaborating in the field of A-PHY technology and deployments. The companies will work
together to ensure that Sumitomo Electric’s wiring harness systems meet the channel
requirements of the A-PHY specification, while Valens will add the Sumitomo Electric cable
assembly and matching on-board connectors as an ordering option for its VA70XX customer
evaluation kits. The cooperation will streamline the deployment of MIPI A-PHY technology
across the automotive industry.
MIPI A-PHY is the first standardized, asymmetric, long-reach Serializer-Deserializer (SerDes)
physical layer interface targeted for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and
autonomous driving systems (ADS). It was released by the MIPI Alliance in September 2020.
Soon after, in July 2021, the technology was adopted by the renowned IEEE standardizationbody as one of its own standards. A-PHY’s primary mission is to transfer high-speed data
between cameras, radars, LiDARs and their related ECUs.
Sumitomo Electric will provide differential/coaxial cables that meet the A-PHY specification, andthe two companies will work together to expand the variety of cabling options in the future.
Valens will feature Sumitomo Electric cables in a live A-PHY demonstration at CES 2022 (Suite29-139, Venetian Hotel).
“Deployment of MIPI A-PHY in automotive systems just got even easier with Sumitomo Electriccommitting to ensuring that their off-the-shelf cables meet the A-PHY channel requirements,”
said Gideon Kedem, Valens SVP and Head of Automotive. “Sumitomo Electric is a world-classcompany with more than 30% market share in wire harnesses manufacturing and assembly, so
we’re thrilled to welcome them into the ranks of the rapidly growing A-PHY ecosystem.”“At Sumitomo Electric, we view A-PHY as the connectivity infrastructure underlying the cars oftomorrow, so it was important for us to make sure our cables meet this standard’s channel
requirements,” said Hiroki Hirai, Sumitomo Electric General Manager of CAS-EV
Development Promotion Division. “We are excited to help Valens – the leading provider of APHY-compliant chipsets – bring additional flexibility to their evaluation kits and to provide afaster route towards the deployment of A-PHY by OEMs, both in Japan and around the world.”

Exhibition Information
Title

CES 2022

Date

January 5th-8th 2022

CityLas Vegas, Nevada, USAVenue

Venetian Hotel

Suite number

29-139

Official website

https://www.ces.tech/

About Valens
Valens (NYSE: VLN) is a leading provider of semiconductor products, pushing the boundaries ofconnectivity by enabling long-reach, high-speed video and data distribution for the automotiveand audio-video industries. Valens’ Emmy® award-winning HDBaseT technology is the leading
standard in the professional audio-video market with tens of millions of Valens’ chipsets
integrated into thousands of HDBaseT-enabled products. Valens Automotive is a key enabler ofthe evolution of autonomous driving, providing chipsets that are on the road in vehicles aroundthe world. The underlying technology has been selected to become the basis for the newstandard for automotive connectivity. For more information, visit https://www.valens.com/.

About Sumitomo ElectricSumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. is a recognized global technology leader with over 280,000
employees working at more than 390 group companies in 40 countries. Building on over 120
years of innovation, today Sumitomo Electric is engaged in diversified business activities that
support people's daily lives and industries in five business segments: automotive,infocommunications, electronics, environment & energy, and industrial materials. For more
information, visit https://sumitomoelectric.com/.

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