RFI Global Services Launches Camera-phone Module Testing

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RFI Global Services has launched the first camera-phone module test services to be approved by Nokia and STMicroelectronics, the founder members of the Standard Mobile Imaging Architecture (SMIA) forum. The aim of the SMIA forum is to streamline and accelerate camera module development.

Demand for camera phones and other mobile imaging devices has been high, with a wide variety of different solutions entering the market. In the absence of a standard, camera module manufacturers created their own definitions for electrical interface, protocol, and mechanical form. SMIA provides an open standard available to all companies manufacturing, specifying, or buying miniature integrated camera modules. The forum has expanded to approximately 500 members.

As an SMIA-standard developer, Nokia will purchase SMIA-compliant camera modules for its mainstream camera-phone range. This will provide manufacturers such STMicroelectronics, Micron, Omnivision, Magnachip, and Toshiba with a significant incentive to adopt the new standard.

The establishment of the first SMIA Approved Laboratory is expected to significantly speed-up the roll-out of SMIA-approved camera phones.