CURIOUS Corporation

Introduction

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Company History

Curious Corporation was established in July 2001 in Ichinoseki, Iwate, Japan as

an IP & fabless design company specializing in the development and design of

analog products. We mainly provide high-speed interface design to customers as

IP in the application fields of CMOS image sensors and flat displays such as

industrial and consumer camera market.

July 2001 : Curious Corporation established in Ichinoseki, Iwate, Japan

Jan 2008 : Sendai R & D center opened in Sendai City, Miyagi.

July 2016 : Sendai Design Center opened in Sendai City, Miyagi.

October 2019 : Capital increased from 10 million yen to 160 million yen

November 2019 : Tokyo office opened in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

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Company History

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Capital 3=>10 million

Mobile SMIA CCP2 RX IP

MIPI DPHYRX IP

MIPI DPHY TX IP

Sendai R&D Center Open

Established CURIOUS

FPD 30bit LVDS IC

I C Products

Analog I P Products

Camera sub-LVDS TX IP

Low Power (1.2V) sub-LVDS TX IP

Camera 12/14bit Column-ADC IP

Mobile MDDI Ver1.1 IP

DC-DC Convertor IP

Camera multi-RX IC

Camera sub-LVDS RX IP

SLVS-400IP

Camera multi-TX IC

AFE PGA/CDS CCD IP

Camera 6-mode multi-RX IP

sub-LVDS/DPHY multi-RX IP

Camera MIPI CSI2 IP

Digital I P Products

MIPI CSI2/sub-LVDS Camera Link IP

sub-LVDS/DPHY multi-TX IP

Camera multi-RX IP

Camera multi-RX 4-mode Link IP

SLVS –EC Link IP

(1)

(4) (5)

(7)

(9)

(10)

(13)

(12)

(11)

(8)

SLVS-EC/MPHY/sub-LVDS multi-RX IP

SLVS-ECver.1.2 RX IP

Camera 3-mode multi-TX IP

(14) (15)

Automotive multi-TX IP

Automotive FPD TX IP

(20)

(17)

(18)

(22)

SLVS-ECver.2.0 RX IP

Camera multi-RX2 IC

HDR/WDR Link IP

(21)

2001 2020

2005

FPD 24/30bit LVDS TX IC

2007

2006

2007

2014

FPD mini-LVDS IP

2003

2006

2009

2011

2007

2009

2008

2009

2011

2012 2012

2017

2016

2012

2007

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2015

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2015

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2016 2019

Sendai DC Open

Tokyo Office Open

(16)

(19)

PHY TX

PHY RX

LINK TX/RX

(3)

FPD 24bit LVDS IC

2002

FPD LVDS IP

2003(2)

DISPLAY

Others

(23)

(6)

Tokyo Kanda Office （Head OfficeTokyo Chiyoda-ku KandaSubway Awajicho/Ogawamachi Station About 1 minutes walkingJR Line Akihabara / Kanda / Ochanomizu Station About 10 minutes walking

Ichinoseki HeadquartersTohoku ShinkansenTokyo ~ Ichinoseki Hayate About 2 hour 10 minutes

Sendai Design CenterTohoku Shinkansen & SubwayTokyo ~ Sendai Hayate About 1 hour 30 minutesSendai ~ Kitayobancho subway About 5 minutes

Sendai R&D CenterTohoku Shinkansen & SubwayTokyo ~ Sendai Hayate About 1 hour 30 minutesSendai ~ Izumicyuo subway About 15 minutes

Partner company (Singapore)CURIOUS TEK PTE. LTD. Airplane & SubwayChangi Airport ~ Mattar subway About 40 minutesMattar Station About 13 minutes walking

Company Location

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SendaiDC, R&D

Tokyo Office

IchinosekiHQ

Business Model

Business

I C Products

I P License

Board Products

Custom I P / I C

(ASIP/ASIC)

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Business Model

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◆ Product Class ◆

MIPI(D-PHY, C-PHY)

SLVS-EC / sub-LVDS

MIPI(CSI2, CSI3)

LVDS / mini-LVDS

MIPI(D-PHY)

FPD-link / MIPI(DSI)

column A/D converter

AFE / V-Driver

ISP, Video Decoder

Image Capture

ApplicationCamera Interface

Application

Display Interface

Application

◆ multi-Interface IPCamera PHY: MIPI(DPHY,CPHY), sub-LVDS(Serial/Parallel),SLVS(EC,400,200),HiSPi

Display PHY: LVDS, mini-LVDS, MIPI(D-PHY) , etc

Camera LINK: MIPI(CSI2,CSI3), sub-LVDS(8/10/12/14/16bit,Serial/Parallel) , SLVS-EC, HiSPi

◆ Camera Interface IPPHY: MIPI(DPHY,CPHY), sub-LVDS(Serial/Parallel),SLVS(EC,400,200),HiSPi

LINK： MIPI(CSI2,CSI3), sub-LVDS(8/10/12/14/16bit, Serial/Parallel), SLVS-EC , HiSPi

◆ Display(LCD/Plasma) Interface IPPHY: MIPI(D-PHY), mini-LVDS, LVDS, RSDS, etc

LINK: MIPI(DSI), FPD-link, DDR Format , etc

◆ Image Sensor & Analog IPImage Sensor: column ADC, Sense Amp, Ramp-Generator, OB-Clamp, CDS, PGA, etc

Analog: DC-DC convertor, LDO, PLL/DLL, ADC, DAC, Bias, etc

◆ Digital IPISP, LINK-Layer(Controller), SyncCodeDetector, Video-Codec, HDR/WDR, Fisheye Camera, etc

URL: http://www.curious-jp.com/en/ip_if_camera.htmlhttp://www.curious-jp.com/en/ip_if_fpd.html

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I P License

http://www.curious-jp.com/en/ip_if_camera.htmlhttp://ww.curious-jp.com/en/ip_if_fpd.html

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◆ Camera Multi(Combo)-Interface IP

I P License

Product

Name

Input

Interface

Output

Interface

Maximum

Frequency

TX/RX

Lane

Process

Name

Process

NodeStatus

CL12842

Series

SLVS-EC

MIPI D-PHY

HiSPi

SLVS

sub-LVDS

CMOS1.8V

CMOS

5/2.304Gbps

4.5/2.5/1.5/1Gbps

1Gbps/700Mbps

1Gbps/700Mbps

1Gbps/650Mbps

200/170/150MHz

RX

4-Lane

8-Lane

12-Lane

16-Lane

TSMC

UMC

Samsung

GF

14

16

22

28

40

Available

CL12684

Series

MIPI D-PHY

HiSPi

SLVS

sub-LVDS

LVDS

miniLVDS

CMOS1.8V

CMOS

2.5/1.5/1.0Gbps

1Gbps/700Mbps

1Gbps/700Mbps

1Gbps/650Mbps

1Gbps

1Gbps

200/170/150MHz

RX

4-Lane

8-Lane

12-Lane

16-Lane

TSMC

UMC

SMIC

TPSCo

28

40

55

65

110

180

Available

Other IPs:

URL: http://www.curious-jp.com/en/ip_if_camera.html

http://ww.curious-jp.com/en/ip_if_camera.html

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◆ Camera Sensor Interface IP

I P License

Product

Name

Input

Interface

Output

Interface

Maximum

Frequency

TX/RX

Lane

Process

Name

Process

NodeStatus

CL12821

SeriesCMOS

SLVS-xx

D-PHY

2.304Gbps

2.5Gbps

TX

4-Lane

8-Lane

16-Lane

24-Lane

32-Lane

TPSCo

TSMC

65

90Available

CL12661

SeriesCMOS

D-PHY

sub-LVDS

2.5Gbps

1.0Gbps

TX

4-Lane

8-Lane

TSMC

TPSCo

28

65Available

CL12631

SeriesCMOS D-PHY

2.5Gbps

1.5Gbps

1.0Gbps

TX

4-Lane

8-Lane

UMC

TPSCo

55

65Available

Other IPs:

URL: http://www.curious-jp.com/ip_if_camera.html

http://ww.curious-jp.com/en/ip_if_camera.html

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◆Automotive Interface IP

I P License

Product

Name

Input

Interface

Output

Interface

Maximum

Frequency

TX/RX

Lane

Process

Name

Process

NodeStatus

CL12661

SeriesCMOS

MIPI D-PHY

LVDS

1.5/1.0Gbps

1Gbps

TX

10-Lane

GF

UMC

40

110Available

CL12631

SeriesCMOS MIPI D-PHY 1.5/1.0Gbps

TX

2-Lane

4-Lane

TSMC

UMC

TPSCo

40

55

65

110

Available

CL12451

SeriesCMOS LVDS FPD-link

350Mbps

(50MHz)

TX

4-Lane

5-Lane

UMC

FUJITSU

55

180

350

Available

IC Products

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◆ Camera Interface ICProduct

Name

Input

Interface

Output

Interface

Maximum

Frequency

TX/RX

LanePackage Status

CL12661

SeriesLVDS

D-PHY v.1-2

Sub-LVDS

2.5Gbps

800MbpsTX

4-Lane

LFBGA

400-pin

Sample Out

CL12842

Series

SLVS-EC ver.1.2

D-PHY v.1-2

HiSPi

sub-LVDS

CMOS1.8V,etc

CMOS1.8V

LVDS

2.304Gbps

2.5Gbps

700Mbps

650Mbps

150MHz

RX

4-Lane

LFBGA

400-pinSample Out

CL12684

Series

D-PHY/HiSPi

sub-LVDS

LVDS, miniLVDS

CMOS1.8V,etc

CMOS1.8V

LVDS

1.0Gbps

650Mbps

1.0Gbps

150MHz

RX

4-Lane

LQFP

144-pinSample Out

CL12683

SeriesCMOS1.8V

D-PHY/HiSPi

sub-LVDS

LVDS, miniLVDS

CMOS1.8V,etc

1.0Gbps

650Mbps

1.0Gbps

150MHz

TX

4-Lane

LQFP

144-pinSample Out

For IP evaluation or IP product counter test device.

Contact us

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If you have any questions or requirements, such as a detailed information of Curious IP products, please feel fee to contact us at the email address :

curious.info@curious-jp.com

CURIOUS Corporation

Thank You Very Much

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