Automotive car makers, suppliers, semiconductor manufacturers and ecosystem partners announced the formation of the OpenGMSL Association, an initiative to change the future of in-vehicle connectivity.
Consumer demands for automotive systems such as Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), infotainment, and autonomous driving are rapidly increasing. The new group was championed by Analog Devices.
ADAS relies on high-quality video data for real-time decisions that enhance safety, while infotainment systems need high-speed connectivity for immersive experiences.
The aim is to transform SerDes transmission of video and/or high-speed data as an open, worldwide standard across the automotive ecosystem.
The demands of modern automotive systems — from ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) to infotainment and autonomous driving — are growing rapidly. ADAS vision systems heavily rely on
high-quality video data to make critical, real-time decisions that improve driver safety and reduce accidents.
Meanwhile, touchscreen infotainment systems demand high-speed, low-latency connectivity to deliver seamless, immersive user experiences. These factors are driving up development costs for new vehicles, complicating integration, stifling innovation, and ultimately slowing advancements in safety.
Introducing the OpenGMSL Standard
With the launch of OpenGMSL Association, participation in a worldwide standard allows for innovation in autonomous driving, ADAS, and infotainment, among other applications. OEMs and suppliers can thereby accelerate time to market using solutions that operate efficiently together, thus lowering operational costs.
OpenGMSL’s standard is based on Analog Device’s road-proven Gigabit Multimedia Serial
Link (GMSL) technology.
Paul Fernando, president of OpenGMSL Association, said in a statement, “With over one billion GMSL ICs shipped and adoption by more than 25 global OEMs and 50 Tier-1 suppliers, GMSL is one of the most mature and road-proven high-speed video link technologies in the automotive industry.”
Fernando added, “OpenGMSL builds on this strong foundation to accelerate innovation across autonomous driving, ADAS, and next-gen infotainment — growing an already thriving ecosystem into an open, collaborative future.”
OpenGMSL Association is a non-profit entity with its own independent board of directors and encourages global participation. Products developed using the standard will require mandatory compliance testing to ensure seamless, multi-vendor interoperability.
“As a leading provider of precision sensing, edge processing, software and robust connectivity in the automotive industry, ADI is dedicated to better positioning our automotive OEMs to drive innovation for their customers while easing the burden of complexity,” said Yasmine King, head of the Automotive Business Unit at Analog Devices, in a statement. “We are incredibly proud of our industry-leading GMSL technology and are eager to collaborate with our fellow association members on an industry standard that will strengthen the entire ecosystem.”
Other supporting quotes came from Granite River Labs, Global Foundries, Hyundai Mobis, Indie Semiconductor, Keysight Technologies, Rohde & Schwarz and Teledyne LeCroy.