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Sneha Bhardwaj May 29th, 2019 5:14 PM 0 COMMENTS

MediaTek Unveils 7nm 5G-Enabled Chipset at Computex 2019

Working to ensure that the 5G wave touches low-cost handsets, Taiwanese fabless semiconductor company MediaTek on Wednesday introduced its 7nm 5G system-on-chip (SoC) designed to power the first wave of 5G smartphones at Computex 2019 in Taiwan. The integrated 5G chipset, with the MediaTek Helio M70 5G modem built in, includes ARM's Cortex-A77 CPU, Mali-G77 GPU and the company's most advanced AI processing unit (APU) to meet the power and... Read More

Sneha Bhardwaj April 18th, 2019 8:28 PM 0 COMMENTS

MediaTek Aims to Bring 5G Chipset to India by Year-End

Taiwanese semiconductor company MediaTek on Thursday said it is set to introduce a 5G-enabled chipset in India by the end of this year to step up the competition around faster wireless data connections. "5G is a very big focus area for us. The SoC (system-on-chip) will surely be launched by the end of the year and shipped next year," Anku Jain, Managing Director, MediaTek India, told IANS. The company is... Read More

Chakri K December 13th, 2018 4:01 PM 15 COMMENTS

MediaTek Helio P90 With Fusion AI to Power Mid-Range Phones Under Rs 30,000

While smartphones this year have all been about notches and dual camera setups, the chipsets and processors have also definitely progressed a lot in terms of technology and architecture. Owing to this phenomenon, we are getting to see a lot of chipsets out there boasting of immense power efficiency and AI prowess. Another such mid-range and budget segment chipset manufacturer is MediaTek. Now, the Taiwanese manufacturer has launched its new... Read More

Chakri K September 3rd, 2018 8:09 PM 5 COMMENTS

MediaTek Aiming to Make Technology More Accessible to Users

MediaTek, the rival of Qualcomm today announced it's confident of making technology accessible more accessible to the users. The company stated that nearly one in three smartphones are powered by MediaTek chipsets. "Consumers may not know it, but our chips and technology are an integral part of daily lives. You will find us in 20% of homes globally and nearly one in every three mobile phones is powered by MediaTek.... Read More

Chethan S March 28th, 2017 10:57 AM 68 COMMENTS

Indian GSM Telcos Say MediaTek Chipset Powered Smartphones Slow Down Network Quality

Indian GSM telecom operators through their industry body the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) have informed the telecom regulator that 4G smartphones running on Taiwan-based MediaTek chipsets slow down network quality. In a letter to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the COAI cited a recent test conducted by individual telecom operators to come to this conclusion about MediaTek chipsets. The industry body, which represents Bharti Airtel, Vodafone,... Read More

Zara Ali February 8th, 2017 5:30 PM 1 COMMENTS

MediaTek Announces Helio P25 Chipset For Dual-Camera Smartphones

MediaTek has come up with yet another chipset in the P series, dubbed as the Helio P25 chipset. It was first showcased in China, September 2016 and is integrated with 16nm TSMC process technology. The new P25 chipset is made for smartphones with the dual-camera setup. The P25 SoC also features MediaTek Imagiq, which is an Image Signal Processor (ISP) technology. The Imagiq technology is also a part of P20... Read More

Zara Ali October 7th, 2016 6:00 AM 6 COMMENTS

MediaTek launches smartphone design program to promote ‘Make in India’ initiative

To give a push to the "Make in India" initiative by the Indian government; One of the largest chipset makers - MediaTek is working on a new program. It has collaborated with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), India, Indian Cellular Association (ICA) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs(MOEA), Taiwan to launch a smartphone design training program. The program will go functional later this year, and will last... Read More

Asif Iqbal February 3rd, 2016 1:20 PM 2 COMMENTS

MediaTek Helio X20 processor allegedly facing overheating issues

Remember what how the whole high-end Android smartphone segment was menaced by Qualcomm Snapdragon 810's overheating issues? This issue not only affected smartphone's performance but also Qualcomm's shipments and stock price. Well, it seems that Qualcomm isn't the only one suffering with overheating problems. A latest report out of China suggests that MediaTek's highest-end mobile processor offering, Helio X20, seems to be facing overheating issues. According to the report, the deca-core MediaTek... Read More

Asif Iqbal September 2nd, 2015 5:50 PM 3 COMMENTS

Micromax partners with MediaTek to launch 4G LTE smartphones, announces the Micromax Canvas Fire 4G

Today, Micromax has announced a strategic partnership with the mobile device chipset maker MediaTek. As a part of the partnership, Micromax will launch a complete range of 4G LTE-enabled smartphones that use MediaTek's mobile processors, and the first smartphone to do so is the Micromax Canvas Fire 4G. The Micromax Canvas 4G runs Android 5.1 Lollipop, and features a 4.5-inch FWVGA IPS LCD display, dual speakers, a 64-bit quad-core MediaTek... Read More

Zara Ali July 3rd, 2015 4:42 PM 2 COMMENTS

Lava to launch next-gen Android One smartphone on July 14

Google is soon going to unveil another Android One smartphone this month in India. In accordance with a latest report by the Economic Times, Google will launch a Lava manufactured Android One device on July 14th, for a price of Rs. 12,000. The initial batch of Android One phones only consisted of international manufacturers for planning about design and development, but times are changing and this time the latest Android... Read More

Zara Ali March 11th, 2015 7:33 PM 1 COMMENTS

MediaTek’s future SoCs might feature AMD graphics

MWC has been more than just a platform for mobile and gadgets as it also acts as an ultimate venue for global technology trends and innovation. At the MWC this year, MediaTek and AMD have hinted about their possible cooperation in the future. If Industry sources are to be believed, we can expect a major cooperation between MediaTek and AMD. Both the companies have been in talks for a while... Read More

Asif Iqbal February 9th, 2015 9:18 PM 1 COMMENTS

MediaTek expresses its interest in expanding its business in India’s booming smartphone market

MediaTek, Qualcomm's fierce rival, has expressed its interest in expanding its presence in the Indian market. The Taiwan-based SoC brand's Chairman MK Tsai met with Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad last week and expressed his company's keen interests in expanding its business in India. Media Tek chairman (MK Tsai) shared his commitment to make technology more accessible for people. He was encouraged by the great market potential that India holds in... Read More