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AMD has filed a patent suit on LG, MediaTek, Sigma Designs and Vizio AMD has requested the United States International Trade Commission (US ITC) to investigate the matter and, if the ITC finds in its favor, ban products based on chips that infringe on AMD’s intellectual property rights. LG, MediaTek, Sigma Designs and Vizio infringe […]
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MediaTek recently announced Pump Express 3.0, advanced rapid charging technology for smartphone batteries. MediaTek claims Pump Express 3.0 can charge a battery from 0% to 70% in 20 minutes, or provide four hours of talk time after charging for five minutes. Pump Express 3.0 makes use of direct charge through USB Type-C, which bypasses the […]
May 31 2016 | Posted in
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MediaTek today announced several different processors that target a handful of industries. The MT2523 packages together an MCU, GPS, Bluetooth LE, and PMU into a single piece of silicon for wearables. An ARM Cortex M4 forms the low-power processor. MediaTek says the MT2523 is 41% smaller than competing modules and can power small, but high-resolution […]
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ARM has announced the Cortex A35 CPU, a new processor for high-volume smartphones and embedded devices. The Cortex A35 is a 64-bit application processor that uses ARM’s v8-A architecture in a big.LITTLE configuration. ARM says it delivers 20% more power and efficiency when compared to the A7 chip, which the A35 replaces. The A35 uses […]
Nov 11 2015 | Posted in
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Dolby Laboratories and MediaTek today announced a collaboration to offer Dolby Vision 4K UHD system-on-a-chip (SoC) technologies for high-dynamic-range (HDR) TVs, Ultra HD Blu-ray players, and digital media adapters (DMAs). “We are thrilled to work with MediaTek to enable Dolby Vision on Ultra HD Blu-Ray, DMA devices, and TV sets. MediaTek is a critical enabler […]
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MediaTek today announced the Helio P10, a system-on-a-chip that combines an application processor, graphics processor, and LTE modem. The Helio P10 runs eight 64-bit cores clocked at 2 GHz in coordination with a dual-core 64-bit 700MHz Mali-T860 graphics chip. It supports Cat 6 LTE and carrier aggregation for faster wireless performance. According to MediaTek, the […]
Jun 1 2015 | Posted in
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MediaTek today announced the Helio X20, a mobile application processor that packages 10 cores together in three separate clusters. Many of today’s high-end processors package eight cores in two clusters. MediaTek designed the Helio X20 for high-end smartphones. The chip features two ARM Cortex A72 cores at 2.5 GHz, four Cortex A53 cores at 2.0 […]
May 12 2015 | Posted in
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Earlier this year, it came out that the Galaxy S6 would support all three wireless charging standards: Qi, PMA (Power Matters Alliance) and Rezence. Today, Mediatek announced that it’s going to offer the first multi-mode wireless charging ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) to other OEMs interested in having the same kind of support for wireless […]
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Alcatel is one of the latest smartphone companies to launch a touchscreen mobile device in North America, with the latest Hero 2+, a six inch phablet that comes with Cyanogen OS 11 pre-installed. “We promised big things for ALCATEL ONETOUCH in North America for 2015, and with our partnership with Cyanogen and the launch of […]
Mar 3 2015 | Posted in
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MediaTek has taken the wraps off its newest flagship processor chip for high-end phones. The MT6795 is a SoC (system on chip) combining an LTE radio with a 64-bit, 8-core processor at speeds up to 2.2 GHz. It supports displays up to 1600 x 2560. It also supports display refresh rate of 120 Hz for […]
Jul 16 2014 | Posted in
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