AMD, MediaTek teaming up
AMD and MediaTek have jointly announced a collaboration to co-engineer industry-leading Wi-Fi solutions, starting with the AMD RZ600 series Wi-Fi 6E modules containing MediaTek's new Filogic 330P chipset. The Filogic 330P chipset will power next-gene.....»»
MediaTek reiterates high revenue, gross margin projections for 2021
MediaTek has reiterated its revenue growth projection of over 40% for 2021 with overall gross margin to stay at 44-46%, and will dole out cash dividends of up to NT$58.844 billion (US$2.109 billion) allowing shareholders to share handsome profit gain.....»»
MediaTek opens up its top chip for phone makers to customize
MediaTek's new Dimensity 5G Open Resource Architecture initiative lets phone makers tune the Dimensity 1200 to their own preferences and choice of hardware......»»
PTI obtains new bumping orders for logic chips
Memory backend specialist Powertech Technology (PTI) has recently obtained wafer bumping orders for networking chips from Broadcom and MediaTek, indicating a significant payoff in its deployments in the logic IC field, according to industry sources......»»
TSMC 6nm process attracts orders for 5G APs
Qualcomm, MediaTek and Unisoc have all placed orders for their upcoming 5G mobile application processors with TSMC demanding the foundry's 6nm process manufacturing, according to industry sources......»»
The Nokia G20 comes to the US for $199, packs a “3-day” battery life
It has a Mediatek G35 SoC and 5050 mAh battery, comes with 2 years of updates. The Nokia G20 will release in the US on July 1. It comes in dark blue and white. [credit:.....»»
Chipmakers see lower-than-expected shipments for Chromebook
Speculation is circulating in the chipmaking industry that vendors including Intel, AMD, Qualcomm and MediaTek expect their shipments for Chromebooks to continue growing but at a lower-than-expected pace in 2021......»»
Highlights of the day: IC vendors seeking long-term foundry supply
Chip vendors have been scrambling for foundry capacity supply from Taiwan. Both international and domestic IC vendors, such as Infineon and MediaTek have been willing to strike long-term foundry contracts. In China, device brand vendors are keen on r.....»»
Everything we know about Elden Ring
FromSoftware, the developer of Dark Souls and Sekiro, is teaming up with George R. R. Martin on the new game Elden Ring. Here's what we know about it so far......»»
MediaTek posts record May revenue
MediaTek has reported revenue climbed about 13% on month and nearly 90% from a year earlier to a record high of NT$41.33 billion (US$1.49 billion) in May 2021......»»
MediaTek reiterates guidance despite impact of KYEC fab suspension
MediaTek, a major customer of OSAT King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) which halted its chip production for two days due to a cluster of COVID-19 infections at its factory site in northern Taiwan, has reiterated its sales guidance for the second quarter of.....»»
Highlights of the day: Pandemic heating up in Taiwan IT supply chain
Taiwan's ICT supply chain, especially semiconductor backend houses have seen rising COVID-19 infections among their workers. Around 180 employees of KYEC has been ordered to undergo a 14-day paid quarantine as of June 5. However, MediaTek is still op.....»»
Frst and Fabric Ventures announce fellowship program for crypto entrepreneurs
VC funds Frst and Fabric Ventures are teaming up to create Le Crypto Fellowship. With this program, the two firms want to find the next 10 crypto entrepreneurs in France. And they think they might foster the most promising crypto startups if they don.....»»
First Armv9 chip to debut by year-end
The first chip based on Arm's new v9 architecture will be rolled out by MediaTek at the end of this year, according to Arm CEO Simon Segars......»»
Chipmakers keen on developing Wi-Fi 7 chips
Chipmakers including Broadcom, Qualcomm and MediaTek have entered the early stages of developments for their respective Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) chips, according to industry sources......»»
Intel announces two new 11th-gen chips and a 5G M.2 laptop module at Computex
Intel kicked off this year’s virtual Computex by announcing two new 11th Gen U-Series chips for use in thin, lightweight laptops. It also unveiled its first 5G M.2 module for laptops, designed in a partnership with MediaTek (Intel sold its smartpho.....»»
Chipmakers striving to obtain stable aQFN leadframe supply
Chipmakers including MediaTek, Qualcomm and Realtek Semiconductor are striving to secure stable supply of leadframes for use in aQFN packaging, with related leadframe suppliers already seeing order visibility extended to February 2022, according to i.....»»
GM"s newest vehicle: Off-road, self-driving rover for moon
General Motors is teaming up with Lockheed Martin to produce the ultimate off-road, self-driving, electric vehicles—for the moon......»»
BuffaloGrid and Techfugees launch education, solar charging initiative for refugees, aim to raise $3M
BuffaloGrid, a startup that provides phone charging and digital content to people in off-grid environments, is teaming up with the Techfugees refugee non-profit to provid free educational content and device charging to displaced people across East Af.....»»
The Poco M3 Pro 5G is the latest low-cost 5G phone to use the MediaTek 700 chip
The Poco M3 Pro 5G is the latest low-cost 5G phone to arrive, and like its close competitor the Realme 8 5G, it uses the MediaTek Dimensity 700 processor......»»
Google and Samsung are teaming up to take on Apple’s watchOS
With a long-standing history of working together on the mobile side, it’s always been a bit of surprise that Samsung hasn’t had much patience for Google’s wearables play. The hardware giant had flirted with Android Wear in the past, but for the.....»»