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.....»»
IC-design houses in Taiwan adopt WFH measures amid COVID-19 surge
MediaTek, Qualcomm Taiwan and other IC design houses in Taiwan have adopted work-from-home and other precautionary measures amid a spike of COVID-19 infections locally, according to industry sources......»»
MediaTek reiterates sales guidance for 2Q21
MediaTek has reiterated its sales guidance for the second quarter of 2021, despite concerns about demand deceleration in India and China......»»
MediaTek steps up hiring
MediaTek has kicked off its recruitment campaign for 2021, with plans to hire over 2,000 additional R&D staff, according to the Taiwan-based IC design house......»»
MediaTek looking to use TSMC InFO_PoP for handset APs
MediaTek is developing new flagship handset SoCs with performance specs comparable to Apple's A series APs for iPhones, and may also adopt TSMC's advanced InFO_PoP packaging technology for the new chips, according to industry sources......»»
Highlights of the day: UMC adjusting foundry quotes
Tight capacity and strong demand have been sending foundry service quotes rising. UMC has plans to raise its 28nm process quotes by almost 13% in July, and will adjust them upwards again in first-quarter 2022. MediaTek has received sufficient support.....»»
MediaTek to scale down 4G mobile chip shipments
MediaTek has notified its China-based smartphone clients that it will scale down shipments of 4G chips in 2021 due to tight capacities at foundry houses, according to industry sources......»»
Highlights of the day: Packaging materials in severe shortage
Backend service providers face as much as a 50% shortage of packaging materials from until June as a result of production issues at Japanese suppliers. MediaTek is prioritizing shipments for 5G chips, telling its Chinese handset clients that it is c.....»»
MediaTek accounts for over 50% of China smartphone AP shipments in 1Q21
Shipments of smartphone application processors for use by China-based handset vendors reached 212 million units in the first quarter of 2021, increasing 0.2% from a quarter earlier, according to data compiled by Digitimes Research......»»
Volvo AB and Daimler Trucks team up in hydrogen fuel cell joint venture
Competitors Volvo AB and Daimler Trucks are teaming up to produce hydrogen fuel cells for long-haul trucks, which the companies say will lower development costs and boost production volumes. The joint venture, which is called cellcentric, aims to bri.....»»
Volvo AG and Daimler Trucks team up in hydrogen fuel cell joint venture
Competitors Volvo AB and Daimler Trucks are teaming up to produce hydrogen fuel cells for long-haul trucks, which the companies say will lower development costs and boost production volumes. The joint venture, which is called cellcentric, aims to bri.....»»
MediaTek expects 10-18% revenue growth in 2Q21
MediaTek expects to post another sequential increase of 10-18% in revenues for the second quarter, with revenues to fall between NT$118.8-127.5 billion (US$4.22-4.53 billion) under the exchange rate of US$1 to NT$28.2......»»
UMC eyeing long-term contracts with major clients
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) is striving to get its major clients including Samsung Electronics, MediaTek and Qualcomm to enter into 3-year supply agreements, according to industry sources......»»
Qualcomm, MediaTek mull fan-out packaging for flagship handset APs
Qualcomm and MediaTek are both considering adopting fan-out PoP in the production of their flagship smartphone application processors, following in the footsteps of Apple utilizing TSMC's InFO_PoP technology to package its iPhone chips, according to.....»»
MediaTek likely to post revenue growth of 10-20% in 2Q21
MediaTek is expected to post sequential revenue growth of over 10% or even 20% in the second quarter of 2021, after seeing its revenues grow 12.06% sequentially to NT$108.033 billion (US$3.88 billion) in the first quarter......»»
Fabless chipmakers diversify foundry suppliers
Taiwan-based IC design houses including MediaTek, Elan Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor have moved to diversify their foundry partners amid tight capacity at many pure-play foundries, according to industry sources......»»
G-Shock makes a splash with new Royal Navy x Frogman special-edition dive watch
Casio has announced a new special-edition version of the recently released Frogman dive watch, this time teaming up with the U.K.'s Royal Navy......»»
G-Shock makes a splash with new Royal Navy x Frogman special edition dive watch
Casio has announced a new special-edition version of the recently released Frogman dive watch, this time teaming up with the U.K.'s Royal Navy......»»
MediaTek steps up BT substrate purchases
MediaTek has stepped up its purchases of BT substrates for use in its 5G mobile SoCs from suppliers including Unimicron Technology and Kinsus Interconnect Technology, as part of its efforts to expand presence in the 5G handset AP market, according to.....»»
Major Taiwan IC design houses to hike prices in 2Q21
MediaTek and Elan Microelectronics both plan to raise their chip prices by 10-20% to reflect rising foundry costs starting May 1, while fellow IC design company Realtek Semiconductor will also hike its chip prices by over 20% later in the second quar.....»»
Nvidia to bring GeForce RTX graphics to ARM-based Chromebooks and Linux PCs
Nvidia announced a partnership with SoC-maker MediaTek that would being GeForce RTX 3000 GPU technologies to Arm-based processors on Chromebook and Linux PCs......»»