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MediaTek appoints Johan Lodenius as its new Chief Marketing Officer
Dec 20, 2012 - 11:31 AM
TAIWAN, Hsinchu – 20 December, 2012– MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announced that Johan Lodenius has been appointed as Corporate Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). In the role of CMO, Lodenius will lead a corporate marketing organization responsible for global marketing and business...
MediaTek Inc. received this year’s “Outstanding Asia Pacific Semiconductor Company Award” by GSA
Dec 17, 2012 - 11:34 AM
TAIWAN, Hsinchu – 17 December, 2012– MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, announced that MediaTek received this year’s “Outstanding Asia Pacific Semiconductor Company Award” by GSA.
MediaTek Strengthens Global Position with World’s First Quad-Core Cortex-A7 System on a Chip – MT6589
Dec 12, 2012 - 11:36 AM
TAIWAN, Hsinchu – 12 December, 2012– MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, announced the launch of the MT6589, the world’s first commercialized quad-core System on a Chip (SoC), available for mid to high-end Android smartphones and tablets worldwide. The new quad-core SoC integrates MediaTek’s advanced multi-mode UMTS...
MediaTek Honored as Chipset Company of the Year 2012
Dec 07, 2012 - 11:39 AM
New Delhi - December 7, 2012- MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, has been conferred the Voice&Data Telecom Leadership Award in the ‘Chipset Company of the Year 2012 for Feature Phones’ category, for its leading market position in the segment. The award was presented to MediaTek by Mr. Sanjay Kapoor, CEO, Bharti...
MediaTek Integrates Microsoft Smooth Streaming Client Technology into its Blu-Ray, Digital TV and Media Box Player Line of Solutions
Nov 20, 2012 - 11:41 AM
TAIWAN, HSINCHU – 20 November, 2012– MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announced that Microsoft Smooth Streaming client technology has been integrated into its Blu-Ray Player, Digital TV and Media Box Player line of solutions. With Microsoft Smooth Streaming technology, MediaTek’s highly integrated...
MediaTek’s Innovative Mobile Solutions Help Power Smartphone Adoption in Brazil
Nov 12, 2012 - 11:44 PM
SAO PAULO – 12 November, 2012– MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions today announced that its innovative chipset technology is set to power a new range of affordable, high quality, multimedia-rich Android smartphones being introduced to more users across Brazil.
MediaTek Wi-Fi SoC Powers New ASUS N300 Wireless Router
Oct 30, 2012 - 11:47 AM
TAIWAN, HSINCHU – 30 October, 2012– MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia, today announced that its MT7620 Wi-Fi System-on-a-Chip (SoC) has been selected for the new ASUS RT-N14U N300 wireless router, debuting globally this quarter.
MediaTek, Telkomsel and IMO Expand Partnership to Boost Smartphone Adoption in Indonesia
Oct 11, 2012 - 11:49 PM
Jakarta, 11 October 2012– MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, Telkomsel, the largest operator in Indonesia, and IMO jointly announced that they will be extending their strategic partnership to bring a multimedia-rich, dual core platform developed specifically for sub-$200 smartphones to users across Indonesia. With...
MediaTek Interlinks Mobile Devices and TVs for Wireless Display Miracast™ Applications
Sep 19, 2012 - 11:56 PM
TAIWAN, Hsinchu – 19 September, 2012 – MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announced that its 802.11a/b/g/n Dual-band Mobile Phone Client (MT662X), 802.11n Wireless Adapter (RT3592) and DTV Sink solutions (MV0690) have all been selected as part of the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Miracast™ test bed. As the benchmark to...
MediaTek Set to Break Price Barrier for Mid-Entry Smartphones with MT6577 Powered Handsets from Micromax & Spice
Sep 13, 2012 - 02:01 PM
New Delhi, 13 September 2012– MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announced that the first handsets powered by its dual-core MT6577 smartphone platform are ready to hit the Indian market. Spice and Micromax have selected the MT6577 to power their upcoming handsets. Spice plans to launch Mi 500, and Micromax...
Lenovo Selects MediaTek to Power New LePad Android Tablet
Sep 13, 2012 - 12:03 PM
TAIWAN, Hsinchu – 13 September 2012– MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announced that Lenovo has selected its highly integrated Android mobile platform for the new LePad A2107, dual-SIM 3G/HSPA tablet, which is shipping to customers globally.
MediaTek Launches “Cool 3D”: A Comprehensive Suite of 3D Solutions for Smartphone Platforms
Sep 11, 2012 - 02:04 PM
TAIWAN, Hsinchu – 11 September, 2012– MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions announced today the availability of “Cool 3D”, the world’s most complete 3D suite of solutions, for its smartphone platforms. Consumers continue to look for new features in smartphones, such as 3D capabilities, and a report by Global Industry...
MediaTek Launches the 2nd Generation ULC Mobile Phone Single Chip
Aug 31, 2012 - 02:07 PM
TAIWAN, Hsinchu – 31 August, 2012– MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions announced today the debut of its MT6250, an ultra-low-cost (ULC) single chip solution catered for GSM/GPRS/EDGE Rx multimedia-rich mobile phones that targets the USD$40 entry market segment.
Ralink is Part of the Wi‐Fi Alliance Test Bed for Wi‐Fi CERTIFIED TDLS and Among the Very First Products to Achieve Certification
Aug 24, 2012 - 02:10 PM
TAIWAN, Hsinchu – 24 August, 2012– MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today applauded the introduction of the Wi‐Fi Alliance’s Wi‐Fi CERTIFIEDTM TDLS (Tunneled Direct Link Setup) program and announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Ralink Technology, has been selected to be in the Wi‐Fi CERTIFIEDTM TDLS test bed...
MediaTek Inc. Corporate Announcement
Aug 14, 2012 - 02:15 PM
TAIWAN, Hsinchu – 14 August, 2012 – MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announced several transactions approved by the respective boards of directors of MediaTek to simplify the group holding structure and to enhance operating efficiency.
MediaTek Inc. and MStar Semiconductor, Inc. Announce Merger Agreement
Aug 14, 2012 - 02:12 PM
TAIWAN, Hsinchu – 14 August, 2012– MediaTek Inc. (TSE:2454；MediaTek) , a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, announced a tender offer on June 22, 2012 to acquire 40% to 48% outstanding shares of MStar Semiconductor, Inc. (TSE:3697；Mstar). For each MStar share, MediaTek paid 0.794 MediaTek shares and NT$1 in cash. The tender offer...
MediaTek Announces Global Partnership to Bring Twitter to ‘Smart-Feature Phones’
Jul 11, 2012 - 02:18 PM
TAIWAN, Hsinchu – 11 July, 2012– MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, and leading communications platform Twitter, today announced a global strategic partnership that will see Twitter integrated into MediaTek’s mobile platform solutions, enabling users in emerging markets to access a rich Twitter experience via...
MediaTek Provides First and Only Smartphone Platform in the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Passpoint Program Test Bed
Jul 03, 2012 - 02:20 PM
TAIWAN, Hsinchu – 3 July, 2012– MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announced that its dual-SIM Android smartphone platform has been included in the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED PasspointTM test bed as the first and only mobile benchmark platform used for seamless Wi-Fi network access and secure connectivity for mobile...
MediaTek Launches Dual-Core MT6577 Smartphone Platform
Jun 27, 2012 - 02:33 PM
TAIWAN, 27 June 2012– MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announced the availability of the MT6577, a dual-core platform developed specifically for sub-$200 smartphones, the fastest growing segment of the global smartphone market. The MediaTek MT6577 features a dual 1GHz Cortex™-A9 application processor from...
MediaTek Inc. Announces Tender Offer for MStar Semiconductor, Inc.
Jun 22, 2012 - 02:28 PM
TAIWAN, Hsinchu – 22 June, 2012– MediaTek Inc. (TSE:2454；MediaTek), a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a tender offer to acquire shares of MStar Semiconductor, Inc. (TSE:3697；Mstar). The tender offer will be executed under “Regulations Governing Public Tender Offers for...
MediaTek First to Bring 802.11ac 1T1R
Jun 06, 2012 - 02:31 PM
Computex Taipei - 6 June 2012– MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, announced today the world’s first 1T1R 802.11ac dual-band concurrent Wi-Fi router and dongle solutions. MT7620 + MT7610E and MT7610U provide the mass market with 1T1R 802.11ac router and dongle to enable high quality data transmission, voice and...
MediaTek Papers Selected for Presentation at 2012 Symposium on VLSI Circuits
May 23, 2012 - 02:35 PM
TAIWAN, Hsinchu – 23 May, 2012– MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, announced today that MediaTek will present four papers at the 2012 Symposium on VLSI Circuits. Founded in 1987, the symposium is recognized as one of the premiere international integrated circuit conferences. The four papers, selected on the basis...
Ralink Selected for Wi-Fi CERTIFIED WMM®-Admission Control Test Bed
May 15, 2012 - 02:40 PM
TAIWAN, Hsinchu - 15 May 2012– MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today applauded the introduction of the Wi-Fi Alliance’s Wi-Fi CERTIFIED WMM®-Admission Control program and announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Ralink Technology, was selected to be in the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED WMM®-Admission Control test bed as...
MediaTek Announces Global Partnership with Mobile Gaming Giant Gameloft
May 11, 2012 - 02:49 PM
TAIWAN, Hsinchu – 11 May, 2012– MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions and mobile gaming giant Gameloft, today jointly announced a global strategic partnership. Through this global partnership, Gameloft is committed to fully support a wide range of gaming applications available on MediaTek’s feature and smartphone...
MediaTek's 'Mobile Theater' wins National Telecom Award for 'Best Innovation in Mobile Video Technology'
May 08, 2012 - 02:49 PM
INDIA, New Delhi, 8th May 2012– MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, has been conferred the ‘Best Innovation in Mobile Video Technology’ Award at the National Telecom Awards 2012, organized by CMAI, for its latest path-breaking audio-video compression software, ‘Mobile Theater’. CMAI is a national apex association of...
MediaTek Releases Innovative Smartphone Platforms to Power Mexico's Market for Mid-to-Entry Level Smartphones
May 08, 2012 - 02:47 PM
MEXICO CITY – 8 May, 2012– MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announced plans to deepen strategic partnerships with Alcatel One Touch to help bring high quality, multimedia rich smartphones to users in Mexico. MediaTek is recognized as a technology enabler for delivering solutions and efficient service to...
MediaTek and D-Link Partner to Deliver High Performance Wi-Fi Cloud Routers
May 03, 2012 - 02:52 PM
TAIWAN, Hsinchu – 03 May 2012 – MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announced that its Wi-Fi system-on-a-chip (SoC), the RT6856, has been incorporated into D-Link’s latest Wi-Fi cloud routers. As a global leader in connectivity, D-Link will be shipping several new cloud routers this spring.
MediaTek Announces Acquisition of Leading DSP Technology Provider Coresonic AB
Apr 10, 2012 - 02:54 PM
TAIWAN, Hsinchu – 10 April, 2012– MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, during a meeting of its board of directors, today approved the purchase and acquisition of the Swedish company Coresonic AB, a global leader of Digital Signal Processor (DSP) technology. Following the formalization of the acquisition, Coresonic AB...
MediaTek Extends Wi-Fi plus Bluetooth Combo Leadership with Advanced 802.11ac plus BT 4.0+HS Combo Chip for Mobile Consumer Platforms
Mar 29, 2012 - 02:58 PM
TAIWAN, Hsinchu – 29 March, 2012– MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announced availability of its MT7650, the world’s first and only 802.11ac plus Bluetooth 4.0+HS combo chip designed for mobile consumer platforms. The MediaTek MT7650 combines the latest IEEE 802.11ac technology, Bluetooth 4.0 LE...
MediaTek Launches New Audio-video Compression Software
Mar 22, 2012 - 03:00 PM
TAIWAN, Hsinchu – 22 March, 2012– MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announced the release of “Mobile Theater”, a video and audio compression software tailored specifically for handset users. The all new software runs both MPEG-4 and H.264, among other popular digital video/audio coding formats. With this...
MediaTek's Full Line of 3G Platforms Aims to Address Mid to Entry-Level Smartphone Market
Feb 27, 2012 - 03:02 PM
HSINCHU, Taiwan, Feb. 27, 2012- MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions today announced the availability of the MT6515, its next generation TD smartphone solution for China sub-RMB 1000 (approx. $160 USD) smartphone market. The MT6515 TD smartphone platform solution integrates a powerful 1GHz ARM CortexTM-A9 processor,...
MediaTek Launches MT6575 Android Platform
Feb 13, 2012 - 03:06 PM
TAIWAN, Hsinchu – 13 February, 2012– MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announced the availability of the MT6575, its 3rd generation platform for mid and entry‐level Android smartphones. The MT6575 platform offers a 1GHz ARM® CortexTM‐A9 processer, a proven 3G/HSPA modem and runs the latest “Ice‐Cream...
MediaTek Introduces New Wi-Fi SoC: Brings Gigabit Wireless to High Quality Home Content Distribution, Synchronization, and Display Applications
Jan 09, 2012 - 03:09 PM
HSINCHU, TAIWAN 09 January, 2012– MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announced its latest innovation for 802.11ac Wi-Fi AP/routers—the RT6856 Wi-Fi system-on-a-chip (SoC), which is also its first product since its merger with Ralink Technology. Designed specifically to address the needs of high quality home...
MediaTek Releases World's First 120Hz SoC Solutions for High-end Smart TV
Jan 05, 2012 - 03:11 PM
05 January, 2012– MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions today announced the release of the world’s first 120Hz Smart TV supported single chip solution model. In addition to providing an unparalleled 3D viewing experience, the chip is also an industry leader in support for Wi-Fi display technology, which allow Smart TVs...
